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We announced the contest over six weeks ago – asking people to rank the top ten places where they like to eat from 1 to 10. A reason could be given for their top choice, and a total of three lists could be submitted – 1 for dinner, 1 for lunch, and 1 for breakfast.

The only rules involved were that they had to be places where you paid for your meal – so no votes for "Mom's cooking" would count. And the place you chose had to be located somewhere within out circulation area – so Rockford, Dubuque, Dixon and Wisconsin were out.

Points were awarded for each "ranking". A first place was awarded te...