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Has MasterCard got it wrong

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According to MasterCard on Twitter there were 25 balls in the last one. I'm not convinced cos you guys all got the others right and two sharp-eyed MSErs agreed on 27!
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  • Misslayed
    Misslayed Posts: 15,808 Senior Ambassador
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    I made it 27 too
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  • thekiwibex
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    Which Twitter account mentioned the answer? Can't find it on https://twitter.com/mastercarduk.

    Would be a shame if they got it wrong, but not surprisingly, the T&Cs state:

    12. The number of rugby balls hidden in the image has been set by the Promoter and no correspondence will be entered into in regards to this number.
  • One-Eye
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    edited 13 October 2015 at 7:57PM
    Perhaps two of them that we spotted were American Footballs :(

    https://twitter.com/MasterCardUK/status/653583836446638080


  • sleepyjones
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    It's definately 27, I've still got the high res image! (all the balls look the same, brown with 2 red and a white stripe)
  • sleepyjones
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    MasterCardUK ‏@MasterCardUK 27 secs28 seconds ago
    @callingMrJones There were 27 balls in this promotion. Thank-you for entering and we hope you had fun in the competition.

    MasterCardUK ‏@MasterCardUK 46 secs47 seconds ago
    @callingMrJones Hi Lee, this is why social media is great! Thank-you for your message because you are correct, sorry for our wrong Tweet.
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