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The Council of Europe organised this game to publicise the "European Day of Languages" on 26 September 2001. The deadline for entries to the prize contest has passed (it was 15 November 2001 at midnight).

Congratulations 

to all the winners of the "Say Hello" competition 
organised by the Council of Europe

The total number of participants in the game was 4441 (2nd question).

1st prize
Trip to Strasbourg for 2 people and allowance of 800 euros
(prize offered by the Council of Europe)

Morgan Michael – 26 years old – Northern Ireland (reply to the 2nd question: 4444)

2nd prize
Trip and 3 nights in Prague for 2 people and allowance of 600 euros 
(prize offered by the Council of Europe: transport and allowance; and by the Ministry for Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic: three nights accommodation)

Yamaner Melike Batur – 32 years old – Turkey (reply to 2nd question: 4500)

3rd prize
Trip to Brussels for 2 people and allowance of 800 euros
(prize offered by the Council of Europe)

Dumbraja Malda – 63 years old – Latvia (reply to the 2nd question: 4321)

4th prize
Irish language course for 2 weeks at the end of June with accommodation in Donegal, Ireland, including conferences and cultural activities 
(prize offered by "Oideas Gael, Glencolmcille" Irish Teaching Institute)

Donnelly Ann – 30 years old – Northern Ireland

5th prize
Grant to follow a course in Romania at one of the six summer Universities responsible for the teaching of Romanian language, literature and civilisation (3rd trimester 2002 – grant covers subsistence expenses, enrolment, lecture fees and cultural events)
(prize offered by the Romanian Ministry for Education and Research)

Nawrocka Marzena – 34 years old – Poland

6th – 10th prize
"New Cambridge Learner Dictionaries" with CD-ROM
(prize offered by Cambridge University Press CUP) 

Healy Patricia – 33 years old – Ireland
Rocher Christophe – 27 years old – France
Wanic Elzbieta – 42 years old – Poland
Slodowski Renée –38 years old – France
Lamardelle Elsa – 24 years old – France

11th – 15th prize
"Le Funambule" – CD-Rom for learning French
(prize offered by Editions Didier)

Linglet Jean-Louis-Franck – 41 years old – France
Avignon Laurence – 38 years old – France
Poquillon Pierre – 40 years old – France
Poujade Christiane – 38 years old – France
Plecq Adélaïde – 35 years old – France

16th prize
Multi media language course Po truputi ("Little by little") by Baltos lankos and Computer Publications House for Lithuanian for beginners (approx. 40 hours on CD-Rom with social and cultural sections and 3 tests) 
(prize offered by the Department of Lithuanian, University of Vilnius)

Gontier Jean Marc – 40 years old – France

17th prize
Box set "Conservatoire des sites alsaciens" - CD-Rom, book and photos
(prize offered by the Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace)

Neto Gloria - 38 years old – France

18th prize
Reporters padded jacket
(prize offered by the Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace)

Ruesch Sandra – 37 years old – France

19th prize
Game "Monopoly – Alsace"
(prize offered by the Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace)

Rocher Josette – 60 years old – France

20th – 24th prize
"Dictionnaire d'apprentissage du français des affaires" for French mother-tongue and non mother-tongue students
(prize offered by Editions Didier)

Neto Manuel Mario – 65 years old – France
Poget Arminda – 34 years old – Switzerland
Blanck Jean Claude – 47 years old – France
Ohanna Jacques – 45 years old – Belgium
Larrous Thérèse – 36 years old – France

The Council of Europe Modern Languages Division will contact the winners
concerning their prize.

The Council of Europe would also like to congratulate the 25 people indicated below who found all correct replies to the game's first question (correct matches between the "Hello" and the corresponding language). The names are listed according to the reply to the 2nd question (number of participants). These participants will receive a memento of the EYL campaign from the Council of Europe. Well done!

Ruesch Roger, 65 years old, France · Maillebuau Yvette, 65 years old, France · Cadilhac Christine, 36 years old, France ·  Vaissiere Roseline, 39 years old, France  · Cadilhac Elisabeth, 36 years old, France · Grobelny Martin, 13 years old, Poland · Jovanovic Milos, 17 years old, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Mikulinska Agnieszka, 27 years old, Poland · García Xoán Díaz , 42 years old, Spain · Grozdanova Adelina, 18 years old, Bulgaria · Mathieu Sandrine, 24 years old, France · Colm O Muireagain, 35 years old, Ireland · Novikova Anna, 34 years old, Ukraine · Simas Cidalia, 34 years old, Portugal · González pan Miguel, 16 years old, Spain · Korili Sophia, 39 years old, Greece · Ouzounoglou Katerina, 25 years old, Greece · Gil Bravo Antonio, 35 years old, Spain · Jankowiak Anna, 13 years old, Poland · Protivánková Marie, 24 years old, Czech Republic · Tomanova Martina, 24 years old, Czech Republic · Zember Martin, 17 years old, Slovak Republic · Waligóra Rafa³, 13 years old, Poland · Monfeuillard Sylvie, 40 years old, France · Oikonomou Anna, 36 years old, Greece

The organisers would like to thank the Ministries, organisations and editors that contributed to the game's success.

The Council of Europe wishes to thank the several thousand contenders for their interest and commitment.

It is too late to win a prize but the original game ("Say hello in many European languages") can still be accessed here until the end of the "European Year of Languages 2001". 

However, if you are more interested to look at the correct solution of the quiz, please click here.