It’s no trivial affair! Okay, well maybe it is… Anyway, win free toys and help us clear up space in our basement and attic in the process! Don’t miss the return of the SUPER-SIZED Trivia Contest at Retro Con 2025!!

One of our more popular contests, our good friend Mike from the Breaux Show is busy getting the prizes ready for September, and once again we’ll be going a FULL HOUR this year! The contest is set for 10:30am on Sunday, and is free for all attendees to participate in. Simply visit the panel room during the event to play along and win!

We’ve got items related to Transformers, Hot Wheels, Funko Pops, ReAction figures, He-Man, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, TMNT, superheroes, plushies, and much much more!

We’ll reveal each item one at a time at the contest, and ask a trivia question related to it. Then we’ll randomly call on a person in the audience with their hand raised to answer. If they get it right, they win the prize on the spot. If not, we’ll ask a different audience member until the prize is claimed. No Googling allowed!

Join the fun, show off your geeky knowledge, and win cool stuff to boot!! Don’t forget, Retro Con now has a dedicated event and panel room! It’s attached to our lead-in hallway, right next to the front ticket booths.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro!

The Retro Con household has an unhealthy obsession with offbeat/quirky toys, and now we wanna see YOUR weird flex! Come witness the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected… at the Retro Con 2025 Weird Toy Contest!

The contest will be held in our Panel room on Saturday afternoon (exact to be determined soon). No sign-ups are required, you can simply arrive for line-up with your toy just before contest start time. However, you must be present for the contest, so please no item “drop-offs”.

Your toy can be officially licensed, unlicensed, vintage, new, or even bootleg. However, custom toys will *not* be allowed in this contest. We also request that your toy be suitable for a family-oriented crowd. We reserve the right to decline any toy we feel is inappropriate for the contest (nudity, bodily functions, suggestive features, etc). So leave your Shape-shifter Punisher and ET Finger Light at home, per favore!

If your toy involves a gimmick you’d like to demonstrate, you’re welcome to do so. We’re also allowing “toy adjacent” items to be entered, which are those tie-in items associated with a toy line or brand, such as lunchboxes, gumball machines, electronic toothbrushes, model kits, pharmacy rack toys, and of course… Smurf Big Wheels!

Top prize for the contest is the HasLab Ghostbusters “Two in the Box” prop set featuring a PKE Meter, Ghost Trap, and all bonus tiers, a $400+ value! 2nd Place gets you a 40th Anniversary Studio Series Optimus Prime figure ($90 retail price), and 3rd Place gets you the new Target-exclusive Star Wars ‘A New Hope’ figure set ($60 retail price)!

The contest will be co-hosted and judged this year by Mike from The Breaux Show, and our old friend Mr. Lobo from Cinema Insomnia! Come watch or participate in the fun! And remember… weirdness is often just a side-effect of being awesome!