diff --git a/app.coffee b/app.coffee
index 0897108..6e2cdba 100644
--- a/app.coffee
+++ b/app.coffee
@@ -28,5 +28,13 @@ compileMethod = (str, path) ->
 app.get "/", (req, res) ->
   res.render "index", title: "Twitter Raffle", subtitle: "By <a href='http://comorichweb.posterous.com/'>Como Rich Web</a>"
 
+app.get '/disqualified', (req, res) ->
+  # load disqualified users from yaml file
+  fs = require 'fs'
+  yaml = require 'yaml'
+  fs.readFile 'config/settings.yml', (err, data) ->
+    contents = data.toString('utf-8')
+    res.json(yaml.eval(contents))
+
 app.listen 3000
 console.log "Express server listening on port %d in %s mode", app.address().port, app.settings.env
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e99898b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+disqualified: ['CoMORichWeb']
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5562cb8..86a555d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     "express": "2.4.3",
     "jade": ">= 0.0.1",
     "coffee-script": ">=1.1.1",
-    "stylus": "*"
+    "stylus": "*",
+    "yaml": "0.2.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {},
   "engines": {
diff --git a/public/javascripts/application.js b/public/javascripts/application.js
index f310b80..2733da4 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/application.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     return child;
   }, __bind = function(fn, me){ return function(){ return fn.apply(me, arguments); }; };
   $(function() {
-    var Tweet, TweetView, Tweets, TweetsView;
+    var DisqualifiedUser, DisqualifiedUsers, Tweet, TweetView, Tweets, TweetsView;
     Tweet = (function() {
       __extends(Tweet, Backbone.Model);
       function Tweet() {
@@ -16,6 +16,37 @@
       }
       return Tweet;
     })();
+    DisqualifiedUser = (function() {
+      __extends(DisqualifiedUser, Backbone.Model);
+      function DisqualifiedUser() {
+        DisqualifiedUser.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
+      }
+      return DisqualifiedUser;
+    })();
+    DisqualifiedUsers = (function() {
+      __extends(DisqualifiedUsers, Backbone.Collection);
+      function DisqualifiedUsers() {
+        DisqualifiedUsers.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
+      }
+      DisqualifiedUsers.prototype.model = DisqualifiedUser;
+      DisqualifiedUsers.prototype.initialize = function() {
+        return this.url = "http://localhost:3000/disqualified";
+      };
+      DisqualifiedUsers.prototype.parse = function(response) {
+        var name, results, _i, _len, _ref, _results;
+        results = response.disqualified;
+        _ref = response.disqualified;
+        _results = [];
+        for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
+          name = _ref[_i];
+          _results.push({
+            user: name
+          });
+        }
+        return _results;
+      };
+      return DisqualifiedUsers;
+    })();
     Tweets = (function() {
       __extends(Tweets, Backbone.Collection);
       function Tweets() {
@@ -46,6 +77,15 @@
       Tweets.prototype.randomUpTo = function(ceiling) {
         return Math.floor(Math.random() * ceiling);
       };
+      Tweets.prototype.disqualify = function(usernames) {
+        var raw_names;
+        raw_names = usernames.map(__bind(function(item) {
+          return item.get('user');
+        }, this));
+        return this.reset(this.reject(__bind(function(tweet) {
+          return $.inArray(tweet.get('from_user'), raw_names) > -1;
+        }, this)));
+      };
       return Tweets;
     })();
     TweetView = (function() {
@@ -87,6 +127,7 @@
       };
       TweetsView.prototype.initialize = function() {
         this.tweets = new Tweets();
+        this.banlist = new DisqualifiedUsers();
         this.tweets.bind('reset', __bind(function(tweets) {
           $("#tweets").empty();
           return tweets.each(__bind(function(tweet) {
@@ -95,12 +136,16 @@
             }).render().el);
           }, this));
         }, this));
-        return this.getTweets();
+        this.getTweets();
+        return this.getBanlist();
       };
       TweetsView.prototype.getTweets = function() {
         this.tweets.setURL(this.searchInput.val());
         return this.tweets.fetch();
       };
+      TweetsView.prototype.getBanlist = function() {
+        return this.banlist.fetch();
+      };
       TweetsView.prototype.hilightRandom = function() {
         if (this.tweet) {
           this.tweet.view.deactive();
@@ -117,6 +162,7 @@
         return this.$('#winner').text(tweet.get('from_user'));
       };
       TweetsView.prototype.pickRandom = function() {
+        this.tweets.disqualify(this.banlist);
         this.interval = setInterval(this.hilightRandom, this.RANDOM_SELECTION_INTERVAL);
         return setTimeout(this.selectWinner, this.SELECTION_LENGTH);
       };
diff --git a/views/javascripts/application.coffee b/views/javascripts/application.coffee
index 98723fe..f44a529 100644
--- a/views/javascripts/application.coffee
+++ b/views/javascripts/application.coffee
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 $ ->
   class Tweet extends Backbone.Model
+  class DisqualifiedUser extends Backbone.Model
+  
+  class DisqualifiedUsers extends Backbone.Collection
+    model: DisqualifiedUser
+    initialize: ->
+      @url = "http://localhost:3000/disqualified"
+    parse: (response)->
+      results = response.disqualified
+      {user: name} for name in response.disqualified
 
   class Tweets extends Backbone.Collection
     model: Tweet
@@ -21,6 +30,12 @@ $ ->
 
     randomUpTo: (ceiling) ->
       Math.floor(Math.random()*ceiling)
+      
+    disqualify: (usernames) ->
+      raw_names = usernames.map (item) =>
+        item.get('user')
+      @reset @reject (tweet) =>
+        $.inArray(tweet.get('from_user'), raw_names) > -1
 
   class TweetView extends Backbone.View
     tagName:'li'
@@ -45,14 +60,18 @@ $ ->
       'change #search':'getTweets'
     initialize: ->
       @tweets = new Tweets();
+      @banlist = new DisqualifiedUsers();
       @tweets.bind 'reset', (tweets) =>
         $("#tweets").empty()
         tweets.each (tweet) =>
           @render(new TweetView(model:tweet).render().el)
       @getTweets()
+      @getBanlist()
     getTweets: ->
       @tweets.setURL(@searchInput.val())
       @tweets.fetch()
+    getBanlist: ->
+      @banlist.fetch()
 
     hilightRandom: =>
       if(@tweet)
@@ -67,6 +86,7 @@ $ ->
       @$('#winner').text tweet.get('from_user')
 
     pickRandom: ->
+      @tweets.disqualify(@banlist)
       @interval = setInterval @hilightRandom, @RANDOM_SELECTION_INTERVAL
       setTimeout @selectWinner, @SELECTION_LENGTH