Still time to enter!! "Keenan's Candy Challenge!"

 9 Group and Palms Casino Resort present “Keenan’s Candy Challenge,” a unique social media contest, in conjunction with the birthday celebration for YouTube personality, Keenan Cahill at Nove Italiano on Saturday, March 5.

Now through Wednesday, March 2, fans can enter the challenge by viewing the video post on Nove’s Facebook wall and submitting their best guess on how many Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses are in the jar.  The grand prize includes a YouTube production and collaboration video with Cahill as well as a gift certificate to Nove Italiano for Cahill’s birthday party.

Contest rules are as follows:

v  The participant who submits the closest guess without exceeding accurate count wins.

v  In the event a tiebreaker is needed, the winning name will be selected at random.

v  The winner must be present in Las Vegas and available to do the video with Cahill at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 5.

v  The song will be one of Cahill’s most popular lip-synced performances: Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” or 50 Cent’s “Down on Me.”

v  Participants are permitted one guess only; anyone who submits more than once will be disqualified.

v  All eligible participants must be 21 years of age and older.

v  The winner will be announced at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2.

For more information on the challenge, visit Nove’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NoveLV.

Nove Italiano hosts Cahill’s birthday bash at 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 5.  Guests can enjoy $7 happy hour specials through midnight.  Nove Italiano is open Sunday through Thursday from 6 – 10:30 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 6 – 11 p.m.  Reservations are recommended and can be made online at www.novelasvegas.com or by calling 702.942.6800.

Keenan Cahill is recognized the world over for his entertaining, self-produced home videos of himself lip-syncing to top-40 hits.  From Elmhurst, Ill. Cahill’s popularity skyrocketed when he lip-synced to pop artist Katy Perry’s, “Teenage Dream.”  Since then, he has collaborated with celebrities including, comedienne Chelsea Handler, hip-hop artist 50 Cent for his song, “Down on Me,” TV personality Jimmy Kimmel, actress Jennifer Aniston and Jersey Shore sensation, DJ Pauly D for his song, “Beat Dat Beat.”  Cahill achieved international fame through his YouTube channel, and through the years has garnered attention from celebrities and fans of all ages, resulting in more than 187 million views. Cahill was born with a rare genetic disorder called Mucopolysaccaridosis (MPS-6), which is a rare lysosomal disorder estimated to occur once in every 340,000 live births.  For more on Keenan, visit his YouTube channel or www.keenansroom.com.