Idea Hunts & Contests

Big Idea Group conducts a number of Hunts and Contests for innovation-seeking companies.

Hunts are searches for innovations in products, services, or marketing, usually conducted only with BIG's Inventor Network and lasting a short period. Contests are nationally publicized innovation searches that often have a broader focus and last a longer period. Hunts and Contests are sponsored by retailers or manufacturers. Sponsors of past Idea Hunts include Kraft, ABCO, Unilever, Thomson, Welch's, and more.

Both Hunts and Contests are ideal opportunities for inventors to create innovations that a sponsor is actively seeking. Besides offering the chance for licensing contracts, Hunts and Contests often involve monetary or merchandise prizes.

Recent Hunt Results

• Pet Product Naming Hunt

  Thanks to everyone for the wonderful entries—our client was very pleased. Our client is now prototyping the products and will pick the best names to go with each after seeing those prototypes. Since we want to be sure that the people who suggested the names actually used are the ones rewarded, we’ll hold off on winner announcements until the prototypes are in. We expect to be able to declare winners by some time in February. Thanks for your patience.

• New Product Line Idea Hunt

  We're pleased to announce finalists from the ABCO New Product Line Idea Hunt. It was a very challenging Hunt, but we received some great ideas that met our criteria.

  Finalists:

  • Perry Hambright
  • Shelley Hunter
  • Susan Kern
  • David Morris
  • Richard Nelson
  • James Noble
  • David Prokop
  • Susan Scior /William Weber
  • Ian Waite

  Due to confidentiality agreements, we cannot disclose the nature of the ideas. ABCO will be exploring these opportunities, and we will contact inventors when they decide to move forward with an idea.

  Given the quality of the field, this was a very tough Hunt to judge. We appreciate all the great contributions and your patience in waiting for results.

• Gift Card Extras Idea Hunt

  We're pleased to announce first results from the ABCO Giftcard Idea Hunt. We received nearly 600 ideas and the quality was outstanding.

  ABCO has reached a decision on the semi-finalists. The following inventors submitted ideas that ABCO is currently considering for production.

  • Joe Casale
  • Mike Cucurullo
  • Don Darnell
  • Susan Kern
  • Varda Livney
  • Steve McIlvenna
  • David Morris
  • Douglas Oudekerk
  • Luis Rodriguez
  • Stephanie Sanders
  • Nelson Villanueva
  • Donna Vineis
  • David Yakos

  Inventors will be contacted after ABCO has done some initial feasibility testing. Other inventors who submitted ideas are released from the Entry Agreement and free to show their ideas to other companies.

  Given the quality of the field, this was a very tough Hunt to judge. We appreciate all the great contributions and your patience in waiting for results.

• Jarden Name Idea Hunt
  We’re pleased to announce the winners of the Jarden Name Idea Hunt.  Please note that in some cases, we received a number of inventors submitting the same or nearly identical name.  In such cases, the prize is being awarded to the first inventor who submitted the suggestion and also gave us an Entry Agreement.

  Here are the winners:

  • $300 – Herbert Bigelow
  • $100 – James Hiram Malone
  • $100 – Sandy Kayem
  • Merchandise Prize Pack – Allan Goldscher
  • Merchandise Prize Pack – John King
  • Merchandise Prize Pack – David Morris

  Thanks to all the participants.

• Shed Tool Name Idea Hunt
  Thank you to all who participated in our Hunt. The hunt is now closed and the following winners have been selected:

  • Licia Sorgi
    
  • Tara Johnson
    
  • Eric Robbins

  Winners will receive a Margaritaville Frozen Concoction Maker, a $299.99 retail value.

• Ragu Idea Hunt for Pasta Sauce Innovations
  Thank you to all who participated in the Ragu Idea Hunt for Pasta Sauce Innovations. The winners are listed below. If you have not been contacted directly regarding licensing, your submission has been released back to you.

  
  
  

  Name	Prize
  Dustin Culbreth	$2,000
  Wes Thompson	$500
  Michael Cucurullo	$500
  Donald Darnell	$500
  Nicholas D'Amario	$500
  Thomas Clark	Merchandise Pack
  Aran Fridal	Merchandise Pack
  Carl Adams	Merchandise Pack
  Paige Apar/Vanessa McGarry	Merchandise Pack
  Allan Goldscher	Merchandise Pack
  Luis Rodriguez	Merchandise Pack
  Janet Landon	Merchandise Pack
  William Weber	Merchandise Pack
  Tanya Chen	Merchandise Pack
  Pat Gorham	Merchandise Pack
  Joanne Mulroy	Merchandise Pack
  Judy Close	Merchandise Pack
  Laszlo Baranya	Merchandise Pack
  Ann-Marie Conrado	Merchandise Pack
  Joe Casalei	Merchandise Pack
  Douglas Melville	Merchandise Pack
  Tracey Poletti	Merchandise Pack
  Elaine Moran Dos Santos	Merchandise Pack

• Faultless Idea Hunt for Helping Hand Innovations
  We appreciate all the submissions to the Faultless Helping Hand Hunt. The following inventors have been selected as winners:
  
  

  Inventor	Merchandise Amount
  Nora Nixon	$75
  Trent Rousey	$75
  Daryl Bittinger	$75
  Beth Arroyo	$75
  Chad Fields	$75
  Joseph Hladik	$25
  Michael Cucurullo	$25
  Andrew Kort	$25
  Randy Gingera	$25
  Helen Wherry	$25
  David Prokop	$25
  Rodney Shields	$25
  Luis Rodriguez	$25
  Michael Hill	$25
  Leonard Schwab	$25

• Kraft Branding Hunt for Men's Beverage Sticks
  We appreciate all the submissions to the Kraft branding Hunt for Men's Beverage Sticks. The following inventors have been selected as winners:
  
  

  Inventor	Merchandise Amount
  Janet Erwin / Allison Green	$20,000
  Bryon Thompson / Michael Crosson	$2,500
  Buck Albritton	$2,500

  
  Kraft is reviewing all ten finalists again to see if there are any ideas that they wish to option.
  
  Finalists:
  

  • Janet Erwin/Allison Green
  • Buck Albritton
  • Katrina Revenaugh
  • Lori Pheil
  • Alan Snedeker
  • Bryon Thompson/Michael Crosson
  • Dean Bastian
  • Colin Jackson
  • Don Darnell
    

  Thank you again to all who participated.
• Kraft Idea Hunt for Energy Snacks for Active Women
  We appreciate all the submissions to the Kraft Idea Hunt for Energy Snacks for Active Women. The following inventors have been selected as winners:
  
  

  Inventor	Merchandise Amount
  Janet Erwin	$1,000
  Dean Bastian	$1,000
  Bryon Thompson	$1,000
  Veronica Sorenson	$500
  Cheryl Schneider	$500
  Sylvia Stein	$500
  David Morris	$500

• Social Networking Device Idea Hunt
  We appreciate all the submissions to the Social Networking Device Idea Hunt. The following inventors have been selected as winners:
  
  

  Inventor	Prize Amount
  Don Darnell	$5,000
  Amadeo Valadez	$1,000
  Joe Casale	$1,000
  James Noble	$1,000
  Dean Bastian	$1,000

  
  At this time, if you have not been contacted directly by Big Idea Group, your submission has been released. Thank you for your participation!
• Idea Hunt for Solutions in Patient Monitoring Systems
  We appreciate all the submissions to the Idea Hunt for Solutions in Patient Monitoring Systems. The following inventors have been selected as winners:
  
  

  Inventor	Prize Amount
  Bryon Thompson	$5,000
  Lewis Wayburn	$1,000
  Joe Casale	$1,000
  Doug Gaus	$1,000
  Andrew Tabak	$1,000

  
  At this time, if you have not been contacted directly by Big Idea Group, your submission has been released. Thank you for your participation!