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Happy Groundhog Day everyone! Today the prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, and is predicting six more weeks of winter. This is a fun event held yearly in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, if Phil sees his shadow he predicts six more weeks of winter, it not, then winter is coming to an end. One year I was able to attend the event, back when I live in Pennsylvania, it was a lot of fun. But it was also very cold that morning!
I do have a little bad news, as Hive prices have been a little high lately, I'll have to be cutting back on how much HSBI I'm giving out. So each week there will be one prize of five HSBI units, and second and third prized will be two DUO tokens each. This may be temporary, we'll see how Hive prices are in the next week or two.
Today I'm going to go over the results of the highly scientific (poll) entry question about everyone's favorite cheeses. As expected, there were far too many to showcase each, but I'll share those most commonly chosen or ones I found interesting. Absolutely no method to the madness today!
Cheddar
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The overall favorite came out to be cheddar, including all varieties. I personally love extra sharp cheddar that is also extra aged, wow, so yummy! I figured this would be the winner. And just an interesting fact about cheddar cheese, it's not actually orange, it's white. The orange is just a colorant added so people will recognize it more easily.
Thanks to 
Brie
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Coming in second was the ever popular, creamy Brie. It always tastes great on crackers with it's mild flavor. I also enjoy this one! Thanks to 
Hard White Cheese (Queso Blanco Duro)
This cheese is very popular in northern South America, especially in Venezuela. I have tried it myself when I have visited Caracas, it tastes awesome. Sadly, it's been a very long time since I've been able to safely travel to Venezuela. It's a shame, Caracas was such a beautiful place in the mid 1990's! Thanks for this pick to 
Parmigiano-Reggiano
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Now for the expensive cheese! Prices have really gone up on this wonderful tasting cheese from Italy. 
Goat Cheese
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In my opinion this is one of the most underappreciated cheeses out there. It really tastes tangy and great, if you haven't tried it, give it a shot. It really is good in my opinion. Thanks for choosing this awesome cheese 
Blue Cheese
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Now for my favorite cheese of them all, blue cheese. There are several varieties produced but I love them all! Whenever I can find a good deal I buy it, but it also has become expensive the last few years. There is a place in Oregon here in the United States that makes a really good one, I can't recall the name at the moment. This is a very strong flavored cheese used in salad dressing commonly, but I prefer mine straight! Thanks to 
Gouda
Another wonderful cheese, especially when it's smoked well and extra aged... So good! Made from cows milk it has it's origins in the Netherlands, but now is found pretty much around the world. I love the stuff, but then again I have yet to meet a cheese that I don't like! Thanks to 
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And speaking of the Netherlands I would be remiss to not include Old Amsterdam. It's a creamy soft cheese with little crystals from aging, really good stuff. It's gotten expensive here and a little hard to find at times, but it's worth the price! Thanks 
This is already getting long so I'll have to cut the rest short. Thanks to everyone else including: 
This week's entry question:
I really need to stop doing these questions around lunch time...
Now for today's entry question: What is your favorite pizza topping?
If you hate pizza, what's you favorite food?
The Giveaway
I will be giving out one prize of five (5) HSBI. Second and Third prizes will be 2 DUO tokens, the token I recently launched with 
If you would like to be placed on a weekly reminder list just let me know and I'll make sure you get tagged each week.
How to Enter
Every week this will change. I'm looking for engagement rather than just saying "I am in". There is no need to upvote or re-blog, although if you choose to do so I would appreciate it. This week's question should be fun:
What is your favorite pizza topping?
HSBI
If you are unfamiliar with the prize you can learn more here:
Or check out my recent post:
https://labs.inleo.io/@thebighigg/hsbi-what-are-they-my-experience-and-a-starter-guide
Choosing the Winners
All valid entries will be placed on the Wheel of Names and I will spin it four times. The first prize will be 5 HSBI units. The second and third prize will be two DUO tokens each. Fourth prize will be 100 BBH tokens. And since I am spinning the same wheel four times in a row it is theoretically possible for the same person to win all four prizes! Although I have yet to see it happen, maybe this week?
Deadline
One week from today which will be Sunday February 9, 2025 at 8 A.M. California Pacific Time.
Now to choose last week's lucky winners!
Today's first two winners have pulled off their first win in the contest!
And the first spin!
Congratulations
And the second spin!
Congratulations
The third spin
Congratulations
The fourth spin
Congratulations 
That will wrap up the fun for the day. Please feel free to leave you responses below along with any comments or questions, and thank you so much for all of your support. It really is deeply appreciated. Have a great weekend everyone!
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day
Disclaimer:
I am part of the management team of the DUO token
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