DoublinUp 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 What a lucky son of a gun! sorry if its a repost!http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_dadd...?urn=nhl,135899 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
interpathway 9 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 So does the lottery do this freely, only charging advertisement time? If a random fan is selected instead of people buying tickets (chances), is their only benefit increased exposure? Other than that a great story, I was watching the game on VS but had no idea about this contest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBLfan 25 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Lightning do a similar contest with fifth/third bank. 15:00min mark in the 2nd. Never seen anyone hit it but it's been close a couple of times... Surprised the time keeper stopped the clock on then 10:00min mark! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Sabres Radio does/did something like this too...they are on AM 550...so, if a Sabres goal is scored at 5:50 of the 1st, they give away a car to a listener. Not sure if it is an every game thing...or just select games that are sponsored by that dealership.I proposed it for our Bulldogs Broadcasts...but you'd have to have a client willing to (hypothetically) give away 80 cars *L* Although I'm pretty sure odds are against you there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBLfan 25 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Most companies pay another company that does a type of insurance for contests. They come out with the chances of it happening and come up with terms(how many times you can offer/insurance cost/deductible).My last job had one where if the Gators went undefeated they gave everyone that bought during those sale weekends a refund. Checks weren't going to be from my company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadioGaGa 162 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Most companies pay another company that does a type of insurance for contests. They come out with the chances of it happening and come up with terms(how many times you can offer/insurance cost/deductible).My last job had one where if the Gators went undefeated they gave everyone that bought during those sale weekends a refund. Checks weren't going to be from my company.Yeah...we've done an insured contest like that before for $1,000,000...I was trying to be funny./fail :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBLfan 25 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 I got it but I knew someone was going to ask. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrusse01 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 Greg Esterhai of US Hole In One says the odds of a player scoring a goal at any second in any game is about 1 in 1,000. But Esterhai says that since the promotion is a season-long promotion, the odds go down to about a 1 in 25 chance. Ouch. I'm guessing whomever was running this promotion didn't think there was a 1 in 25 chance they'd be paying out this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcdot377 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2009 My last job had one where if the Gators went undefeated they gave everyone that bought during those sale weekends a refund. Checks weren't going to be from my company.a few years back a furnature store said that if the Red Sox win the world series everyone who bought furnature that year gets a refund check. they had an insurance policy or something like that with an outside agency. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
