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The '''Hat Describing Contest''' is a contest that was announced on August 24, 2010.
 
  
Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players without a more than average skill in computer modelling, the TF2 team announced this contest in the blog post with an aim to reach the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the forums. The object of the contest is to allow members of the community to give descriptions to the various in game [[hats]].
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{{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|Fans have been mailing us for some time now, asking for a contest that didn't involve modeling or level design. So now they get their wish. That's right: you'll be competing over who can describe hats the best. Introducing the first ever TF2 Hat Describing Contest.}}
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The '''Hat Describing Contest''' was a contest announced on August 24, 2010.
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Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players that lacked above-average skill in computer modeling, the TF2 team announced the competition in a [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4245 blog post]. The aim was to introduce a contest that would be accessible to the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the Steam forums. The object of the contest was to allow members of the community to write [[Description Tag|descriptions]] for the various in-game [[cosmetic items]] available at the time.
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Winning entries, as selected by [[Valve]], were added to the corresponding item in-game as an official description.
  
 
== Guidelines and Deadline ==
 
== Guidelines and Deadline ==
The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest is August 27, 2010
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The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in a series of specially-created threads on the [[Steam Users' Forums]].
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=== Submission Rules ===
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* Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less.
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* You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you.
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* The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in-game.
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== List of winners ==
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|-
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!class="header" style="width: 10%"| Forum name
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!class="header" style="width: 6%" | Class
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!class="header unsortable" style="width: 10%" | Cosmetic
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!class="header unsortable" | Description
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!class="header unsortable" | Forum post
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|-
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = TheTwoTonHammer
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| class      = Scout
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| hat        = Batter's Helmet
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| description = {{Item description|Batter's Helmet}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110623225829/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16703947&postcount=92
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = PrO-bOy
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| class      = Scout
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| hat        = Bonk Helm
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| description = {{Item description|Bonk Helm}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425081133/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16728530&postcount=238
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Doreauxgard42
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| class      = Scout
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| hat        = Ye Olde Baker Boy
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| description = {{Item description|Ye Olde Baker Boy}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425082116/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691190&postcount=15
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = AndyAML
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| class      = Scout
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| hat        = Baseball Bill's Sports Shine
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| description = {{Item description|Baseball Bill's Sports Shine}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060125/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16696136&postcount=84
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = spam_word
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| class      = Scout
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| hat        = Troublemaker's Tossle Cap
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| description = {{Item description|Troublemaker's Tossle Cap}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526134038/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16698209&postcount=73
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Sketch56
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| class      = Scout
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| hat        = Whoopee Cap
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| description = You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth.
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031001/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691818&postcount=22
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Man Of Faith ™
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| class      = Soldier
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| hat        = Soldier's Stash
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| description = {{Item description|Soldier's Stash}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190723/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16694513&postcount=60
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = DrMelon
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| class      = Soldier
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| hat        = Tyrant's Helm
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| description = {{Item description|Tyrant's Helm}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220703/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16701458&postcount=143
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = cypherx82
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| class      = Soldier
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| hat        = Stainless Pot
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| description = {{Item description|Stainless Pot}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425080249/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16705785&postcount=235
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Lamech
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| class      = Soldier
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| hat        = Gentle Manne's Service Medal
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| description = {{Item description|Gentle Manne's Service Medal}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928195802/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16711456&postcount=33
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = f3doraman
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| class      = Soldier
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| hat        = Killer's Kabuto
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| description = {{Item description|Killer's Kabuto}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060137/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16742747&postcount=299
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = peregrine7
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| class      = Soldier
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| hat        = Sergeant's Drill Hat
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| description = {{Item description|Sergeant's Drill Hat}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220653/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691028&postcount=19
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Colonelcool
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| class      = Pyro
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| hat        = Respectless Rubber Glove
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| description = {{Item description|Respectless Rubber Glove}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110529020231/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16696827&postcount=131
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = crushilista
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| class      = Pyro
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| hat        = Triboniophorus Tyrannus
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| description = {{Item description|Triboniophorus Tyrannus}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190716/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16714048&postcount=308
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = ASpieboy
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| class      = Pyro
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| hat        = Vintage Merryweather
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| description = {{Item description|Vintage Merryweather}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220659/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16695914&postcount=65
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = JJ10DMAN
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| class      = Pyro
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| hat        = Whiskered Gentleman
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| description = {{Item description|Whiskered Gentleman}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033550/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16708083&postcount=15
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = icenine0
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| class      = Demoman
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| hat        = Tippler's Tricorne
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| description = {{Item description|Tippler's Tricorne}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624032709/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692128&postcount=27
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Potatoblight
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| class      = Heavy
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| hat        = Officer's Ushanka
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| description = {{Item description|Officer's Ushanka}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102426/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691082&postcount=21
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = FarazParsa
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| class      = Heavy
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| hat        = Tough Guy's Toque
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| description = {{Item description|Tough Guy's Toque}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215512/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691575&postcount=21
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Silentman
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| class      = Heavy
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| hat        = Hound Dog
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| description = {{Item description|Hound Dog}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033540/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692791&postcount=45
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = ravn0s
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| class      = Engineer
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| hat        = Mining Light
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| description = {{Item description|Mining Light}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220716/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16725207&postcount=175
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = drewhead118
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| class      = Engineer
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| hat        = Texas Ten Gallon
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| description = {{Item description|Texas Ten Gallon}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031829/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691913&postcount=24
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = FarazParsa
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| class      = Engineer
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| hat        = Texas Slim's Dome Shine
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| description = {{Item description|Texas Slim's Dome Shine}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624030956/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691465&postcount=34
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Shapechanger
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| class      = Engineer
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| hat        = Hotrod
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| description = {{Item description|Hotrod}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190727/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690629&postcount=9
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = foxtrot261
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| class      = Engineer
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| hat        = Safe'n'Sound
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| description = {{Item description|Safe'n'Sound}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220721/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16740730&postcount=320
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = This_Is_Not_Spy
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| class      = Medic
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| hat        = Prussian Pickelhaube
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| description = {{Item description|Prussian Pickelhaube}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624032702/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690736&postcount=9
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = CptObvious
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| class      = Medic
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| hat        = Otolaryngologist's Mirror
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| description = {{Item description|Otolaryngologist's Mirror}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215507/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691543&postcount=16
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = AgentJAK
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| class      = Medic
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| hat        = Physician's Procedure Mask
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| description = {{Item description|Physician's Procedure Mask}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624024335/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16709521&postcount=23
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Esquilax
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| class      = Medic
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| hat        = Gentleman's Gatsby
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| description = {{Item description|Gentleman's Gatsby}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031839/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16741120&postcount=124
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Limeaide
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| class      = Sniper
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| hat        = Trophy Belt
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| description = {{Item description|Trophy Belt}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425081127/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16699324&postcount=81
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Nineaxis
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| class      = Sniper
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| hat        = Professional's Panama
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| description = {{Item description|Professional's Panama}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220649/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690063&postcount=3
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Magi Kavin
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| class      = Sniper
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| hat        = Master's Yellow Belt
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| description = {{Item description|Master's Yellow Belt}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215457/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690008&postcount=3
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Jinbei
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| class      = Sniper
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| hat        = Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative
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| description = {{Item description|Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023011/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16723126&postcount=172
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = G.I.R.
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| class      = Sniper
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| hat        = Shooter's Sola Topi
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| description = {{Item description|Shooter's Sola Topi}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624024329/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690574&postcount=5
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Reclaimer077
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| class      = Sniper
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| hat        = Bloke's Bucket Hat
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| description = {{Item description|Bloke's Bucket Hat}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526124735/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692146&postcount=22
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Kenori
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| class      = Spy
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| hat        = Fancy Fedora
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| description = {{Item description|Fancy Fedora}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102431/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16693016&postcount=50
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = caeonosphere
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| class      = Spy
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| hat        = Backbiter's Billycock
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| description = {{Item description|Backbiter's Billycock}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424071230/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691126&postcount=11
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Codo
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| class      = Spy
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| hat        = Camera Beard
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| description = {{Item description|Camera Beard}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023629/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16732315&postcount=176
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Shapechanger
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| class      = Spy
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| hat        = Magistrate's Mullet
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| description = {{Item description|Magistrate's Mullet}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215501/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691131&postcount=18
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = SoulDestroy
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| class      = Spy
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| hat        = Frenchman's Beret
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| description = {{Item description|Frenchman's Beret}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031834/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16714353&postcount=124
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = AndyAML
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| class      = All class
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| hat        = Cheater's Lament
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| description = {{Item description|Cheater's Lament}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060131/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16697084&postcount=112
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Esquilax
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| class      = All class
 +
| hat        = Ghastly Gibus
 +
| description = {{Item description|Ghastly Gibus}}
 +
| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033545/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16695701&postcount=65
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Duffren
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| class      = All class
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| hat        = Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask
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| description = {{Item description|Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031006/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16697847&postcount=87
 +
}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Calvary
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| class      = All class
 +
| hat        = Bill's Hat
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| description = {{Item description|Bill's Hat}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220708/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16711985&postcount=191
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Fredrik1ST
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| class      = All class
 +
| hat        = Modest Pile of Hat
 +
| description = {{Item description|Modest Pile of Hat}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624022956/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16703909&postcount=109
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Nekopawed
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| class      = All class
 +
| hat        = Noble Amassment of Hats
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| description = {{Item description|Noble Amassment of Hats}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425075301/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16706550&postcount=86
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Coconuts
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| class      = All class
 +
| hat        = Towering Pillar of Hats
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| description = {{Item description|Towering Pillar of Hats}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425052431/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16720507&postcount=238
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = crushilista
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| class      = All class
 +
| hat        = Mercenary
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| description = {{Item description|Mercenary}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033555/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16712168&postcount=27
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Optimus357
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| class      = All class
 +
| hat        = Soldier of Fortune
 +
| description = {{Item description|Soldier of Fortune}}
 +
| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023006/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16716237&postcount=27
 +
}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = SappinMySentry
 +
| class      = All class
 +
| hat        = Grizzled Veteran
 +
| description = {{Item description|Grizzled Veteran}}
 +
| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023001/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16708532&postcount=7
 +
}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = NB820
 +
| class      = All class
 +
| hat        = Primeval Warrior
 +
| description = {{Item description|Primeval Warrior}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612052842/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16707885&postcount=7
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}}
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{{Hat description winner
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| forumname  = Grug
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| class      = All class
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| hat        = Alien Swarm Parasite
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| description = {{Item description|Alien Swarm Parasite}}
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| link        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102421/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690096&postcount=9
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}}
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|}
  
== Prizes ==
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== External links ==
There are no prizes per se, besides the winner's entries being added to the hat's in-game item description.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121001204811/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=960 Hat Describing Contest]
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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4245 The healing is not as rewarding as the hurting!]
  
==External Links==
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*[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=960| Hat Describing Contest]
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:06, 30 December 2023

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Fans have been mailing us for some time now, asking for a contest that didn't involve modeling or level design. So now they get their wish. That's right: you'll be competing over who can describe hats the best. Introducing the first ever TF2 Hat Describing Contest.
TF2 Official Blog

The Hat Describing Contest was a contest announced on August 24, 2010.

Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players that lacked above-average skill in computer modeling, the TF2 team announced the competition in a blog post. The aim was to introduce a contest that would be accessible to the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the Steam forums. The object of the contest was to allow members of the community to write descriptions for the various in-game cosmetic items available at the time.

Winning entries, as selected by Valve, were added to the corresponding item in-game as an official description.

Guidelines and Deadline

The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in a series of specially-created threads on the Steam Users' Forums.

Submission Rules

  • Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less.
  • You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you.
  • The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in-game.

List of winners

External links