I'd just like to take a second to encourage people who are on the fence to take a shot at doing this. The main goal here is to have fun and be creative, not to stand around in a circle with a measuring tape and compare.
Creativity counts for a lot here, so even if your flourishes aren't up to par with Dan and Dave (and whose really are?), give it a shot. Be funny. Be unique. Do whatever you want to do. The prizes are only there to make things a little more interesting and fun. A few of the people who take a chance at doing this will end up with something nice that they didn't have to pay for, so what have you got to lose?
Dana