Snell's was just one of the many entrants that came in from across the country. There were clothing and costume designs, Duct Tape boats and duck hunter gear but the winning entry, as judged by Red Green himself, belonged to Snell, whose entry, a "handyman's haven" was the ultimate in impractical but some might argue, necessary uses for Duct Tape.

Snell took the frame of a metal swing set and fashioned a "woven" hammock out of Duct Tape across the length of the apparatus. He then suspended a television (with Duct Tape) from the bar at the top. The television, along with a dart board, were dubbed the "entertainment enter" by Snell, who also ensured the remote was close at hand by suspending it with Duct Tape. He created a newspaper holder on the side of the apparatus and a food hamper - really just a chip bag holder, both fashioned out of yes, duct tape. Snell also incorporated a system for watering his garden with the hammock. Apparently as the hammock moves, so does a hose connected to the swing set and the garden gets watered. "It was the Christmas holidays and I was out there wrapping Duct Tape all over the swing set," explains Snell. "My family kept looking out the window at me - I think they thought I was nuts."

Snell has followed Red Green since the show's inception. "I used to watch Smith and Smith, Steve Smith's previous program before Red Green," Snell says, "so I'm quite excited about the opportunity to meet him and have this part as an extra."

While being a movie extra is a new experience for Snell, he is no stranger to the stage. He has played the demanding roles of both Hamlet and Othello in the Victoria Shakespeare Festival and is looking forward to witnessing the inner workings of film production.

Snell is also no stranger to Duct Tape - nor is his family. "I use Duct Tape to patch and mend everything around the house," Snell says. "My family uses it for everything as well." Snell and his wife have six children, Jeremy, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Josiah, Eliana and Kalina. "I always seem to be asking, 'who has my Duct Tape?'" he jokes.

Snell's prize is a trip for two to Toronto for a weekend during the taping of the Red Green movie "Duct Tape Forever". They will be put up in a fine hotel, visit the movie film set and of course Snell will get his opportunity to be an extra. All transportation and meals are covered as well. And when Snell returns to Victoria, he'll have the perfect place to unwind after the trip - his "handyman's haven" - right in his own back yard.

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