The Rules

I was curious to find out when they'd be notifying finalists or winners, and I discovered it's all going to be starting within a week or so.

Thirty (30) semi-finalists will be announced on or around 6/4/07, five (5) finalists will be announced on or around 8/20/07, and one (1) Grand Prize Winner will be announced on or around November 12, 2007 by employees or agents of the Sponsors, whose decision will be final. Semi-finalists and finalists' cookie recipes (entered in their Submissions) may be adapted and manufactured for cookie taste testing. The Grand Prize Winner's cookie recipe will be adapted by Mrs. Fields to become the official 30th Anniversary Cookie and will, in Mrs. Fields' sole discretion, be sold at all participating Mrs. Fields store locations in the U.S., online at mrsfields.com, and may be offered through Mrs. Fields approved distributors on or about November 2007.

I think this is where the voting might have to come into play. I read the rules again, and honestly, the biggest percentage of consideration is the story, at 40%. I should have looked at that before submitting my recipe, but I'm sure glad I included something about my grandmother and her dream. I should have added to it, instead of just talking about the cookie, but oh well--it's done. Bottom line though is that I do think it's one of the cookies that stands out visually from the pack, or at least I hope so.