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42 Championship Winnovations

NBA Finals-Inspired Competitions From Text Messaging to Beard Growing

— June 15, 2009 — Top Lists
In honour of the NBA Finals and the championship-winning Los Angeles Lakers, here is a list of competitions and championships from all over the world.

The NBA Finals, which ended yesterday, are one of the toughest tournaments to participate in, but if you ask me, the World Beard Championships seem like a much more daunting task.

So, in a battle with the NBA Finals, here are a list of worthy competitors for the right to be called the most difficult competition.
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Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness
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Text Messaging Competitions
Text Messaging Competitions
13 Year-Old Wins LG Championship
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39
Air Guitar Championships
Air Guitar Championships
Touring 25 Cities in Search of 1 Winner With 0 Guitars
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38
The iPhone Faces Competition
The iPhone Faces Competition
Helio Mobile Has It All & Then Some
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37
Crustacean Competitions
Crustacean Competitions
World Record Lobster Roll Sandwich Attempt in Oregon
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36
Catty Competition Finales
Catty Competition Finales
Joan Rivers Beats Out Annie Duke in 'The Celebrity Apprentice'
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35
Plane Competitions
Plane Competitions
Virgin Teams with Google for ‘Day In The Clouds' Challenge
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34
City Facelift Competitions
City Facelift Competitions
Carbon Neutral Liverpool Observatory
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33
Bizarre National Competitions
Bizarre National Competitions
The Peasant Olympics
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32
Latte Art Championships
Latte Art Championships
World's Best Barista
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31
Incredibly Bizarre Competitions
Incredibly Bizarre Competitions
Power Tools and Household Item Racing
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30
National Cannonball Championship
National Cannonball Championship
Canadian Sport A Total Flop
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29
Global Theme Park Competitions
Global Theme Park Competitions
7 Cities With Giant Ferris Wheels
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28
Texting Olympics
Texting Olympics
LG Canadian Texting Championship
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27
World Ice Golf Championship
World Ice Golf Championship
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26
Pint-Sized Photo Competitions
Pint-Sized Photo Competitions
IFC's 'Dress Your Kid/Pet Like a Rock Star' Contest
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25
Jumping Jackrabbit Competitions
Jumping Jackrabbit Competitions
Rabbit Hopping in Denmark
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24
Student Vehicle Design Contests
Student Vehicle Design Contests
London Royal College of Art Kei Car Competition
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23
Rock Paper Scissors World Championship
Rock Paper Scissors World Championship
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22
Air Drumming Competitions
Air Drumming Competitions
The "Adventures of Power"
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21
Virtual Cooking Competitions
Virtual Cooking Competitions
Iron Chef America for Nintendo Wii
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20
Post-Disaster Design Competition
Post-Disaster Design Competition
"What if New York City. . ."
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19
Cali Dog Surfing Competition
Cali Dog Surfing Competition
Pets Get Gnarly For A Cause
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18
Crowdsourced Packaging Competitions
Crowdsourced Packaging Competitions
1800 Tequila's Design Your Bottle (UPDATE)
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17
Eco-Complex Competitions
Eco-Complex Competitions
Standard Design's Co-Op Canyon is a Cornucopia of Community
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16
Anti-Manscaping Competitions
Anti-Manscaping Competitions
Awaiting the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships (UPDATE)
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15
Fashion Face Off 2.0
Fashion Face Off 2.0
Street Clash Global Street Style Competition
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14
Underwater Ice Hockey World Championship
Underwater Ice Hockey World Championship
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13
All-Star Show Design Contest
All-Star Show Design Contest
Converse Chuck Taylor MyChucks Competition
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12
Animal Beauty Contests
Animal Beauty Contests
The 'Most Beautiful Goat' Competition
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11
Stiff Competition For PhotoShop
Stiff Competition For PhotoShop
FotoFlexer Free Online Photo Editing
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10
Microscope-Aided Photography Competitions
Microscope-Aided Photography Competitions
Nikon's 'Small World' Embryos
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9
Designer Glass Competitions
Designer Glass Competitions
Pick the Best Martini Glass
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8
Citroen Design Competition
Citroen Design Competition
Citroen Sledge Wins C-Design Contest
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7
Winning Whiskers
Winning Whiskers
David Traver Wins 2009 World Beard Championship (UPDATE)
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6
Finnish Competition for the iPhone
Finnish Competition for the iPhone
Nokia 71e
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5
Morbid Crowdsourced Competitions
Morbid Crowdsourced Competitions
Funeral Company Promotes Harley Hearse with Moniker Contest
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4
Skyscraper Competition
Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Symbiotic Interlock Vertically Interconnected City
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3
Public Toilet Competitions
Public Toilet Competitions
America's Best Restroom Awards Recognizes Hip Bathrooms in the US
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2
Headphone Design Competitions
Headphone Design Competitions
Nokia Will Actually Create The Top 5
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1
International Skin Art Competitions
International Skin Art Competitions
Stockholm Body Painting Contest
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