By Maggie Cassidy

Dozens of people crowded the sidewalk outside Qdoba on Huntington Avenue last week as RCN, HBO and WBCN hosted an “Entourage” competition where participants had to strut down a red carpet.

The contest, based on the popular HBO series about a young movie star and his group of friends who tag along with his Hollywood lifestyle, required participants to “strut down the red carpet in front of the paparazzi for [their] chance to grab the spotlight,” according to a press release.

Rex Lee, an Entourage regular, was on hand at the end of the event. On the show, Lee plays the character Lloyd, the mild-mannered assistant to high-strung agent Ari Gold (played by Jeremy Piven).

Contestants walked down the red carpet, on the Forsyth Street side of Qdoba, either by themselves or in groups of two to five people, striking poses for an array of photographers. The photos from all three venues were examined by judges including Lee. The finalists, decided later that night at the Hard Rock Caf