And the Winner Is...
Template:Italic title Template:Book And the Winner Is... is a SpongeBob SquarePants book written by Jenny Miglis and illustrated by Caleb Meurer. It was published by Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon on January 6, 2004 and is based on the episode "Big Pink Loser."
Characters
Synopsis
Patrick visits SpongeBob's house and accidentally opens the closet where SpongeBob keeps all of his trophies. Since Patrick wants a trophy himself, he copies SpongeBob. In the end, he might just get what he wants.
Plot
Patrick receives a trophy in the mail and goes to show SpongeBob. SpongeBob explains that the award is for him. Patrick likes the award because it's shiny, so SpongeBob offers a shiny button from his coat closet. Patrick opens up SpongeBob's award closet by accident, and says that he wants an award. He decides to get a job at the Krusty Krab.
Patrick delivers food to a customer, but slips on a puddle of water. He answers the phone, but gets confused and thinks that the customers are calling him a crusty crab. SpongeBob shows him how to open a jar, and Patrick thinks he broke it. SpongeBob congratulates him.
The next day, Patrick starts imitating SpongeBob by repeating what he says and dressing like him. SpongeBob starts imitating Patrick out of annoyance, but Patrick points out that he was never closer to an award than when he was copying SpongeBob. A delivery truck then comes and delivers an award to Patrick "for doing nothing longer than anyone else." Patrick then goes to "protect his title."
Cover
The cover takes place in SpongeBob's house and shows a picture of Patrick taking one of SpongeBob's gold trophies from his trophy display and SpongeBob attempting to retrieve it from Patrick. However, he doesn't seem to want to give it back, and appears to be jealous.