I wanted to post an update. Something is definitely fishy about this contest. My profile on Ryobi said that I was the previous winner. There is a link in that profile which says Hall of Fame. Clicking it sends me back to my submitted project, so it shows that I was the winner. For some unknown reason, they chose to disregard my project, and post another person as a winner in the Hall of Fame. After making a few phone calls over the last couple of weeks, I could see that they have no intention to contact me. Each time I speak to somebody, they forward me to another department with an answering machine or a secretary which asks me for my contact information. I suspect that this whole thing is a monthy scam to draw attention to their website to advertise their products. I didn't want to jump to conclusions at first, but it's very obvious now.
One last thing that I wanted to mention is that they sent me an email when I first submitted my project a few months ago saying that they will mail me a free Ryobi cap. I never got it either. I thank everybody on this site for their time & support to cast their votes.