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On November 17, 2016, Reverend Guitars hosted a contest through Facebook to win a BC-1 model guitar. The guitar is production number 25,000 and personally signed by Billy Corgan.

“Win a Reverend Billy Corgan Signature #25000 guitar! Answer 10 out of 10 [questions] correctly, and be entered for a chance to win Reverend #25000, which happens to be a Reverend Billy Corgan Signature BC-1, signed by Billy Corgan himself!”

On November 18, 2016, Reverend Guitars announced Scott Michael Gilliam of Owensboro, KY, as the winner of the guitar.

The 10 questions were as follows:

1. What was the name of the first production Reverend model ever built?

• Jetstream
• Rocco
• Slingshot
• Steve

2. What instrument did Billy Corgan’s father play?

• Guitar
• Drum
• Pipe Organ
• Fife

3. The 3-knob control layout on most Reverend guitars is:

• Volume/Volume/Tone
• Volume/Tone/Rotation of the Earth
• Volume/Tone/Bass Contour Control
• Volume/Tone/Tone

4. What are the pickups on the Reverend Billy Corgan Signature BC-1 called?

• Railhammer Chisels
• Reverend CP90s
• Railhammer Billy Corgan Signatures
• “Hey, Baby, What’s your sign?”

5. What kind of prized wood is used for Reverend guitar bodies?

• Mahogany
• Swamp Ash
• Driftwood
• Korina

6. What is the material that is used for the pickguards on the Reverend Billy Corgan Signature BC-1

• Brushed Steel
• Brushed Aluminum
• Brushed Tungsten
• Brushed Tin

7. What is the name of the wrestling company where Billy Corgan was recently the president?

• WWF
• Impact Wrestling
• Hogan’s Heroes
• Lucha Libre

8. What was the name of the most recent Smashing Pumpkins tour?

• The End Times Tour
• Homerpalooza
• In Plainsong
• Steel Wheels

9. On March 26, 2016, James Iha joined The Smashing Pumpkins onstage for the first time in more than 15 years. What was the name of the venue?

• Whiskey a Go-Go
• Ace Hotel
• The Village Idiot in Maumee, Ohio
• The Hollywood Bowl

10. What song did The Smashing Pumpkins play on The Tonight Show when Billy Corgan debuted the Reverend Billy Corgan Signature BC-1?

• Malibu
• Drum + Fife
• Bullet with Butterfly Wings
• Hocus Pocus by Focus