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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"http:\\/\\/player.vimeo.com\\/video\\/35041805\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"360\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;After hearing the news that Reef McIntosh had won the 2012 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout we hit the coconut wireless to track him down. Turns out he&amp;#8217;d never won a contest of any sort before&amp;#8230;&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TransWorld SURF: 2012 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout winner Reef McIntosh!&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Reef McIntosh: I can\\u2019t really believe it; I don\\u2019t know what to say!&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So the contest finished yesterday but they held off on announcing the results until this morning?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;We surfed a half-day yesterday and today was like, \\u201cconditions permitting\\u201d whether or not it was gonna go again. I don\\u2019t really know how the permit and logistics work but when this morning came it was kinda small and there were some bad winds predicted for later in the day. We might have been able to run a half-day, and I might have dodged a bullet. It was super stressful not knowing if I won or not, I\\u2019ve never been in a situation like that.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yeah I was arguing with Kelly Slater on Twitter this morning, he was like, \\u201cReef won!\\u201d and I said, \\u201cNot yet, pal.\\u201d Turned out he was right.&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;People were telling me that I won yesterday but I was like, \\u201cNo. I\\u2019m not going to believe that until the check is in my hands or Eddie [Rothman] tells me \\u2018It\\u2019s over.\\u2019\\u201d I couldn\\u2019t even sleep last night.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When was the last time you won a contest?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;I\\u2019ve never won a contest [laughs].&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What boards were you riding through the event?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;I rode a brand new 7\\u20192\\u201d Arakawa the whole time. I might just put that board on ice now.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What\\u2019s it like surfing in contest with basically the same guys you surf with everyday?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;It would have been gnarly to be in a heat with like Jamie, Makua, or Bruce. Shit, everyone\\u2019s gnarly but I liked the guys I had in my heat; Cheyne Magnusson, Barca, and Makai McNamara. Those guys aren\\u2019t super frothers but like to get good waves\\u2014it was just a fun atmosphere. You know if you\\u2019re in a heat with Bruce or Jamie it\\u2019s serious, it\\u2019s like game time, we\\u2019re not talking about the Chargers like me and Cheyne Mags were.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Were you wearing your SD Charger boardies?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The whole event! I was rotating between the home and away colors.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All those years you put in finally paid off\\u2014to the tune of $30,000!&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;30Gs is awesome but I\\u2019m just stoked to win something, especially the Shootout. I\\u2019m so stoked to have my name alongside Johnny Boy Gomes, Kelly, John John, and Jamie O\\u2019Brien.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Shout outs?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;I could stay on the phone all day thanking people, but I\\u2019ll start with Eddie Rothman and Da Hui for putting the event on, the Water Patrol, Faith from ASP Hawaii, Quiksilver for getting a team into the event, everyone in the event, my fianc\\u00e9e Jessica, my Dad\\u2026&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wait. Fianc\\u00e9e?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Yeah, dropped onto one knee on Christmas Eve\\u2026&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wow, that\\u2019s big news!&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Yeah, big things in 2012\\u2026&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When\\u2019s the date? More importantly, when\\u2019s the bachelor party?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;That\\u2019s what I\\u2019m talking about! That\\u2019s gonna be soon, you guys will know, trust me [laughs]!&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1000142345\\\" title=\\\"Reef McIntosh Da Hui Backdoor Shootout\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2012\\/01\\/Reef-McIntosh-Da-Hui-Backdoor-Shootout.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"640\\\" height=\\\"434\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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