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Thanks to everyone who participated in our caption contest! We received some really creative and entertaining entries. Take a look at the winners:

• "This is why we plan ahead." (Jessica Doughty)


• "You chopped off the head of a pumpkin so you could stuff candy inside it? That’s a bit morbid, even by my standards." (Justin Myers)


• "Hey Kid, you forgot and left your cone on your head. How are you supposed to fool those plants if you wear that?" (Jeff Kirshner)


• "Wait, am I supposed to eat you or are you supposed to eat me?" (Allyn Lynd)


• "The costume works, but 'Need Suuuunnn' doesn’t seem to be scaring anyone… "(Chuck Staples)

And some honorable mentions:

• "Don’t bother with that house, I already cleaned’em out." (Stephen Emmons)


• "This iz great! I just ring a doorbell and the brainz come to me!" (Bobby Williams)


• "I know it's Halloween, but I still think I'm having an identity crisis." (Ann Sutter)


• "I need a branch manager for this job kiddo." (Kim Collier)

Singer and former Atomic Kitten turned celebrity chef Liz McClarnon was at Tower Bridge, London yesterday to cuddle up with Pudsey Bear for the launch of the PopCap Celebrity Play-offs in association with Welcome Break - a national fundraising tour in aid of BBC Children in Need 2009.

The PopCap Celebrity Play-offs tour will get the nation gaming with a fun-packed party bus, which will roll into Welcome Break locations nationally. On board, Pudsey Bear will be joined by celebrities who will challenge members of the great British public to beat their score on the latest hit game from PopCap.com, Zuma’s Revenge! – while also raising valuable funds for BBC Children in Need 2009.

Hopping aboard from Sunday 25 October to Sunday 1 November to try their luck in the PopCap Celebrity Playoffs will be TMI TV presenters Sam and Mark, Casualty star James Redmond and national TV treasures Sooty & Sweep – with lots of surprise stars along the way. The tour will stop off at Welcome Break locations in Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Keele, Leicester, Sheffield and Huddersfield.

All money raised will go towards achieving Welcome Break’s overall fundraising target for BBC Children in Need in advance of the live Appeal show which takes place on 20 November 2009. These crucial pennies raised to BBC Children in Need will improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Remember the games are not just for kids. Everyone is welcome to come along and meet top sporting heroes and stars of stage and screen as they play Zuma’s Revenge! - the newest game in the PopCap.com’s portfolio. In fact, the majority of people playing at PopCap.com are over 30 and female and say the games help reduce stress and help to aid mental cognition. So Mum and Gran could really give the celebrities a run for their money!


To get practising to beat the celebrity at your local event, visit www.popcap.com where you can play a free trial of Zuma’s Revenge! and check out lots of other free games. For more information on the events and the campaign, please email popcap@focuspr.co.uk or call 020 7845 6600.

For more information about BBC Children in Need, please visit their website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/