# How can I find out who won the Nintendo Power Final Fantasy contest from '89'ish?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 28, 2008, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-who-won-the-nintendo-power-final-fantasy-contest-from-89ish/435292 "2008-01-28T06:07:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-who-won-the-nintendo-power-final-fantasy-contest-from-89ish/435292/1 "2008-01-28T06:07:49Z")

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I remember Nintendo Power running this awesome Final Fantasy tie-in contest back when the first game came out over here - the winner would actually get sent to an island and go on a hunt for a buried treasure, get a crystal ball, and everything. It seemed like the ultimate cool contest that Nintendo ever ran, and they had a ton of weird and cool contests during that era.

Is there any way for me to find out anything about the actual outcome and what the prize was like?

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**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-find-out-who-won-the-nintendo-power-final-fantasy-contest-from-89ish/435292/2 "2008-01-28T07:39:11Z")

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If I remember correctly, they published the winner’s name and picture of that particular contest. I don’t have them with me here now, but I bet you can find them archived on the internet somewhere. Find that issue, look up the name, and give the guy a call?