For all of you procrastinators out there, a final reminder that the entry forms for CMEpalooza Pursuit, our blockbuster sponsor event, are due by 11:59 p.m. ET tonight (Wednesday, April 4).

I don’t have to remind you what’s at stake… but I will anyway. We’re giving away $500 in Amazon gift cards as prizes – there will be 13 winners of between $25-100. And that’s right Johnny, you could be one of them!

Here is what real people are saying about CMEpalooza Pursuit:

• “I love these Pursuits – I learn so much about the different organizations that I normally wouldn’t take the time to learn.”
• “Genius idea! Truly brilliant.”
• “Let your sponsors know it works – I spent more time than intended poring over their website info!”

Here is what celebrities might be saying about CMEpalooza Pursuit (we’re currently confirming):

• “I found out I was fired in a tweet last week. The only thing that cheered me up was the chance to play CMEpalooza Pursuit. Now I’m 400 pages into my tell-all book about the White House. Thanks for giving me motivation!”
• “The Queen Mother keeps insisting that Meghan and I personally meet with every single vendor who will be working at our wedding. Enough with the florists already! I tell them that I’m doing research on the proper hue of calla lilies, but I’m really playing CMEpalooza Pursuit. A toast to you all!”
• “Since my recent eye surgery has me laid up in the hospital thanks to my clumsy teammate, I’ve been playing CMEpalooza Pursuit for hours. Rihanna better be impressed!”

See, everyone loves CMEpalooza Pursuit! Surely you can carve out a few minutes during today’s lunch break to join the in-crowd.

A few things to update you on:

1. There have been a few additions and adjustments to our Spring agenda. Most notably, you’ll see our Thursday lunch session sponsored by ACHL now has a title, full description, and faculty. It’ll be a unique session focused on the CME implications of the rise in legalization of medical marijuana across the United States. Both the president and CEO of the ACCME, Graham McMahon, as well the president of the ACEHP, Steven Kawczak, are confirmed as panelists. Should be interesting. And, of course, I couldn’t resist a few wisecracks based on the session topic (ie, “Let’s change the start of the session to 4:20” and “Gives a new meaning to the term ‘joint provider'”). Feel free to come up with one of your own in the Comments section below this post.

2. You have less than a week to submit your entry for CMEpalooza Pursuit. We’ve got $500 in Amazon gift cards to give away, but like anything else, you can’t win if you don’t participate. All of the information you need to play can be found in our recent post.

3. I had the “pleasure” of sitting next to Derek at a recent Philadelphia 76ers game. The dude is the most pessimistic “fan” I have ever met. The opposing team scored the first basket of the game and he grabbed his coat and was ready to leave. He wasn’t even kidding. As usual, I ignored him and he sat back down, only to moan and groan the remainder of the evening. The 76ers have lost only one home game since the start of the new year – I’ll let you guess which night that occurred on.

Happy spring everyone. The snow will melt eventually. I hope.

Trivia is trendy these days.

It seems like I get a text every month from a friend inviting me to sign up for one of the numerous live trivia games you can now play on your phone. Far as I can tell, the concept behind them all is similar – you answer a series of trivia questions of varying difficulty (ranging from “Who is buried in Grant’s Tomb?” to “Who was the undertaker who dug the hole for Grant’s Tomb?”) in a certain amount of time and then, if you get them all right, you win a nominal amount of money. I occasionally play some of these games with limited success – it’s apparently a great time suck in many offices around the world.

As usual, our intern wizards were ahead of the curve when they suggested we develop a trivia-based CMEpalooza sponsor event several years ago. Just like today’s trendy copycats — lawsuits are pending — you are presented with a variety of questions related to the brilliant companies who sponsor CMEpalooza and then, when you answer them all correctly, you win money. Lots and lots of money (for reals, yo).

Today, we are proud to launch our Spring sponsor event, CMEpalooza Pursuit. As the name suggests, this is an adaptation of everyone’s pie-filled favorite, Trivial Pursuit. This year, we have divided questions into 7 categories – the 6 original game categories as well as an extra Potpourri category. With 20 sponsors of our Spring event, there were simply too many to try to jam in to the traditional boxes. Plus, extra learning for you!

Here is how CMEpalooza Pursuit works:

1. Click here to download the list of questions
2. Click here to download the entry form
3. Use the Sponsor tab of the CMEpalooza website to get links to all of the companies involved in this event. You’ll need to visit the Sponsor sites to get the answers to all of our questions. We promise there is nothing that can’t be found within a click or two.
4. Complete the entry form by coming up with a correct response to one question in each category. That’s seven questions/answers in all. Now, we have had some brown nosers who have tried in the past to answer more than the required amount of questions, which is fine. It just won’t help you win.
5. Send your completed entry form to me via email at scott@medcasewriter.com by 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 4.
6. Cross your fingers.

We’ll be giving away $500 in Amazon gift cards this Spring – there will be 8 winners of $25, 4 winners of $50, and 1 grand prize winner of $100. Unlike some of the more mainstream trivia apps, there aren’t thousands of people expected to complete CMEpalooza Pursuit. If you play, your chances are reasonably good of winning a prize (no promises though).

And…go.