I actually turned down a gig mixing for PG. It was a couple of months after 9/11 and I was too scared to travel overseas. Plus, his (ex) manager told me some crazy stories about this guy and his rowboat. Too cooky for me.
I'm thinking about entering this competition though. A free Duende would be the shit, especially since I've decided to purchase one anyway. Been hearing good stuff about the Waves SSL plugs, but I can't imagine the SSL version not being even better.
Honestly though, you'd think that the prize for this competition would be more than a $1500 plugin box...