And the winner is…

Ian was very impressed with the accuracy and emotional depth of this submission. However, he struggled with coming up with a winner because there were so many worthy submissions.

Thanks to all those who submitted art for our challenge, the winner of a Pong Pillow and our props is:

Alex (who may have been just a bit biased) liked this one best because it was of him… as a girl… with bees. But there were many excellent entries:

Our ‘wee hours’ auctions are starting to wrap up. Only 1 more hour for an intricate and adorable Octopimp plushie, a beautiful turquoise lace scarf, & a signed Legend of Drizzt Rulebook.

Someone take this Octopimp plushie home before I steal it!

3 Silent Auctions are closing at 10pm, so you’ve got approximately 30 mins to bust open your wallet for the children.

The Atlus Catherine Pack of Sexy Delights is indeed both sexy & delightful.

The Desert Bus for Totes duct tape bag is amazing, durable, & you’ll never find yourself without that McGyver of all household goods. It is also accompanied by its own duct tape Creepy Doll.

And the 3rd prize closing is  You In a Hijinks Ensue Comic in which, you appear, (you guessed it!) in a Hijinks Ensue Comic!

Get a’biddin’, people!

We’re continuously blown away by all our generous donors. You guys are amazing! We’re WAAAAAY ahead of where we expected to be at this point and donations show no sign of slowing down (*knock on wood*).

Here’s a milestone pic for 105K.

Keep sending in your milestone pics to milestones@desertbus.org and remember to sign up for a donor account so you can bid on live & silent auctions.

For those of you who know Latin, “ubi” means “all or every.” This makes them one of the most accurately named gaming companies around. If you’ve liked a game in the last 25 years, there’s a decent chance it passed through Ubisoft at some point. Assassin’s Creed, Beyond Good and Evil, Far Cry, From Dust, Prince of Persia, Rayman, Real Steel, and everything Tom Clancy.

Ubisoft’s large library of games has given them license to send us a box of  goodies, which we’ve divided up into a variety of lots that will enrich your lives, but possibly empooren (Note: that’s not a word) your wallet. But it’s all for the children.

You can visit Ubisoft on the web at www.ubi.com

Star of The Escapist’s Zero Punctuation webseries, Yahtzee needs little introduction.  With additional work ranging from his blog Fully Ramblomatic, to his novel Mogworld, to his column Extra Punctuation and his role as co-founder of The Mana Bar, Yahtzee has had a huge impact on gaming culture since he uploaded his first game review.

If you have anything to ask Yahtzee, post them in the comments below, and tune in for his call at 8:00PM.

Currently the Director of Editorial and Social Media at PopCap games, Jeff green has had a long and distinguished career in the game and games-journalism industries. Since 1991 he’s done review editing for MacWEEK, been Editor in Chief of of Computer Gaming World and subsequently Games for Windows: The Official Magazine. He’s written games for EA, contributed to The Art of Warcraft with BradyGames and served as Editor in Chief of EA.com.

If you have any questions for Jeff, please post them below, an we’ll ask them when he calls in at 2:30PM 7:15PM.

Two days of Desert Bus are behind us. We get lots of milestone and other pics, and now is time to show some of the funny pictures the chat and other fans have sent us. Check us out!