# Winning/Placing in Your First Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [October 14, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168 "2016-10-14T01:59:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hot\_spinz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/67e7ee/32.png) [@hot\_spinz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hot_spinz)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/1 "2016-10-14T01:59:17Z")
Hey everyone! After I won the sports division at SEC this year, I felt really accomplished, especially since I did really bad last year. I honesty wasn’t expecting Gramme to call out my name for first place, and it took me kind of a while to even respond :joy:. To all of you who placed or won in a contest, how did you react when you were called, and what did you receive as a reward? ---
**Author:** ![hot\_spinz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/67e7ee/32.png) [@hot\_spinz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hot_spinz)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/2 "2016-10-14T02:03:03Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/f/e/efe844d419fdcf554b95bad24f5ce7093d377ed0.jpeg) Picture of Trophy and Medal [http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161013/54edea16db9952c1a5cd85cf09d9e6e0.jpg](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161013/54edea16db9952c1a5cd85cf09d9e6e0.jpg) Back of The Medal ---
**Author:** ![nightshadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nightshadow/32/1574_2.png) [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/3 "2016-10-14T03:08:41Z")
When I won Missouri state, I was shocked! I just was so happy for about 3 hours. ---
**Author:** ![hot\_spinz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/67e7ee/32.png) [@hot\_spinz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hot_spinz)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/4 "2016-10-14T22:25:07Z")
> [@nightshadow](#): > > When I won Missouri state, I was shocked! I just was so happy for about 3 hours. Just 3 hours? :joy: I know GA states is coming up soon, but I think I’ll wait to compete until it’s my generations turn in the competitive scene. ---
**Author:** ![GoCrazyForYoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gocrazyforyoyo/32/7941_2.png) [@GoCrazyForYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GoCrazyForYoyo)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/5 "2016-10-14T22:59:36Z")
> [@hot\_spinz](#): > > I know GA states is coming up soon, but I think I’ll wait to compete until it’s my generations turn in the competitive scene. There are no turns. Your (and anyone else’s) time is now. Seize the day. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/nightshadow/32/1574_2.png) [@nightshadow](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/nightshadow)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/6 "2016-10-15T01:59:31Z")
> [@Amplified](#): > > There are no turns. Your (and anyone else’s) time is now. Seize the day. > > ^^^^This ---
**Author:** ![rizki\_yoist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rizki_yoist/32/7925_2.png) [@rizki\_yoist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rizki_yoist)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/7 "2016-10-16T10:55:36Z")
Usually I just look like this, literally. ---
**Author:** ![hot\_spinz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/67e7ee/32.png) [@hot\_spinz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hot_spinz)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/8 "2016-10-16T16:03:07Z")
> [@rizkiyoist](#): > > Usually I just look like this, literally. Loving the mugshot face xD ---
**Author:** ![Zaheer\_Ahmad\_Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zaheer\_Ahmad\_Khan](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zaheer_Ahmad_Khan)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/9 "2016-10-16T17:51:11Z")
At Eastern Canadian regionals 2015 and Canadian Nationals 2016 (which were my first 2 contests ever), I won first place in the Sport Ladder division. I was just happy that I went out there and did my best. At ECR I got a Finhop yoyo and a pack of vines. At Nats I got a Protostar, a Magic Yoyo April and T5, a natty mndmtr Kendama, and a glove. ---
**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/10 "2016-10-16T18:44:32Z")
> [@Amplified](#): > > There are no turns. Your (and anyone else’s) time is now. Seize the day. As usual, Amplified is giving good advice. Carpe diem - seize the day. ---
**Author:** ![hot\_spinz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/67e7ee/32.png) [@hot\_spinz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hot_spinz)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/winning-placing-in-your-first-contest/82168/11 "2016-10-17T01:28:31Z")
> [@Amplified](#): > > There are no turns. Your (and anyone else’s) time is now. Seize the day. I guess your right. See you at GA hopefully!