This morning, after a little misunderstanding with customs they put me in quarantine with some unlucky cousins of mine), I was finally released and reunited with Jerry at Logitech’s office in Fremont, California!!!!

I want to thank all of you who accompanied me through my travels and participated in the contest. It was a lot of fun.

Congratulations to our grand prize winner: Michael Ross! Michael figured out that based on a manufacturing rate of 376,000 mice per day (as stated in Logitech’s Dec. 3 press release), Logitech will reach its two-billionth mouse milestone in the year 2016. Michael wins a collection of Logitech products with a total value of approximately $1000 USD.

I hope that 2009 brings you much happiness,
Billie

After a whirlwind two weeks traveling the globe, a lost Billie was finally discovered and returned to Logitech. He is now on a plane home so he can be reunited with his owner, Jerry Quindlen, CEO of Logitech.

To help with our efforts to find Billie, our office in Switzerland organized a contest offering 5000 CHF and 500 CHF worth of Logitech products to the Swiss resident who found Billie at the Media Markt in Crissier, just 20 kilometers from the little farm in the village of Apples where Logitech was founded in 1981. We are very grateful to Mr. Antonio Pé-Curto from Prilly in the canton of Vaud for helping us find Billie! Mr. Pé-Curto said, “I’m very happy; I thought this kind of thing always happened to someone else!” He’ll be choosing the Logitech products this afternoon with his son at Media Markt.

Present at the prize-giving were Antoine Preisig, vice president sales and marketing for Logitech EMEA, Gabriele Valsecchi, country manager for Logitech Suisse, Guido Renggli, CEO Media Markt en Suisse, Thierry Desponds, director Media Markt Crissier and Walter Strauch, IT team leader Media Markt Crissier.

Our final question for our online contest is posted below. Good luck!

Q: On average, how many mice does Logitech manufacture each day? If Logitech were to continue to manufacture mice at that rate, in what year would the company reach its 2 billionth mouse milestone?

Q: Wann würde Logitech die 2-Milliarden-Marke erreichen, wenn das Unternehmen weiterhin mit derselben Geschwindigkeit Mäuse herstellt?

Q: Si Logitech continue à produire des souris à cette cadence, en quelle année le nombre de souris produites atteindra-t-il 2 milliards?

Q: Se Logitech continuasse a produrre mouse a questo ritmo, in quale anno l’azienda raggiungerebbe la pietra miliare del secondo miliardesimo mouse?

Q: Si Logitech sigue fabricando ratones a este ritmo, ¿en qué año llegará la empresa a fabricar el ratón número dos mil millones?

The grand prize for today’s question is: A collection of Logitech products with a total value of approximately $1000 USD.

The answer to yesterday’s question (Who are Logitech’s founders?) is: Daniel Borel, Pierluigi Zappacosta and Giacomo Marini

Congratulations to the winner for yesterday’s question: prplrush

Q: Who are Logitech’s founders?

Q: Wer sind die Gründer von Logitech?

Q: Quels sont les noms des fondateurs de Logitech?

Q: Chi sono i fondatori di Logitech?

Q: ¿Quiénes son los fundadores de Logitech?

Today’s prize is: QuickCam Pro for Notebooks

The answer to yesterday’s question (What store am I visiting?) is: Billie is at MediaMarkt in Crissier, Switzerland.

Congratulations to the winner for yesterday’s question: Christian

Q: What store am I visiting?

Q: Quale negozio sto visitando?

Q: Welches Geschäft besuche ich gerade?

Q: ¿En qué tienda estoy?

Q: Quel magasin suis-je en train de visiter?

Today’s prize is: Logitech G9 Laser Mouse

The answer to yesterday’s question (In what town and in what year was Logitech founded?) is: Logitech was founded in 1981 in Apples, Switzerland

Congratulations to the winner for yesterday’s question: Julie Terry

Q: In what town and in what year was Logitech founded?

Q: Wo und in welchem Jahr wurde Logitech gegründet?

Q: Dans quelle ville la société Logitech a-t-elle été fondée et en quelle année?

Q: In quale città e in quale anno è stata fondata Logitech?

Q: ¿Dónde y cuándo se fundó Logitech?

Today’s prize is: Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro

The answer to yesterday’s question (Where am I?) is: Switzerland (Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva).

Congratulations to the winner for yesterday’s question: Paola

Q: Where am I?

Q: Wo bin ich?

Q: Où suis-je?

Q: Dove sono?

Q: ¿Dónde estoy?

Today’s prize is: Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones

The answer to yesterday’s question (Where am I and to which country am I going next?) is: Billie is in Munich, Germany, headed to Switzerland.

Congratulations to the winner for yesterday’s question: Alex S.

Q: Where am I and to which country am I going next?

Q: Dove sono e quale paese visiterò adesso?

Q: Wo bin ich und welches Land werde ich als nächstes besuchen?

Q: ¿Dónde estoy y a qué país me dirijo?

Q: Où suis-je et quel est le nom du prochain pays dans lequel je vais me rendre?

Today’s prize is: Logitech Alto Connect

The answer to yesterday’s question (What is the name of the painting I’m viewing?) is: The Death of Sardanapalus by Eugène Delacroix; in the Louvre, Paris

Congratulations to the winner for yesterday’s question: Ivan M.

Q: What is the name of the painting I’m viewing?

Q: Welches Gemälde sehe ich mir gerade an?

Q: Quel tableau suis-je en train d’admirer?

Q: Quale quadro sto osservando?

Q: ¿Qué pintura estoy mirando?

Today’s prize is: V550 Nano Laser Cordless Mouse for Notebooks and diNovo Keyboard for Notebooks

The answer to yesterday’s question (What is the name of the historic site I’m visiting, which is near the site of Logitech’s manufacturing plant from 1988 to 1995?) is: Drombeg Stone Circle in County Cork, Ireland

Congratulations to the winner for yesterday’s question: Brent M.

Q: What is the name of the historic site I’m visiting, which is near the site of Logitech’s manufacturing plant from 1988 to 1995?

Q: Come si chiama la località storica che sto visitando, situata nelle vicinanze dello stabilimento di produzione Logitech dal 1988 al 1995?

Q: Wie heißt die historische Sehenswürdigkeit, die ich gerade besuche und die sich in der Nähe des Logitech Fabrikationsortes zwischen 1988 und 1995 befindet?

Q: ¿Cómo se llama el lugar histórico que estoy visitando, el cual se encuentra cerca de la ubicación de la fábrica de Logitech desde 1988 a 1995?

Q: Quel nom porte le lieu historique que je visite, se trouvant à proximité de l’ancien site de production Logitech de 1988 à 1995?

Today’s prize is: Logitech Harmony One Advanced Universal Remote

The answer to yesterday’s question (Who invented the mouse and when was it first demonstrated in public?) is: Doug Engelbart, 1968

Congratulations to the winner for yesterday’s question: Kenny Ho

Q: Who invented the mouse and when was it first demonstrated in public?

Q: Chi ha inventato il mouse e quando?

Q: Wer hat die Maus erfunden – und wann?

Q: ¿Quién inventó el ratón? ¿Cuándo?

Q: Qui a inventé la souris et en quelle année?

Today’s prize is: Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro

The answer to yesterday’s question (What is the name of Logitech’s first mouse and in what year was it released?) is: P-4 mouse, 1982.

Congratulations to the winner for yesterday’s question: Alex Lyne