Sunday October 25, 2015 was the deadline to submit someoneโ€™s address for consideration for our Halloween Decorating Contest. ย We then went out to look at the houses and determine our finalists. ย The rules were simple:ย 

  1. You must live within Austin County.
  2. Youย could decorate your house any way you want (scary, funny, creepy, spooky, silly, etc.)
  3. You could enterย yourย ownย or someone elseโ€™s house address to us via email. ย 
  4. You had to be nominated by someone (even yourself).
  5. You had to show at least some effort.
  6. You had toย be willing to have your house videoed for judging by the Austin County Citizens.

Thatโ€™s it! ย We videoed the finalistsย houses during the day as well as at night (if they had lighting that added to the ambiance) and then edited theย videoย so the countyย could see each decoration as it looks in the day and atย night. ย We also tried to make sure and capture every aspect of our finalistsย decorating to showcase all theirย hard work. ย 

Now, you get to judge who you think should be the winner of Austin County News Onlineโ€™s 2015 Halloween Decorating Contest! ย Below are the finalists, watch the videos showcasing their houses decorations and then choose who you believe is deserving of the of theย gift certificates to Abilenaโ€™s Mexican Grillย andย Serenity Massage and Bodyworks! (The first place winner gets first choice of the prizes, the second place winner gets the other)

(You will be allowed to vote until Midnight November 1, 2015 at which point the poll will be closed and the winnerย declared.)

(NOTE: ย Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get in touch with 2 houses that were submitted to us to get permission to film their houses so they are not included)

 

Finalist #1 โ€“ 1552 Bell Oak Drive Bellville, Texas

 

Finalist #2 โ€“ย 1317 Columbus Road Sealy

 

Finalist #3 โ€“ย 621 Meyer St. Sealy, TX

 

Finalist #4 โ€“ย 784 1st St. San Felipe, TX

 

 

2015 Halloween Decorating Contest Results

You are only allowed to vote for one choice so make your vote count. Feel free to share this contest/poll with whomever you like but, they also will only get one vote. We will announce the winner when the deadline is reached and the poll is closed. ย Good luck to all our contestants and we hope everyone has a Happy and Safe Halloween!!!

Congratulationsย to our top two winners! ย 

First Place Winner: ย 784 1st Street San Felipe, TX
Second Place Winner: ย 1317 Columbus Rd. Sealy, TX

Thank you to all the contestants who participated and we look forward to next years Austin County News Online’s 2016 Halloween Decorating Contest!!!!