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Post by msdemos on Sept 13, 2022 19:16:01 GMT
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Post by cooly44 on Sept 13, 2022 19:18:15 GMT
I filled out a coupon at a pharmacy and won a $100 certificate. That was okay.
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Post by msdemos on Sept 13, 2022 19:21:04 GMT
I filled out a coupon at a pharmacy and won a $100 certificate. That was okay. WOW !! I'd take it !!  SAVE FERRIS
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Post by cooly44 on Sept 13, 2022 19:22:35 GMT
Better still was the time I found a €100 bill on a street in Paris. There was no way to find the owner, right.
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Post by msdemos on Sept 13, 2022 19:26:07 GMT
Better still was the time I found a €100 bill on a street in Paris. There was no way to find the owner, right. WAIT !! I lost a €100 bill on a street in Paris !! About when would that have been ?? SAVE FERRIS
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Post by Jokers_Wilde on Sept 13, 2022 19:32:04 GMT
I guess it all depends on one's definition of "big" prize.
For me, I won a customized hockey jersey at one of the games. After taxes, it would have cost around $250 if I did it on my own.
Back at the old rink where the team used to play, I won the 50/50 a couple of times in one season. One was for just over $300, while the other was just under $500. Mind you - this was just over 20 years ago.
An amusing story (if I may):
Back in the mid-80s, at the grocery store, they had a promotion where they were giving away a swag bag. It was put on by Diet Pepsi because the bag had their logo on it.
My brother wanted to be in it. So, as a larf, my father filled out a ballot for him.
Well...after the contest ended, we get a call. The other line wanted to speak to my brother. Now, he was about 4 or 5 at the time, so we thought...who would want to speak to him?
He won the swag bag!
Joker's Wilde
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Sept 13, 2022 19:34:27 GMT
No, but than i have never even tried to.
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Post by cooly44 on Sept 13, 2022 19:41:17 GMT
Better still was the time I found a €100 bill on a street in Paris. There was no way to find the owner, right. WAIT !! I lost a €100 bill on a street in Paris !! About when would that have been ?? SAVE FERRIS Tell me what street it was! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Post by msdemos on Sept 13, 2022 19:55:08 GMT
WAIT !! I lost a €100 bill on a street in Paris !! About when would that have been ?? SAVE FERRIS Tell me what street it was! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Uh-h-h-h-h-h...... Avenue des......SOMETHING FRENCH !! Close enough ??  SAVE FERRIS
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Post by cooly44 on Sept 13, 2022 20:01:05 GMT
Tell me what street it was! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Uh-h-h-h-h-h...... Avenue des......SOMETHING FRENCH !! Close enough ?? SAVE FERRIS Actually it was a Boulevard.
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Post by marianne48 on Sept 13, 2022 20:12:09 GMT
I once won a high-end digital camera at work as part of a sales contest; it was selling for over $1,000 online, so I figured I'd sell it on Amazon at the lowest selling price to get a quick sale. I got a buyer almost right away who wanted me to overnight it directly to her because it was a "special gift for her pastor" and she couldn't wait for two-day delivery. Scammers often tend to mention religion or the church in their scams, maybe because they think victims will trust them more. I took another look at her email with the "Amazon" heading, and that's when I noticed it was spelled "Amzon." I managed to sell it to an honest buyer a short time later.
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Post by msdemos on Sept 13, 2022 20:26:41 GMT
Uh-h-h-h-h-h...... Avenue des......SOMETHING FRENCH !! Close enough ?? SAVE FERRIS Actually it was a Boulevard. That's how bad my French is !! I MEANT Boulevard, but SAID Avenue !! MY BAD !! Now.........can I FINALLY get my €100 back ?? If you don't have the cash, I'm willing to take it in gift cards !!  SAVE FERRIS
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Post by theauxphou on Sept 13, 2022 22:33:35 GMT
When I was a kid I won a deluxe He-Man action figure through some competition (I can’t remember its origin or what I had to do to qualify — maybe just a lucky draw?). When it arrived in the mail I was not expecting it!  |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Sept 14, 2022 3:55:43 GMT
A pass to a film festival once. Tickets only. Probably worth between $200 and $250, if I had bought the tickets separately.
About $100 at the slots at a casino once. Smaller amounts on other occasions.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Sept 14, 2022 5:45:15 GMT
Largest amount I've ever won was $100 on a scratch off ticket. I actually thought I'd won $40 and was pleasantly surprised when I turned it in. My brother insists that he won $10k on a scratch off ticket that he lost after he walked to a gas station to try and cash it in in the middle of winter at like 1 a.m. (The gas station wasn't even open at the time.) He was very drunk at the time, and I highly doubt the ticket was a $10k winner. He was so convinced about it that he went back out to try and retrace his steps to find it and ended up slipping on ice and slamming his head, resulting in a concussion.
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Post by novastar6 on Sept 14, 2022 6:08:59 GMT
When I was 13 I was a runner up in Nickelodeon's "Nick or Treat" contest and won 2 boxes of Hershey bars.
I miss those days where you actually filled out an entry form and mailed it in, a lot more fun than 'download this, link this, text this, buy this, like this, share this'.
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Post by Admin on Sept 14, 2022 7:13:58 GMT
A friend of mine won $10,000 at a Bingo game.
I won my money back on a $2 scratch-off once.
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Post by enigma72 on Sept 14, 2022 15:44:16 GMT
A friend of mine won $10,000 at a Bingo game. I won my money back on a $2 scratch-off once. My luck is about like yours. 😉 |
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Post by divtal on Sept 14, 2022 17:39:17 GMT
The station that I worked for carried the 49er games. For one of the Super Bowls, the office "pool" was $20.00 to enter. 4 random numbers were assigned to all entrants (but, I can't recall how). There would be 4 winners, based on the Niners' score at; the end of the first quarter, halftime, end of the third quarter, and the final score. I won 2 of them. I can't remember how much it was. But, on the following Friday, when a large group went for a drink after work, I spent much of it.
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Post by Gourmando the Reindeer on Sept 15, 2022 2:58:44 GMT
I once won $500 from a Golden Corral receipt. I did the 'tell us about your experience' feedback survey at the site listed on the receipt and was entered in the drawing.
I don't know if GC still does that. Mine closed for good.
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