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UncleMao · Post by **UncleMao** » 15 May 2007 01:34

Anyone won any major prizes in a lottery or competition ever here?

I filled in a crossword at the barber's and SMSed the answer in and they sent me a thousand bucks!

First time I ever won anything in any stupid competition. I lose.

I lose because it was one of those celebrity tabloid crossword puzzles. As in a big fat cover with something like "Brangelina: The Truth UNCOVERED!" or something like that

And I felt like reading about some faux-celeb's eating disorder than reading TIME which actually had something decent.

I guess it was just junk food reading I was after.

Now I will go waste money on DVDs.

efilflah · Post by **efilflah** » 15 May 2007 02:52

The only things I ever win are through sheer grit, determination and effort. Which is probably why I don't win things that often.

I went to the Casino for my birthday one time, and my mate gave me a tenner (big spender) to spend as I pleased.

We spent about an hour and half winning a little and losing a little on the roulette table. Then we got bored and hungry so I said "fuck it" (rather loudly) and just put all my money on black.

doubled up...

All my money on red...

doubled up...

All my money on black...

doubled up...

then half my money on red ...

lost it!

Shouldn't have changed the pattern, why fate! Why do you mock me so?

I did get my dinner at a fancy restaurant and the cinema for free though, technically. So it was all good.

I never enter competitions 'cos they're almost always a con, or the odds are ridiculously stacked against you. I could do without any additional disappointment in my life.

exelis · Post by **exelis** » 15 May 2007 02:59

I've never won anything all that big, but I always seem to win the door prizes at company events. I've gotten a 5 disc dvd changer, dvd player, mp3 player, TV, grill, oh and a stupid looking bigass mug at the last one, but that's a fluke. Had to let someone else get the good stuff.

Umgawa · Post by **Umgawa** » 15 May 2007 04:24

I don't win at games of chance, but if there's an advertisement for a trivia contest somewhere in my general area, I'm going to go, and I'm going to win. T-shirts from radio stations, cash, gift certificates, I'll take whatever they've got.

Sadly, Jeopardy doesn't seem to find me all that exciting a candidate. For example, did you know they don't give a shit about junior-college students? They're like, "You don't go to Harvard, UIUC, Yale, USC, or some shit like that? Fuck you, we don't care how smart you are."

Post by **AngelBaby** » 15 May 2007 04:43

When we were kids, my brother and I were at some clothing store with my mom. We were bored waiting on her as she tried on various outfits, and we noticed one of those fill-in-the-form giveaways for a family trip to Disneyworld.

After we both registered, I noticed there was no "one entry per person" clause on either the entry slips or the box. So we sat there and just kept filling them out...for like an hour. My mom was quite surprised to get the phone call a few weeks later informing us that we had won an all-expense paid trip to Disney, complete with airfare, lodging (at the Disney Polynesian Resort), dining (meal tickets to various Disney restaurants, and park admission (Magic Kingdom and EPCOT). I think it was like 4 days/3 nights or something like that, all told probably a couple thousand dollar win.

baedar · Post by **baedar** » 15 May 2007 06:05

My mom told me that back when I was a teenager she got a phone call one day saying I had one some contest for like a $5000 cash prize. She thought it was just spam so never told me.

...

What really blows about that is that I dont remember whether I entered a contest or not. I could have though. I entered all kinds of crap, hoping to win something, anything*. I never did.

I blame booze for me not remembering.

*-even, like, some Ramen noodles.

gulliver · Post by **gulliver** » 19 May 2007 18:23

I won £5,000 worth of desinger clothes at a charity event. The only problem is that it was womens clothing

The Deadly Superman · Post by **The Deadly Superman** » 20 May 2007 03:51

I hardly ever win anything. Except this one time, I used math to estimate one of those "how much candy is in this jar?" thing, and I got it exactly right.

But I'm saving up MyCokeRewards points to get a Wii.

Then I'm going to sell it.

LRV · Post by **LRV** » 20 May 2007 07:07

Once, when I was 7 or so, my family stopped at a gas station on a road trip somewhere in the US. As I entered, a colourful gumball machine caught my eye! Alas, the price was 25 American cents, and all I had was a Canadian nickle. I began to turn away in despair, when some greater force coaxed me into inserting my inferior currency. I half-heartedly turned the knob, and to my great surprise, I was rewarded with 2 gumballs!
My mother told me to share with my sister. I ate both.
That was the day I realized that there is a god, and he loves me.

@Angelbaby, Damn asians always gotta scam the system! Give the rest of us a bad name. <_<

~vjay~ · Post by **~vjay~** » 20 May 2007 17:47

I've won quite a few things over the years, nothing over $1000 though.

Sometimes I win multiple prizes from the same competition.

I haven't won much this year though, so far just a $20 store voucher for a store that isn't near me so I sold it on eBay, I can't think of anything else from this year I've won.

My biggest prizes to win are a stereo back in 2000, and a playstation when they first came out (a PS1 so you know it was a while ago)

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