REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 19, 2009 — Earlier this month, Microsoft brought the Ad Showdown from MSNBC.com to Xbox LIVE so members could watch and vote on more than 35 of their favorite TV commercials from the big football game on February 1. More than one million TV commercials were streamed during the course of the Ad Showdown program on Xbox LIVE and the ten most popular commercials picked by the Xbox LIVE community were:
1. “Transformers 2” Movie Trailer
2. Doritos, “Power of the Crunch”
3. Go Daddy.com, “Shower”
4. E*Trade, “Baby Talk”
5. Pepsi Max, “Pepsi Max”
6. “Year One” Movie Trailer
7. Hyundai, “Contract”
8. “Angels and Demons” Movie Trailer
9. “Fast & Furious” Movie Trailer
10. Gatorade, “Tiger”
Millions of people visited the Ad Showdown on Xbox LIVE but one lucky winner will receive a prize package that included a high-definition TV home theater system, an Xbox 360 Elite console and a 12-month Xbox LIVE Gold Membership. The winner is expected to be announced next week. Details can be found on http://www.xbox.com/winners.