SPACE.com Sweepstakes: The Winners So Far

[This story was updated on Sept. 2 at 5:47 p.m. EDT.]

SPACE.com Sweepstakes: The Winners So Far

SPACE.com is in the home stretch of our USA Sweepstakes, with the Aug. 29 deadline looming for the ultimate grand prize: one of three amazing telescopes.

The SPACE.com USA Sweepstakes began June 6 and is open to U.S. citizens ages 18 or older. Up for grabs are three grand prizes —Orion SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescopes, with a 5.1-inch aperture and a sturdy EQ-2 equatorial telescope mount and adjustable tripod allows manual slow-motion tracking of celestial objects as they appear to migrate across the night skyreflector.

Four second prizes (three NASA Bomber jackets and a copy of the book "Light This Candle, The Life and Times of Alan Shepard" autographed by author Neal Thompson) are available. Each week, 10 third place winners were selected to receive a SPACE.com T-shirt and Life's Little Mysteries book.

Here's a look at the winners so far:

Week 1
Sapavith V – Kapolei, Hawaii
Belinda S – Houston, Texas
Ronald F – Youngstown, Florida
Saranne A – Macomb
 
Week 2
Dennis C – Hurst, Texas
Mamie G – Harvey, Louisiana
Wade H – Colorado Springs CO
Carlos A – Pembroke Pines, Florida
Vickie T – Glen Oaks, New York
Juanita T – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Harry F – Hamilton, Ohio
Christian B – Murrieta, California
Linh L – Williamsville, New York
Seth J – Coolidge, Arizona
 
Week 3
Chris L – Portage, Michigan
William K – Lubbock, Texas
Austin H – Reston, Virginia
Frank B – Sturtevant, Wisconsin
Teresa K – Reading, Michigan
Carla W – Plainfield, Illinois
Marie H – Lake Wales, Florida
Dan P – Woodstock, Illinois
Barbara S – Calhoun, Georgia
 
Week 4
Frank C – Winston Salem, North Carolina
Joshua E – Midlothian, Virginia
Liz E – Huntsville, Alabama
Dave B – San Ramon, California
Eric B – Beavercreek, Ohio
Carol H – Galloway, New Jersey
Reid W – Bonifay, Florida
Wanda G – Liberty Township, Ohio
Eva V – Loganville, Georgia
Kim L – Youngstown, Ohio
 
1^st Monthly Drawing
Eric K – Carmichael, California
Frankie S – Alvin, Texas
Ada B – Scott City, Missouri
Molly D – Kingman, Arizona
 
Week 5
Troy M – Bassfield, Missouri
Melinda C – Afton, Wyoming
Aaron P – Mt. Zion, Illinois
Alfred L – Whittier, California
Edwin M – Keizer, Oregon
James G – Selma, Alabama
Michael H – Mankato, Minnesota
David B – Rio Vist, California
Evan P – Modesto, California
David W – Parkersburg, West Virginia
 
Week 6
Travis D – Port St. Lucie, Florida
Sherry M – Charlotte, North Carolina
Ray H – Sun City, Florida
Jessica B – Las Vegas, Nevada
Debra W – Thornton, Colorado
Lance P – Hamlin, New York
Craig S – New York, New York
Dave S – Castle Rock, Colorado
Charles I – Oak Hills, California
Neal T – Chicago, Illinois

Week 7
Jose B – Forest Hills, New York
Sandra S – Muskegon, Michigan
Victoria M – Monroe, Michigan
Stephen S – Menifee, California
Frank S – Henderson, Nevada
Kenneth Y – Salisbury Center, New York
Elise U – Hoquiam, Washington
Gina T – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dennis D – Strongsville, Ohio
Stuart M – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Week 8
Samuel K – Bardstown, Kentucky
Scott G – Olathe, Kansas
Abdul K – Ruston, Louisiana
Randi G – Broomfield, Colorado
Heather S – Benson, North Carolina
Karen H – Maple Heights, Ohio
Janet R – Camarillo, California
Dana S – Elkmon, Alabama
Michael T – Omaha, Nebraska
Kelly A – Muncie, Indiana

2^nd Monthly Drawing
Dewey W – Middletown, New Jersey
Kevin K – Bella Vista, Arizona
Monica M – Jacksonville, North Carolina
Mark T – Newton, Kansas

Week 9
Jerold B – Wilmot, South Dakota
Perla G – Sugar Grove, Illinois
Trevor L – Muncie, Indiana
David H – Marietta, Ohio
Lisa V – Forks, Washington
Richard C – Cynthiana, Kentucky

Week 10
Carolina T – South El Monte, California
Brian M – San Antonio, California
Doug B – Lafayette, Louisiana
Benita M – Martinsburg, West Virginia
Reina V – Henderson, Nevada

Week 11
Blake H – Lafayette, Louisiana
Bradley Y – Rolla, Missouri
Naresh A – Santa Clara, California
Bruce F – Newport, Maine
George B – Toms River, New Jersey
Joe C – Maple Valley, Washington

Week 12
Ryan A – Galloway, Ohio
Kissy T – Newton, Massachusetts
Nancy T – Hudson, Massachusetts
Gabriel C – Hayward, California

3^rd Monthly Drawing
Richard L – El Paso, Texas
Gina B – San Diego, California

Grand Prize
Pending Notification / Confirmation
Gerald D –
Nathan G –
Delayne R – 

To enter the SPACE.com USA Sweepstakes, visit here.