4 1/2 stars — Works with jquery instead of flash – Twinpictures | jQuery T-minus Countdown 2.0.

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5 Stars – Flash countdown, widget can be specially designed with background, colors, words. Flips to Event & date with Mousehover. They have a fireworks background too.  Looks pretty cool.

http://mycountdown.org/wordpress-countdown-clock-plugin/