TEQUILA-INSPIRED CHESS SET WINS NATIONAL CONTEST We’ve come a long way from 99 bottles of beer on the wall. Spring Valley artist Brandon Montgomery crafted 52 empty bottles of Patrón tequila into a glass chess set and table worth $10,000. That was his prize for winning the tequila maker’s first national bottle art contest. His chess table includes players made of mini Patrón bottles with hand-carved corks.
July 2, 2013 - U-T San Diego
Checkmate! Suspected Mandeville bomb turns out to be chess set A suspected bomb that led to some tense moments, evacuated homes and closed streets in Mandeville turned out to be a chess set. Authorities just after 5 p.m. gave the "all clear'' after investigating the package, which was left on...
June 29, 2013 - New Orleans Times-Picayune