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At 6:00 p.m. central time (today) the computer will no longer accept inventions for round one. At 7:00 p.m. central time today the polling center will be open for round one voting. Voting will continue until 4:00 p.m. central time 9-25-08

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At 4:00 p.m. central time (today)the computer will eliminate all entries except the top twelve. Beginning at 6:00 p.m.central time the judges will deliberate for up to 3 hours to reduce the entries from 12 down to 5. The finals begin tonight. The polling center will open at 9:30 p.m. central time tonight. You may cast your votes from 9:30 p.m. central time tonight until 6:00 p.m. central time 9-27-08

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At 6:00 p.m. central time today the computer will no longer accept votes for the final round. At 7:00 p.m. central time (today) all votes will be computed and The Idea Next Step Inventor Champion will be crowned.The winnings will be disbursed within 14 business days. All non winning contest entries will automatically be re-entered into the next quarters contest.

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