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  Each year, girls wear prom dresses made of duct tape for the chance to win thousands of dollars. Most contest rules are based on those of the annual Duck Tape brand duct tape "Stuck at Prom" Scholarship Contest. To enter, participants must enter as a couple and design their own duct tape prom attire. Judging is based on workmanship, originality, use of color, accessories and quantity of duct tape used.
  
  

Eligibility

• The "Stuck at Prom" scholarship contests are open to couples 14 years of age or older who are attending a high school prom. Contestants must be legal residents of the United States or Canada, excluding Puerto Rico and the Province of Quebec. Duck Tape employees and their families are not eligible.
  
  

Official Rules

• Each entrant couple must attend a high school prom wearing complete attire and accessories made from duct tape. The attire must be an original work created by the couple and may not copy or be based on the work of a third party. Entries must not have been previously published or won any type of awards.
  
  

How To Enter

• Entrant couples must agree to the terms and conditions of the contest and complete an online submission form. Participants must also submit a high resolution color photograph of themselves in their duct tape prom attire. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. A limit rule of one contest entry per entrant couple is enforced.
  
  

Judging Criteria

• The contest sponsor selects a panel of objective judges to score all eligible entries. Judging criteria is usually based workmanship, originality, use of color, accessories and quantity of duct tape used. Contest entries with the highest scores will be posted online for public voting. The three entrant couples receiving the most online votes will be awarded the top three prizes.
  
  

Ties

• In the event of a tie score between two or more entrant couples, each tied couple will be asked to provide a written answer to a question. The answer to the tie-breaker question should not exceed 150 words in length. Judging will be based on originality and creativity. Answers containing more than 150 words will be disqualified.
  
  

Awards

• The 2010 "Stuck at Prom" contest awarded each member of the first place winning couple a $3,000 scholarship. The school hosting the first place entrant couple's prom received a $3,000 cash prize. Individual members of the second place winning couple earned $2,000 scholarships with the host school taking a $2,000 cash prize. Each member of the third place winning couple received a $1,000 scholarship with a $1,000 cash prize going to the school that hosted their prom.