To coincide with the first ball to be kicked in this year's World Cup... it's time to announce winner of our Sacrifice Your Dignity For a 40" Samsung 3D TV competition.

But first, we have to give a special mention to certain participants who really pulled out all the stops.

Like this guy, and this guy, and this guy here. Oh, and this guy's nails. And as for this guy, well, he set the standard. This guy makes everyone in the office feel strange, but I have a special place in my grey heart for him.

In the end, after much deliberation, it was a toss up between this guy, and this guy... One had the balls to go outside, in broad daylight, and stand by a bus stop somewhere in Dublin, in order to emulate Carrie in the iconic opening sequence of the SATC series. The other spent hours hovering over a photoshop application.

In the end, the majority of EI staff members felt this guy's attention to detail prevailed. Don't believe us? Compare and contrast.

Congratulations, Ruairi!!! We'll be in touch on Monday.

Thank you to all who took part; I shall miss shielding my whimpering eyes as a picture downloads into my inbox.

If you'd like to see what greeted me each morning for the last two weeks - squint at the gallery of entrants in Caught Out.