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Are TV competitions worth doing

wheezy57
wheezy57 Posts: 1,337 Forumite
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Recently whilst ill I watched loads of telly and entered commpetitions for cash prizes - can anyone tell me if they are really not worth entering - especially on pc. How are the winners selected? Is it just a real scam for people who phone and get charged there and then - and the ones that enter online dont get charged dont get a chance to win?

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  • gordikin
    gordikin Posts: 4,422 Forumite
    Why another thread?
  • Bowling_4_Gold
    Bowling_4_Gold Posts: 1,771 Forumite
    Ok, say your programme gets 500,000 viewers and 100,000 of those enter the competition, 50,000 online and 50,000 by phone (charged anywhere between 50p-£3.00), you will get around £50,000 in revenue, whereas the prize will never exceed a value of £20,000 meaning you make £30,000 profit. Each viewer, therefore, has about 1 in 100,000 chances to win, but still gets charged the cash. See why they do it? :D
    The quickest way to become a millionaire is start off as a billionaire and go into the airline business.
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  • catmiaow
    catmiaow Posts: 5,954 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I can see why they do it, and I can see why I enter online nothing to lose ;)
    No you're not a vegetarian if you eat any animal or fish, so do not insult genuine veggies by calling yourself one! :mad:

    Thanks to everyone who posts competitions. You are the stars of the board :T:j:T
  • wheezy57
    wheezy57 Posts: 1,337 Forumite
    I understand all that but I still want to know how they select but I still do it anyway. Always hoping..
  • wheezy57
    wheezy57 Posts: 1,337 Forumite
    gordikin wrote: »
    Why another thread?
    Sorry, I am new to this and in testing the water I repeated myself and on the wrong place.....:(
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