The California Surprise Contest is open to all attendees of the 2023 Logan, UT National. Photographed is John Rajpolt who was the only contest winner at the 2022 Gettysburg National.

Any attendee or their representative who shows me in person a California insulator or California company artifact I have not seen an example before will earn a $10 reward from Colin Jung at the National. The reward will be paid regardless of whether it is for sale or not. Here are some examples that would surprise me and earn you a ten spot. Check back to this posting for more additions to the list:

CD102 CALIFORNIA in aqua or green;

CD102 C.G.I.Co. in blue or in aqua (PT mold); sage green (RT mold);

CD112 CALIFORNIA in aqua or green;

CD114 CALIFORNIA in a solid green color:

CD121 CALIFORNIA in green or off-clear;

CD133 CALIFORNIA in smoke, yellow; sage green or green; peach

CD134 CALIFORNIA in green;

CD134 CALIFORNIA with an "A" on the dome;

CD145 POSTAL in a smokey yellow or yellow;

CD152 CALIFORNIA in a peach;

CD152 CALIFORNIA (taper top mold) in green;

CD160 CALIFORNIA in a true sage green; aqua;

CD161 CALIFORNIA in blue with an "A" on the dome;

CD162 CALIFORNIA in a true sage green color (like a Cal CD 161); true green

CD164 No Embossing (Cal Product) in aqua;

CD178 303/SANTA ANA (no CALIFORNIA embossing) in sage green;

CD178 CALIFORNIA 303/SANTA ANA in yellow, green, two-tone or a light yellow green;

CD187 CALIFORNIA in sage green; two-tone, or citrine

CD200 CALIFORNIA in yellow or sage green or green;

CD210 No Embossing in smoke/off clear;

CD260 CALIFORNIA in smoke

CD260 CALIFORNIA pinch ear helmet in blue;

Any Cal CD in copper except for CD 161 and CD 121;

Any Cal CD in a jade color;

Also manufacturing oddities, unusual junk in glass, amber swirling in most Cal CD's, olive swirling in some Cal CD's, short pours (underpour affects entire base), large hare lip underpours;

Any floaters in Cal double petticoat insulators, except the CD 178