Here's the new May/June 2013 "What The Heck Is It?" game. Below that are the winner's of the March/April 2013 game.

To play, come up with the right answer, or make up a silly, or inventive answer that we find funny or clever that describes the gizmo shown. We give away up to three dozen autographed copies of MAD Magazine. (Up to 12 for the correct answer, up to 24 for cute, silly answers.) IMPORTANT! The judges have very small attention spans, so make sure entries are no more than 25 words, and please make just one guess per entry. You can enter more than once, and you can enter even if you've won in the past. But you must sign your entry with a nickname, screen name, fake name, or even real name, but sign it! If it's not signed, it's not eligible.

You'll be playing for the August 2013 issue of MAD! 

Remember, right answers and cute or clever wrong answers can win! Please be sure to put " WTHII" in the subject line so we can pick it out quickly. And good luck! E-mail your entry to gizwizbiz@aol.com by midnight (EDT) June 30, 2013. By entering you agree this is a game for fun and laughs. Winning answers are published on this website, so you have to come back to see if you won. Because MAD is real cheap, we have to limit mailing winning copies to the United States and Canada. Be sure to check back July 1st or 2nd, 2013 to see if you've won, and follow the directions below to claim your prize! I'll tweet a few reminders for folks to check to see if they've won when winners are announced, so follow me on Tweeter: www.twitter.com/thegizwiz   Good Luck! Winners outside the US and Canada can have their names included as a "shout-out" on an upcoming Giz Wiz Show as their prize.

Here are the March/April 2013 "What The Heck Is It?" Winners!

On the left --This is the March/April 2013 What The Heck Is It? gizmo looked like. 

Nine people guessed it correctly. We picked winners who said it was for a paint can, and it had a magnet to hold a paint brush. Those winners are:

You put this on the rim of a paint can and it holds your paint brush wile not in use.  Nick Socha

Paint can special lid. Brush can scrape inside of can to remove excess paint. Magnet on lid holds brush secure on top of can. Don Saewert

paint can lid groove shield with magnetic brush holder. Gary Norton

I think this ring goes on a paint can and the small square is a screener for when you pour out the paint. Vince Chrisman

Paint can lid with a magnet to hold the brush. Dan Brule

It's a paint can rim protector, with brush holding magnet. Robert K

 A magnetic paint brush holder that fits the top of a one gallon paint can. The Sly Weasel

I'm going for a paint can lid protector with a magnetic brush holder. Michael

A drip-mess-stopping rim for a paint can, to wipe brushes against; with a magnet to hold the brush when not painting. Sakana

See how to collect your autographed MAD below.

Here's the clever, cute, original winners of the Jan/Feb 2013 "What's The Heck Is It?" game.

Everyone on this list - and the list above - is a winner! You've won the June issue of MAD. (I have a satire of the Scott-e-vest" ad in that issue, illustrated by MAD's Scott Bricher.)

Since it seemed the majority of silly answers were ‘Smurf’ related, we picked five of them!

It's a halo that fell of a Smurf angel – Blintze

This is a Stargate for Smurfs. Dustin Sherrill

Door knocker to Papa Smurf’s house. Louie

A life preserver for Smurfs. Rick Barber

Papa Smurf's Hemorrhoid Cushion? GVDub

It is a over-the-air antenna for people who own televisions but don't want to pay for a cable or satellite monthly fee. Bryon Hammer

I think it's the new wireless rechargeable Dyson fan. The block on the bottom is the rechargeable battery.  Matt Brodeur

It is a Port-a-Porthole.  Instantly and easily install a porthole in any boat that lacks one. Donald Burr

About a dozen folks said a variation the following. They remember the old days of analog TV’s. We picked one at random:

TV or CRT Degaussing Coil - used to remove residual magnetism in TVs or CRTs. Tom Fowler

Cute, silly answers we picked:

I think it is a recording device, worn on its collar, for an undercover police dog.  David K.

It is obviously a "Toily Target".  It get's hung in a urinal as a "target" to entice men to aim "into" the urinal. \\uSlackr

Version 2.0 of the talking dog collar. – MJ

It’s a wall mirror for vampires!! Ron Schultz

Air passer througher  - Paul Tschirhart

Ankle monitoring device for criminal elephants. Garrette Baird

This is a towel holder that sends a message to your smart phone when the towel needs to be cleaned. Rick B.

This is a hula-hoop with a built in electronic revolution counter. Terry McCann

Is it a ring to make perfectly round pancakes. John Fuller

It's a guide for barbers to give bowl hair-cuts. Arthur

Official measuring ring for maximum girth of human cannon ball contestants. Dan Ka-Blam Steinbrocker

it’s obvious from the hint on the cover of the MAD mag…It’s a portable toilet seat protector for when you go into battle! Remees

It's a hula hoop for extremely skinny french models. –MarixD

DINNER PLATE TILT RING = place under your dinner plate so the gravy pools to one side to facilitate dipping. Ezdo

It's part of the toilet seat from the Blue Man Group's bathroom. Tom

If you won more than once, please just ask for one autographed MAD. Email me your full name & address - (US/Canada only - otherwise email me & we'll give you a shout-out on The Giz Wiz). I'll autograph MAD 521 the June 2013 issue with your first name & my name unless you specify Dick's name only. Please put MAD WINNER in the subject line of your email so I can pick it out from the hundreds of emails I get every day. Thanks!!!  Dick De, The Giz Wiz & MAD's Maddest Writer. 

gizwizbiz@aol.com

Don't forget to go back to the top of this page to play the new May/June 2013 WTHII? game. And be sure to sign your entry with a name, initials, something - or it won't be counted. Last month more than a dozen entries weren't signed and were disqualified. Thanks.