CrackBerry Kevin's P'9981 Now Belongs to...

And the winner of CrackBerry Kevin's Porsche Design BlackBerry is....

By Kevin Michaluk on 16 May 2012 11:31 am

OK CrackBerry Nation. This is it. Today is my birthday... I just hit the big THREE TWO... and this year, instead of me getting a birthday present I wanted to give an awesome gift to one of our readers. The present? My slightly used but never abused $2,000 Porsche Design P'9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry. It's exclusive. It's expensive. It's hawt. Heck, it even won an award this past weekend for 2012 Smartphone of the Year.

We gave everybody three ways to enter in the Win CrackBerry Kevin's Porsche Design BlackBerry Contest - you could either leave a comment to that blog post, follow @crackberrykevin on twitter, or follow +Kevin Michaluk on Google Plus. The lucky winner was chosen at random from over 5,000 comments, 29,000 twitter followers and over 4,000 people on Google Plus. So that's it... Let's get to it...

And the Winner of CrackBerry Kevin's Porsche Design BlackBerry is....

Houshinto

Huge congrats go to Houshinto. I'll be shooting you an email soon to get your shipping details and will get the P'9981 off to you this week.

BONUS PRIZES: TWO MORE LUCKY WINNERS!

Houshinto's winning entry actually came from his blog post comment (though he's also a twitter follower), but I wanted to make sure we had a winner from each source. I don't have two more P'9981s to giveaway, but as a bonus we picked a twitter follower and Google Plus follower at random who will also each receive a $100 ShopCrackBerry store credit (you'll want to put it to use on BB10 phone accessories!). And the lucky bonus winners are:

Twitter: @MrNerdNet
Google +: Ivana Mitchell

So that's that. BIG congrats to all the winners, and huge thanks to all those who participated. Keep commenting, keep following, and you know more awesome CrackBerry contests are never too far away. And I like this whole notion of giving away things on my bday. It's even more fun than that Adult App Roundup bday post I did back in 2010 :)

So maybe by May 16th 2013 we'll have a Porsche Design (or some other exclusive) BlackBerry 10 phone to give away. I haven't made my birthday wish yet... better close my eyes and do that right now.

Topics: P9981 Porsche Design P'9981 From BlackBerry News & Rumors Contests

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120 comments

disk0 May 16, 2012 at 11:33 am

1st! Gratz to the winners!

imcurved May 16, 2012 at 12:06 pm

Congratulations to all the winners!!!!!!!!!!

bobaloo May 16, 2012 at 4:20 pm

Hey thanks. But they spelled Bobaloo wrong.

emt23 May 16, 2012 at 4:53 pm

I NEED TO SAY ONE THING! THIS POST IS FROM 11.31 AM AND NOW IS 4.48 PM AND NO SHOW FOR AUSHINTO NO COMMENTS NOTHING. HE PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HE WON. BUT YET ALL OF US THAT WE CONSTANTLY FOLLOW CRACKBERRY.COM DIDN'T GET ANYTHING. I'M ALWAYS ON HERE I READ EVERY POST AND NEVER WON ANYTHING, AUSHINTO PROBABLY SIGNED UP AND COMMENTED AND WON. CRACKBERRY KEEP CONSIDERATION TO THE LOYAL ONES AS WELL, DON'T FORGET WHERE YOU CAME FROM! IF HE WOULD HAVE BEEN A REAL CRACKBERRY FAN COMMENT NUMBER 1 SHOULD HAVE BEEN HIS SPECIALLY WITH A PRIZE OF THIS CALIBER!!!

pike13 May 16, 2012 at 5:12 pm

You should probably take a nap..

fbloise May 16, 2012 at 5:41 pm

Lol, ditto!

Vee_G May 16, 2012 at 5:53 pm

Ahhhhhhhh shaaaaaaddddup

adriank403 May 16, 2012 at 6:00 pm

You know there is something called a time difference and people in the world may be sleeping when you are awake. They may also have this thing called a job. A "real" Crackberry fan is happy for his fellow BB lovers over a giveaway, also uses both upper and lower case letters to express themself.

moyjoy May 16, 2012 at 7:20 pm

a simple search will tell you Houshinto has been a member since 2009. Funny enough it will tell us that YOU have only been a member since 2011. Soooo who owes you what?

"US" do get something. We get a wonderful community of information for all things Blackberry and on amazing platform that we can trust to buy products from.

raven6870 May 16, 2012 at 7:38 pm

If he actually READ the name of the winner he would see that he typed it wrong. Small wonder why he couldn't find anything for the name he typed. Anyway Congrats to the winners!!

emt23 May 17, 2012 at 10:56 am

You know what guys, you're right!!! I publicly apologize! I hope the Nation can forgive me for my frustration...Sorry! BB for life

congrats to the winners

Kamika007z May 21, 2012 at 10:25 am

Hater.

Trini-34 May 16, 2012 at 5:52 pm

Happy birthday!!

mister160 May 16, 2012 at 11:34 am

congrats! theres always hope for next time :)

Taz. May 16, 2012 at 11:35 am

Happy Birthday Kevin !

kpbutton May 16, 2012 at 11:35 am

Congrats to the winners

xtremez May 16, 2012 at 11:37 am

Congratulations to the winners! And Happy Birthday to our fearless Crackberry nation leader and Blackberry #1 fanboy!

ugahairydawgs May 16, 2012 at 11:37 am

I think something is wrong. That's not my name at all.

andy957 May 16, 2012 at 2:01 pm

LMAO

FlightsimGuy May 16, 2012 at 11:39 am

Congratulations to the winners!

apengue1 May 16, 2012 at 11:39 am

Congrats to the winner! Man, what a lucky person they are! And happy bday Kevin :)

apengue1 May 16, 2012 at 11:41 am

Double post! :p

RoseBud68 May 16, 2012 at 11:39 am

Congrats to Houshinto.

psarna May 16, 2012 at 11:41 am

Happy Birthday Kevin. And congrats to the winners :)

TheStoof May 16, 2012 at 11:42 am

Congrats.

And damn :(. Lol. Congrats!

yetike May 16, 2012 at 11:42 am

@Houshinto: grat :)

ugotme May 16, 2012 at 11:42 am

Congrats to the winner. Happy Happy birthday Kevin.

baaartx May 16, 2012 at 11:42 am

Im so sad huhuhuhuhuhu :((((
Congrats though.

s2by10 May 16, 2012 at 11:47 am

congrats guys! especially 1st prize, that'll be an awesome phone.

vbittersweet May 16, 2012 at 11:50 am

Congratulations to all the winners and a very happy birthday to Kevin!!!

adamschuetze May 16, 2012 at 11:51 am

You lucky bastards :)

dakid2k6 May 16, 2012 at 11:53 am

Congratz to all the winners.

AgentScribe May 16, 2012 at 11:53 am

Congratulations!

Former BB Fanboy who came up the ranks from a Curve to a Bold to a Torch before jumping ship to Android. Waiting longingly for the BB that brings me back. It's an OS thing, not form factor.

mrfreeze574 May 16, 2012 at 12:01 pm

November isn't too far away! :)

all3n7 May 16, 2012 at 11:55 am

LOUD APPLAUSE AND BIG CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS.... !!! ENJOY YOUR DEVICE MR.Houshinto. ALTHOUGH I'M SAD I DIDN'T GET TO WIN... IT'S ALRIGHT, I GUESS YOU DESERVE IT MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE... HAVE FUN WITH IT..

KEVIN THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY... STILL, YOUR THE MAN..!

mrfreeze574 May 16, 2012 at 11:57 am

Love for BB and CB! Congrats! What an awesome prize.

Eli_B May 16, 2012 at 11:58 am

Congrats on your win! Use it in good health :)

randall2580 May 16, 2012 at 12:01 pm

Congrats to the winner and happy birthday Kevin!

SkaterGuy2k May 16, 2012 at 12:03 pm

congrats to the winners :)

siddo_d May 16, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Lucky!

derekjdech May 16, 2012 at 12:05 pm

Congrats, Happy Birthday Kevin, and FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

bldshd May 16, 2012 at 12:05 pm

I try not to be a hater.. But in this case its a lil hard.. But seriously congrats to the winners!! & of course a big Happy Birthday to CrackBerry Kevin!! Didn't realise were only a year apart in age, I just turned 31 in April..

toobs623 May 16, 2012 at 12:07 pm

Congradulations

lang007 May 16, 2012 at 12:07 pm

Congrats to all the winners. HBD Kevin

LoganSix May 16, 2012 at 12:10 pm

That was some beautiful brown nosing. Well Deserved. Congrats!

NaijaBerry May 16, 2012 at 12:10 pm

HBD fearless one! Congrats to all!

tindoeshek May 16, 2012 at 12:14 pm

Happy Birthday Crackberry Kevin! :):):):):):)

Denise in Los Angeles May 16, 2012 at 12:16 pm

Sniffle... congrats to the winners,

ladykayura May 16, 2012 at 12:17 pm

Happy Birthday Kevin! I hope you have a blessed day! Congrats to all the winners!

Now I can't decide if I want to get a bold 9900 or wait on bb10

smartbuddy May 16, 2012 at 12:20 pm

This was my only chance to ever own that expensive of an awesome phone but nevermind, Many Congrats to the winner of the 9981 and also the other 2 winners, Enjoy!

Malachi.2.15 May 16, 2012 at 12:22 pm

Happy Birthday Kevin!!!!

DIPPYNA2 May 16, 2012 at 12:25 pm

WAHOOOOO I am a winner of $100 coupon :) SHOPPING time!!!!

jjbreakspear May 16, 2012 at 12:28 pm

Congratulations to the lucky winners :-)

macallik May 16, 2012 at 12:29 pm

Congrats to all the winners...

GeekBerry9900 May 16, 2012 at 12:31 pm

Happy Birthday Kevin :D. Have a great day!

Bold_until_Hybrid_Comes May 16, 2012 at 12:32 pm

But I want it

spiketoo May 16, 2012 at 12:34 pm

How do you pick the winners? I mean, we share the same b'day and everything!

quen-quen May 16, 2012 at 12:35 pm

Congrats to all the winners and a special one to the lucky winner of this amazing Porsche Design!

petike126 May 16, 2012 at 12:36 pm

congrats to all the winners!!!!!!

kyjuanlee May 16, 2012 at 12:39 pm

Gutted! I still wait for that day I'll win something...anything on crackberry.com

kyjuanlee May 16, 2012 at 12:39 pm

Congrats to the winners though :)

dakid72 May 16, 2012 at 12:41 pm

Congratulations to the winners!
Maybe next time :-(

GreyGhostRos May 16, 2012 at 12:43 pm

Happy bday Kevin!! Have a nice one!!
And congrats all the winners!!

steve911 May 16, 2012 at 12:49 pm

I won a BlackBerry 10 IOU I guess its ok that I didn't win this one too! Oh well....

and Happy Birthday Kevin!

lonnieo May 16, 2012 at 12:50 pm

Congrats!!

Jerky223 May 16, 2012 at 12:52 pm

@Houshinto, congratulations!
I hope you get it soon, I'm still waiting on my Earloomz win from Mid-February.

Michelle Haag May 16, 2012 at 2:01 pm

Two entirely different situations. The P'9981 is coming from Kevin, Earloomz sent out their prizes directly. :)

szparaj May 16, 2012 at 12:54 pm

Congrats!!

bluetroll May 16, 2012 at 12:58 pm

congrats!

Magnetic_dud May 16, 2012 at 12:58 pm

Happy birthday and congrats to the winner!

ria__x May 16, 2012 at 1:00 pm

Happy Birthday Kevin and congratulations winners :D

Ben1232 May 16, 2012 at 1:04 pm

DOH !!!

Congratulation's prize winner's

Switcher May 16, 2012 at 1:05 pm

Enjoy the prizes , lucky winners!

matthewaugh May 16, 2012 at 1:15 pm

Congrats to the winners!

sectionsix May 16, 2012 at 1:28 pm

Grats to the winners

Mathrin May 16, 2012 at 1:35 pm

I can't help but wonder, will you leave the 500 dollar clock app on the phone when you send it?

G-bone May 16, 2012 at 1:39 pm

Happy Birthday, Kevin!
Congratulations, Houshinto!

werso5 May 16, 2012 at 1:52 pm

Congrats Kevin!! Even most of the pepople didnt won i think we all appreciate the illusion of having a gift from Crackberry and you!! Have a great day!! God bless you man!

kvndoom May 16, 2012 at 2:07 pm

Shirley there was a mistake!

;)

npunk42 May 16, 2012 at 2:07 pm

That contest was crazy good.

togardergrosse May 16, 2012 at 2:14 pm

Happy birthday Kevin!

keyhole May 16, 2012 at 2:23 pm

I thought I made it clear that I won! Guess I was wrong lol. Happy B'day and awesome giveaways.

dbeddie15 May 16, 2012 at 3:39 pm

Bollocks. Happy birthday Kev

thatplaybookguy May 16, 2012 at 3:53 pm

Happy birthday Kevin, and I guess it feels like a Birthday t those that won.

bruteforce037 May 16, 2012 at 4:03 pm

Congratulations to the winners! Happy B-Day Mr. Crackberry!

bizzyqu May 16, 2012 at 4:17 pm

curses!

jkomo001 May 16, 2012 at 4:24 pm

congrats to the winners!! happy bday kevin, hope it is good to you.

jaymck May 16, 2012 at 4:27 pm

Congrats to all 3 winners!

iRy757 May 16, 2012 at 4:48 pm

Grats to the winners and Happy Bday Kevin!

kraski May 16, 2012 at 5:16 pm

Well, I wasn't one of the winners, so congrats to them. That would have made a great present for MY birthday on the 18th. But happy birthday, Kevin. Us May babies got it goin'!

pmccartney May 16, 2012 at 6:05 pm

:) for the winners,
:( for me,
:) Happy Birthday Crackberry Kevin!

Earthwormzyy May 16, 2012 at 7:07 pm

Congrats to the winner and happy birthday Kevin!

maddie1128 May 16, 2012 at 8:07 pm

Happy Birthday Kevin! And congrats you lucky devils!!!

BTW- how DO you pick a winner in a contest????? I am still waiting! lol

kongee28 May 16, 2012 at 8:23 pm

congratz to all the winners.. for those who didnt win, dont be sad. If you are staying outside US or Canada, the chance for you to win physical stuff like smartphone or even the cash voucher like $100 is totally ZERO. ;)

ShipyStyle May 16, 2012 at 9:09 pm

A very happy birthday to Kevin and WOW! The winner is one extremely lucky person! To win that magical device. That is just amazing. Not only that but Kevin actually used it. How amazing it must be to pop your SIM in there and when people see it just be able to say "Yeah, CrackBerry Kevin actually used this. This was his at one point!"

Congratulations!!!

8100-->8830-->9670-->9930=PlayBook

CheapBlackberryUnlocks May 16, 2012 at 9:13 pm

Congrats to Houshinto what a great prize to win! Also Happy birthday to Crackberry Kevin!

Jimcmf May 16, 2012 at 9:22 pm

Happy BD Kevin ....... Can you draw again?

Jim

jpdcubsfan May 16, 2012 at 9:28 pm

I will never follow shitberry any more after today and in the process of closing my account and deleting all apps from my playbook and phone. There are better blackberry sites than shitberry to follow anyways.

jafobabe May 16, 2012 at 9:37 pm

Happy Birthday Kevin!! and congrats to all the winners.

arisham May 16, 2012 at 10:10 pm

well...I only won an apps once...never actually lucky..
but never lost hope...one day I'll win something BIG from crackberry..

Happy Birthday Kevin!
and Congrats to the winners..

hieupham May 16, 2012 at 10:37 pm

Nice nice, congratz! :D

bnalty May 16, 2012 at 11:21 pm

Ooh, congrats.

Birthday Big Ups, Kevin!

Rootbrian May 16, 2012 at 11:40 pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVIN!!! CONGRADULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!!! :)

csmerchant May 17, 2012 at 12:30 am

CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVIN!!!

kinghai May 17, 2012 at 12:45 am

Happy birthday Kevin, and congratulations to Houshinto!!!!!

mojo-zver May 17, 2012 at 1:35 am

congrats winners!

Goldthorn May 17, 2012 at 1:48 am

Happy birthday Kevin & congratulations Houshinto

ElPeRrOsKyJJ May 17, 2012 at 3:27 am

Congrat kevin! and Feliz cumpleaño..=] better late than never! ; )

ElPeRrOsKyJJ

muhammadikhsan82 May 17, 2012 at 3:38 am

Selamat ya, wlw agak kecewa saya yakin that's is the best choice for all. Congratulation fren....,

muhammadikhsan82 May 17, 2012 at 3:38 am

Selamat ya, wlw agak kecewa saya yakin that's is the best choice for all. Congratulation fren....,
Happy Birthday for Kevin's

clifffc May 17, 2012 at 10:03 am

congratz to the winners

Ikraam May 17, 2012 at 10:17 am

happy bday and congratz to winnaz

houshinto#IM May 17, 2012 at 11:01 am

Sorry guys and gals. I've been busy working and only had the chance to contact Kevin and humbly thank him for the honor. Never expected it, and now that it has....

It's goes without saying that I'm overwhelmed and thankful for all the well wishes.

and emt23...thank you. It's just that little bit more special to me that you feel that way.

Again thank you all, and congrats to the other winners.

DIPPYNA2 May 17, 2012 at 4:08 pm

Congrats Houshinto! You're totally one lucky winner!

~Ivana Mitchell

MrNerdNet May 17, 2012 at 1:58 pm

Wahoo! Congrats to all, I didnt get the phone but to get picked for something and that just means so much to me>> Only problem is i dont know if kevin got my repley with my info, i cant DM him back on twitter, i know hes a busy guy and is working on it, just wanna make sure i dont get passed over :) First time winning somthing in a long long time, last time i was 12 and won rollerblades haha

DIPPYNA2 May 17, 2012 at 4:11 pm

Congrats MrNerdNet!
I am super excited too, I believe this is my 3rd time winning a contest from crackberry :) I already sent Kevin an email, no reply so far yet, hopefully soon. If you could, please PM me when you are receiving your coupon, I will do the same if you want, that way we know if one of us get it, then the other should get it around the same time.

Thanks
~Ivana Mitchell

jm_santelices May 17, 2012 at 5:34 pm

Mabrook to the winners and happy birthday to Kevin more to come and more happy returns...

//jesm

leftypepper716 May 18, 2012 at 6:35 am

Quite possibly the ugliest device on the face of the Earth...Next to my ex-wife. :) Where's the Bold TK Victory when when need it? This phone is like a fat guy running around wearing "Elvis, TCB" gaudy sunglasses.

Kamika007z May 21, 2012 at 10:27 am

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEVIN CRACK CORNBERRY! :)

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