And the winner is: M. Lewis of Woodbury NJ was the first to correctly identify our mystery lady as none other than the lovely Shelly Fabares! Who is this lovely lady?? Teen magazines from the 1960's said she and Bobby were and "item." She starred in one of the biggest family TV shows of the day & was in a hit series in recent years. Who is she & what were the names of the TV shows she starred in?

8/13/08 The Winner is: Jeff Holst of Blackwood, NJ Answer: Dodie Stevens/Tan Shoes & Pink Shoelaces Question: Who is the girl in the photo with Bobby?? What was her most famous hit single? Hint: She worked for a few years touring with "The Golden Boys" as the lead back up singer

7/12/08 We Have A Winner! Winner: Barbara J. McMillan  Answers:  1. Zeke Kadiddlehopper  2. cousin to Clem Kadiddlehopper (Red Skelton's character) The Two part question!!! 1) What was the name of the character that Bobby played in a recurring role on the Red Skelton Show? 2) How was this character "related" to another main character in the show?

June 7, 2008 The Winner is: Joe Miceli of Baltimore, MD was the first correct answer that the screen test was for the movie "The Graduate" - the role of course famously went to Dustin Hoffman. "What major motion picture did Bobby screen test for that eventually went to Dustin Hoffman"

2/22/08 In his caricature titled "Yell for Rydell," Disney artist Shawn McHugh depicted the likeness of WHO as the cheerleader??? Send entries to:  rydellfanclub@aol.com

And the winners are: Bonnie Bostrom of Plainville, CT & Joyce Takemori of Aieka, Hawaii Answer to our "who is the cheerleader" contest: The cheerleader depicted in Shawn McHugh's fabulous caricature is none other than Bobby's longtime Fan Club President - Linda (Ferrino) Hoffman!! Hints were in the photo gallery "Linda Hoffman photos" Keep an eye out for our next fun contest soon.

1/26/08 New Contest TouTube This clip is from a TV Pilot that Bobby did for Desilu Studios. Bobby's Pilot was called "Swingin' Together" --- The pilot was reworked into another version, not including Bobby. What famous TV show did Bobby's pilot evolve into ??

The correct answer is:  The Partridge Family.  Winner is: Allene Macklin from Santa Ana, CA

The winner of the "dad's" contest is Christine Greco of Bell, California.  She correctly guessed the Father's as  Domenic Forte (Fabian's Dad/on the left ) and Al Ridarelli (Bobby's Dad/on the right). Contest winner Christine Greco shows off her prize - a Bobby Rydell Fan Club sweatshirt!

Guess correctly what show this clip is from (circa 1960) and win one of Bobby's personal stage shirts!    Hint:  It's NOT from  American Bandstand. www.youtube.com Additional "hints" will be given on this toughie until someone wins! Replies can be sent to rydellfanclub@aol.com

11/07 Answer to contest was:  Swingin' Together The Winner was: Caroline Cardiel of Bell, CA is the winner