As of now, we have the following contestants, pledging $5 to the
person whose guess is closest to Dow as of closing on Jul 1,
2009. Money is to be split in the unlikely case of more than one
contestant being equally distant to the value of Dow on Jul 1.

The entries are (gleaned from the thread)

SteveB: 5,000
Ignoramus: 8,000
Jon Elson: 5,500
Steamer: (no valid entry)
Wes: 9,000
ben91932: 10,300

If someone has any objections, please speak up.

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