Congratulations to Wayne-O for winning this week’s caption contest, and with it winning a copy of Buffett’s Christmas album “Christmas Island”.

Here was the photo:

And here was Wayne-O’s winning caption:

“I’m not joking coach! I will play for GUMBO!!!”

Out of 432 votes cast, Wayne-O received 120 votes (28%). Runner up was Derek with “Hey Coach, I got a great new play for you….we set up FINS to the Left and FINS to the right, then we run right up the middle for the touchdown!”

Here are the full results:

• “I’m not joking coach! I will play for GUMBO!!!” – Wayne-O (120 votes, 28%)
• “Hey Coach, I great new play for you….we set up FINS to the Left and FINS to the right, then we run right up the middle for the touchdown!” – Derek (109 votes, 25%)
• “I told that Nun back in Mobile that there’s more than one way of becoming a SAINT!” – Timmy (93 votes, 21%)
• “Hey Coach! I told you we should have stopped at Margaritaville AFTER the game, not before!!!” – Andrew (55 votes, 13%)
• “Coach of Somewhere Hot?? Yeah, that’s a good one Sean!!” – Chris Austin (55 votes, 13%)

View all of the captions that were submitted here.

Congratulations to Wayne-O for winning this week’s caption contest! Thanks to everyone who entered and to everyone who voted.

This week we showed you the below picture and asked you to provide your own caption for it. We’ve compiled five of our favorites and want you to vote on your favorite. This week’s voting carries more weight than usual… the winner will receive a copy of Jimmy Buffett’s Christmas album: “Christmas Island”.

Here was the picture:

Two weeks ago we reported on Jimmy Buffett’s attendance at a University of Florida football game. Buffett joined head coach Urban Meyer (pictured right / AP photo by Mark Humphrey) and the team in the locker room after the game. In today’s edition of the Miami Herald, they expand on Meyer’s love of Buffett’s music and escapism:

At heart, Meyer — one of the country’s best college football coaches — is a fan of Jimmy Buffett. That’s right. Meyer is a Parrot Head. He even owns an official pair of Margaritaville flip-flops.

”Urban doesn’t just like Jimmy Buffett, Urban wants to be Jimmy Buffett,” said Shelley Meyer, Urban’s wife.

“To Urban, Jimmy just has the greatest life because he gets to be laid-back. That’s Urban’s dream, just to be relaxed and have fun.”

There will be no relaxing for Meyer in the next few days. His Florida Gators, ranked No. 2 in nation by The Associated Press with an 11-1 record, play No. 1 Alabama on Saturday in Atlanta for the Southeastern Conference championship.

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The playful side of Urban Meyer can be traced back to a warm summer day in Cincinnati where he was a college player and worked part-time at the Timberwolf Amphitheater. That’s when Meyer met Buffett.

”He really loves the guy,” Shelley said. “We have every Buffett CD ever made and from February to August they literally play nonstop.”

Read the entire article here.

We previously reported that Jimmy Buffett’s new restaurant in Hawaii, Jimmy Buffett’s At The Beachcomber, would open in early 2009. A press release from Ohana Hotels reports that it will open in February:

The hotel is excited to welcome the highly-anticipated lifestyle restaurant and bar, Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber, slated to open in February 2009. This new 22,000 square foot dining, entertainment and retail venue will allow guests to enjoy a full menu, cocktails and lively entertainment by a variety of well-known and up-and-coming entertainers. The new Honolulu Surfing Museum and bar will serve up cool drinks while showcasing surfing collectibles and memorabilia.

(hat tip to Jr Mint for passing this along)

Jimmy will be playing a grand opening show soon after it opens, and you can win a trip to see the special show at landsharklager.com.

Time for another Buffett Caption Contest! This week’s photo is below… it’s Jimmy walking off the football field with New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton.

We want you to provide your own caption for this photo. Put your creative hat on and submit your caption in the comments section of this article.

On Sunday we’ll pick a few of the best captions and put them in a poll for everyone to vote on. The poll will close on Wednesday and the highest vote-getter will receive a copy of Jimmy’s Christmas album “Christmas Island”.