Survey receives Nearly 5,000 responses
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oly moly. If Hollywood has winning formulas for its sequels, we’ve stumbled upon one with our Best of the Boat survey. In all, 4,949 readers responded this year, up 56 percent from 2012 and a whopping 1,500 percent from the inaugural contest’s 305 responses in 2002. Opinionated readers had exactly one month to answer the 156-question survey, and they did so in droves, producing Steamboat’s most representative readers’ choice survey ever. Following are a few behind-thescenes facts and figures as well as some answers that didn’t make the final cut:
Survey Stats 4,949 voters in 2012 survey 305 voters in original 2002 survey 272,751 total votes submitted 30,525 ExploreSteamboat.com
Largest Margin of Victory 68 percent Best Hot Dog: Hungry Dog
65 percent Best Liquor Store: Central Park Liquor
visits
55 percent Best Grocery Store:
Top 5 Questions by Votes 3,755 Best Sit-Down Breakfast 3,652 Best Sit-Down Lunch 3,555 Best Pizza 3,552 Best On-Mountain Après 3,492 Best Grab-and-Go Lunch
50 percent Best Pet Supply
City Market
Store: Paws ’N Claws ’N Things
47 percent Best Place for a Men’s Haircut: 10th Street Barbershop
45 percent Best Place for a
Sandwich: Backcountry Provisions
Funniest responses Best Wings: “I’m a fan of colors, so parrots.” Best Ribs: “Mike Polucci’s — carved from steel.” Best Seafood: “Anywhere closer to the ocean than Colorado.” Best Burrito: “Illegal Mexican burrito cart run by my grammama.” Best Fine Dining: “I don’t make enough money to enjoy fine dining. Sounds classy, though.” Best Elected Official: “Are you kidding? They are all ‘best’ until they are actually elected.” Best Carpenter: “Jesus Christ.”
Best Local Runner: “That guy who ran from the cops by jumping in the river.” Best Local Snowboarder: “Paris Hilton.”
2011’s Funniest responses Best Place for a Men’s Haircut: “Don’t know, I’m bald.” Best Place to Get a Massage: “My back and shoulders.” Best Snow Removal Service: “My husband.” Best Place to Dance: “On a pole.” Best Place to Walk a Dog: “Your neighbor’s yard, late at night.”
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