Sweepstakes

Three Hundred Twenty Fourth Post: Sweepstakes

Does any one every win those sweepstakes? I mean the ones were you find a special cookie or get a code from a bottle top. The even decreased the chances of winning by assuming the winning code will never be entered. And if someone wins do we ever hear about it?

That isn’t to say there aren’t a lot of good contest out there, but the good ones usually are based on merit, some skill such as drawing, puzzles, etc. In 2005 there was a book called A Treasure’s Trove by Michael Stadther. He placed token in trees that could be redeemed for prizes totaling $1,000,000. Well the contest is over, but there is a follow up book containing the solutions and the winters stories.

In the June 06 PC Gamer on page 24 is the description of a puzzle game that takes place over the internet. Sounds like fun. It would be nice to find the clues. And half the fun is participating in the game while it is going on, instead of waiting for the solutions.

But until I accidently eat the winning Chips-Ahoy cookie... May the Creative Force be with You