Contests

Another contest in Free Country, USA

Contests are a favorite pastime for the people of Free Country, USA. In the earliest works of The Brothers Chaps, contests were almost always a staple plot element. Through these, it was first established that Homestar Runner is a terrific athlete, Strong Bad loves to be the guy that wins all the contests, and The Cheat frequently cheats in contests. The prizes are often trophies, blue ribbons, and food.

List of contests

Contest	Appearance	Participants	Summary	Winner and Reward
Strongest Man in the World Contest	Original Book, Strongest Man in the World	Mr. Bland, The Robot, Señor, Pom Pom, Strong Bad, Homestar Runner	Whoever holds the most grapes, wins.	Pom Pom (shared the trophy with Homestar Runner in the original book, was reluctant to do so in the remake); The Robot (the previous year); GolBol
War for the Star	Marshmallow's Last Stand	Homestar Runner/Pom Pom vs. Strong Bad/Strong Mad	The Brothers Strong challenge Homestar Runner to tag-team wrestling match.	Homestar Runner/Pom Pom; Homestar's Star
A Jumping Jack Contest	A Jumping Jack Contest	Bubs, Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Strong Sad	See who can jump jacks for the longest.	Homestar Runner (shared the trophy with Strong Bad disguised as Pom Pom); Trophy
Reddest Radish	The Reddest Radish	Strong Bad, Marzipan	Bring the reddest radish.	Marzipan; trophy?
Pumpkin Carving	Pumpkin Carve-nival	Strong Sad, The King of Town, Strong Mad, Coach Z, The Poopsmith, Homsar, Pom Pom, Marzipan, The Goblin as Strong Bad, Bubs	Best carved pumpkin wins.	Strong Bad;Blue Ribbons
Golf Club Game	mascot	Crazy Go Nuts University, Pile of Electronics State	The Cheat hits stuff with a golf club.	Crazy Go Nuts University; Real Fruit Smoothies
Strong Sad Lookalike Contest	impression	Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Homsar, The Cheat	Best impression of Strong Sad wins.	The Cheat (four years running); Medal?
All-Wide Science Fair	caffeine	Strong Bad, Homestar Runner	Best demonstration of science knowledge wins.	Unknown
Ten-step Footrace	flashback	Strong Bad, Homestar Runner	Whoever goes the most distance in ten steps, will be the winner (no biting), although loser gets the egg.	Homestar Runner; Not an Egg
DANCE CONTEST!	replacement	Marzipan, Coach Z, Strong Sad, Bubs, Strong Mad, Homsar, Homestar Runner	Best dance wins.	No one; The Sbemail Checker Title
The Champeenship	montage	Homestar Runner, Wagon Fulla Pancakes	Martial arts match.	Wagon Fulla Pancakes
Battle of the Bands	Teen Girl Squad Issue 8	Fatty's Big Chance, Kissyboots (known)	Best band wins.	Unknown
Battle of the Crappy High School Bands	death metal	Brainkrieg	High school band competition.	Unknown (though Strong Bad notes that Brainkrieg came in last)
The Million Yard Dash	disconnected	Strong Bad, Homestar (previously)	Homestar isn't participating in the year depicted in the email.	Strong Bad
Dig To China With Your Ears	alternate universe	Strong Bad, Tiny-Handed Strong Bad	Dig to China with your ears.	Tiny-Handed Strong Bad
The 2nd Annual Homestarloween Awards	Halloween Awards Show	Homestar Runner, Marzipan, Strong Bad (finalists)	Best Halloween costume wins	Strong Bad
Strong Badathlon	strong badathlon	Numerous characters; Strong Bad, The Poopsmith, Homestar Runner, Cherry Greg, and Pom Pom are known	The Cheat Chuck, Greco-Roman Homestar Crud-Out-of-Beating, Remote Put, Clean and Jerk Strong Mad's Underwears Over His Head, and Probably Something with Guitars, Lasers, and Hot Girls	The Poopsmith (The Cheat Chuck), Homestar Runner (Greco-Roman Homestar Crud-Out-of-Beating), Cherry Greg (Remote Put), Pom Pom (Clean and Jerk Strong Mad's Underwears Over His Head), and Strong Bad (Something to Do With Guitars, Lasers, Robots, and Hot Girls); Medals
Cat Mess Inbredtational Pet Show	pet show	Marzipan with Homestar Runner, Strong Bad with The Cheat, The King of Town with As Seen on TV Low Fat Cooking Device, Pom Pom and Trivia Time	Best pet wins	Marzipan with Homestar Runner; Trophy
Kick-A-Ball	Kick-A-Ball	The Even Stevens (Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Pom Pom, Pom Pom, Pom Pom, Pom Pom, Pom Pom, Pom Pom, Pom Pom, Pom Pom, and secretly, Strong Sad) and Little Stevie and the Evens (Strong Bad, The Cheat, Bubs, Strong Mad, The Poopsmith, Coach Z, The King of Town, and Marzipan)	Same rules as kickball, except with "-a" added. Striking out results in vehement catapultery. Because of Strong Bad's tampering with the rules, double side-mouth whisper drafts are totally legal.	The Even Stevens
Triannual Race to the End of the Race	Homestar Ruiner	Homestar Runner and Pom Pom	Best time through the entire race course that also beats the previous record wins. Win is only valid after a tape of the race is sent to judges in Stockholm.	Strong Bad (as Homestar Runner); Coach Z in 1999; Trophy
Battle Royale of the Bands	Baddest of the Bands	Cool Tapes (Marzipan, Strong Mad, and The Cheat), PomStar (Pom Pom and Homestar Runner), Two-O-Duo (Coach Z and Bubs), and DÖI (Strong Bad, The King of Town, and Homsar)	Best band wins, as judged by Limozeen.	DÖI; A lot of money
Triathlon	Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold	The All-Stars (The Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Mr. Bland, and later Strong Sad), The Strong Stars (Tiny-Handed Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and Dijjery Doo)	Teams compete in three events (running, swimming, and flying) to get "the gold".	The All-Stars; the gold
Baby-raising practice	parenting	Strong Bad and The Cheat, Homestar Runner and Marzipan, Strong Sad and Strong Mad, Coach Z, and The King of Town	People pair off into, well, pairs and try to take care of a bag of pudding for as long as they can.	Coach Z; Pistachio Pudding

Contests mentioned but not shown

• In the email do over, Strong Bad offers Ali and her sister the chance to participate in an egg drop soup eating contest.
• In the email bottom 10, Strong Bad ranks Dry T-Shirt Contests as number 10 on the list.
• In the email original, Homestar mentions a yodeling contest, and claims that Original Bubs said that Homestar won the contest.