I really want to thank you all. Even if the competition is not finished yet, your votes and support put me in the 5th place in votes (out of 50 candidates!) and this is quite an achievement. I especially want to thank , my family, my girlfriend Maud, my friends, my coworkers, my volleyball club, Ecully’s bridge and Beaujolais golf clubs, and last but not least, all my Facebook fans!

Clare from Taïwan won the Wild Card with some 150,000 votes! Wow! She is the first candidate selected to go to Hamilton Island for the final selection. However, 10 other (within the 50) candidates will be chosen by Tourism Queensland on April 2. I’m crossing fingers, even if luck has not much influence!! Then, the 11 candidates will meet on Hamilton Island during 2+ days to take interviews and group activities. Results will be announced on May 6.

To give you an idea on how strong your support was, here are some key figures:

• 68 003 views of my application video (youtube + wat)
• 48 249 absolute unique visitors on my blog (100 000+ page displays!)
• 16 340 votes on the official site (5th/50 candidates)
• 772 fans on my official Facebook page (183 comments!)
  
• 202 comments on my blog BenForBestJob.com
• 200+ support e-mails received
• 2 additional support groups on Facebook, created by people I did not know (506 members) - thanks Sylvie et Frédérique

If you wish to see all my media coverage (TV, press, radio, internet…), click here.

Vote for Ben : http://www.islandreefjob.com/Benh

You can also “continue” to support me by sending a photo as the following ones, at vote@benforbestjob.com

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Thanks for your votes and your support. You can vote for me everyday until March, 24 on http://www.islandreefjob.com/Benh

Yesterday, I went to meet the mayor of Écully, a town near Lyon where I grew up, to ask him for his support in my campaign Ben For Best Job. He was very nice and was proud that an “Ecullois” had been short-listed!

I was surprised to receive this morning in my mail box, a virtual me from Electronic Arts studios. I decided to call him Ben 2.0. I really appreciate their support and thank them for this exclusive release. I can now start my virtual campaign on the net!