Sunday night, at random, a winner was picked. Kyle from ClassicCigar.wordpress.com, congratulations, you are the winner! I have already emailed you for your mailing address. Now for the bad news… This ashtray was gently used once in this review, and has a tiny ding on the bottom. Other then that, this thing is brand spankin’ new. Enjoy!

This was probably the most successful contest hosted at TomsCigars.com. Thanks again to everyone who entered, and to Xikar for providing the winning prize.

This raffle is possible thanks to Xikar. You may know of them for their great cutters, lighters, HC Series Cigars, and cigar accessories. Did you know they offer ashtray’s too?

Xikar was kind enough to donate a Crystal Ashtray that one of you will win. These have a MSRP of $89.99. The ashtray is made of lead crystal, and has grooves of varying sizes to prevent your cigar from falling into the deep ash bin. The beautiful oval design features vibrant decoupage of the Havana Collection.

The bottom line is, this ashtray kicks ass.

So you are probably asking… How this become yours? Read on…

I like to keep these contests simple, so here’s how you can enter this raffle.

1 – You must be 18 years or older

2 – Live in the United States of America

3 – Leave a comment, any comment here on this post.

4 – Please leave a valid email address, or else I won’t be able to contact you.

5 – You can enter only once.

All contact information will be kept confidential. I will treat it as I would like mine treated.

And that’s it! By leaving a comment, you will be entered into the contest. I will draw a random winner, and ship this great prize to your door.

Thanks again to the great people at Xikar for bringing in 2011 with a great contest!

Out of the 93 of you who entered the contest, I drew a random winner. My method was simple. I put tickets into a bowl, mixed them up, and blindly grabbed a ticket.

So without further ado, the winner is Andrew DeVore! I already emailed you for your contact information, and will await your reply.

Thanks again to Bonita Smoke Shop for making this happen, and to everyone who visits the site!

The site grew beyond my expectations in 2010. The purpose of this place has been, and still remains a place for me to have a reference of the cigars that I smoke. I am certainly no expert or aficionado. If anything, I am an average casual smoker. The only difference is, I have this website. So keep coming back and let’s have a good time in 2011.

Stay tuned, as I am arranging another great giveaway in Jan. of 2011!

Bonita Smoke Shop is hosting a great Christmas giveaway here at TomsCigars. So before we get into it, I’d like to thank them for supporting the site and offering this great prize to you. Make sure you check out their online store. If you are in the Bonita Springs, FL area, do yourself a favor and visit this great cigar store. I drove over two hours to visit, and it was well worth the trip (check it out here).

Now, on to the contest!

One lucky winner will receive a CAO ‘O’ red ashtray, and a box of CAO L’Anniversaire Cigars in the Churchill size.

The ashtray design is inspired by the letter O in the CAO logo, which is the founding name Ozgener. The ceramic body holds three cigars and has a nice deep bowl to hold plenty of ashes.

The CAO Cameroon L’Anniversaire features only the finest Grade One Cameroon wrapper and is paired with sublime Nicaraguan binder and filler. The uniqueness of this cigar is the difficult balance it achieves between the sweetness of the Cameroon wrapper and the earthy, richness of the Nicaraguan fillers. The CAO L’Anniversaire Cameroon possesses flavors of sweet spice, coffee, and caramel.

Prizes have a combined value of over $140.00!

So you are asking, how do I enter to win? Easy… Simply leave a comment here. Any comment will do. Only one entry per person.

Make sure to leave a valid email address in the email section. All contact info given to me will be treated as if it were my own. I will not give any information to anybody, period.

There are only a few simple rules. You must be:

18 years or older.

Live in the United States of America.

Enter the contest only once by leaving any comment on this post.

Enter a valid email address in the email section.

And that is it. Simply leave a comment here to enter. I will randomly draw a winner in a week or two, and before you know it, these two prizes will be in your hands!

Enter now!

55 of you entered the contest, and one of you won. So without further delay…

ANDY K – You are the winner! I have emailed you for your contact information.

I thought we had a great turnout for the contest. I am working on some giveaways in the near future, so stay tuned to TomsCigars.com!