Invention could win Springfield boy $250,000

Posted on December 19, 2018
A fifth grader from Springfield is one of five finalists for a $250,000 prize, that’s if his “invention” wins a nationwide contest. (Dave Dahl)

 

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – Necessity is the mother of invention.

“I kept losing my glasses and stepping on them and breaking them,” said Evitt Smith, 10, of Springfield.

He came up with the idea of creating a stand which depicts the face of a favorite character. You put the glasses on the character’s face, and –voila! No more losing or stepping on glasses.

“Sleepy Heads” is one of five finalists in a national contest. Fans can vote online, and Evitt, already the winner of $10,000 as a finalist, could win $250,000.

That big money could go for college, but the first $10,000 – says mom Mia Marinkovic – could defray costs of patenting and marketing “Sleepy Heads.”

Evitt and his mom expect to know in January whether “Sleepy Heads” is the big winner.

www.mydreamvention.com

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected]

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