Entered a song writing contest in Nashville once long ago, Won an honorable mention nice, I have it framed on my wall. ...Two weeks later I heard my Lyrics in someones song playing on the radio...hahahaha
I won an award for the best float entry in a Parksville Sand Castle parade and a award for the most original float both awards were in the same year/parade. I thought it was pretty cool because I built my float on a $100 budget and I was competing with businesses that spent $1000's on their float. Cheers!
I do have a framed certificate of commendation from the Society for the Prevention of Dismembered, Discoloured and Bent Orthoptera Carcasses. Mind you, that was a long time ago, and we always knew it to be a losing battle.