diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   belongs_to :site
   belongs_to :country
 
-  has_and_belongs_to_many :contests, :uniq => true
+  has_and_belongs_to_many :contests, :uniq => true, :order => 'name'
 
   named_scope :activated_users, :conditions => {:activated => true}