Semifinalists were named in other categories. Among small businesses, computer companies, an electronics fix-it shop and a pawnbroker were among those singled out for having the ugliest site belonging to a small or midsize business. NetStudio of Mountain View, Calif., makes software that can pretty up a Web page. He said if the site proceeds to win as a finalist or ultimately take the grand award of ugliest site by a government organization, NetStudio would add an asterisk, indicating the site isn't really put out by the Oregon lottery. He said he could see how the asterisk might bug the lottery.
Sites related to government generally have .gov or .org domains.
Lou Torres, another lottery spokesman, said the lottery commission learned about the dubious award when it was contacted by a Web designer, wondering if the agency would like to hire him to improve the look of the site in light of the award. Moore, meanwhile, is thrilled to win a prize, even if it's like being called the Ma Kettle of supermodels.