Blog comp - most accurate guess wins - except it didn't?

2013yearofthehouse

Just a bit confused by the method for picking the winner for this comp:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5357563

T&Cs:
"The most accurate guess will win and if there are multiples of the same guess, a winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will be contacted direct on the email address provided. If the winner does not respond within 7 days a new winner will be drawn."

Winning entry:
"Helen won guessing 289. The value was £289.60."

Several people guessed £289, so as per T&Cs a winner would be picked at random from them.

Thing is, looking through the comments there are lots of guesses that are closer than that, including £289.47, £289.50 (2 people), £289.70, £289.89, £289.15, £289.06, £289.74, £289.94, £289.34 and lots of people who put £289.95 (presumably because it's the RRP).

So shouldn't the winner have been picked at random from the 2 people that guessed £289.50 and the person who guessed £289.70?

Or......am I missing something? In which case I apologise!

hannonle

Depends if they were using accuracy of pence or of pounds, I suppose. Does it say in the T&Cs?

oliveoyl

I just had a look and there's nothing about nearest pound.

Also, looking at the rafflecopter there was only 1 method of entry, so 1 go per user - there are 669 comments but 1984 entries in the widget - it doesn't say it's a shared comp so that's confusing as well.

sleepyjones

(most) Bloggers are a law unto themselves, hence I don't generally enter them.

BlueBella

No harm in asking the blogger how the winner was chosen?

Stevie_Palimo

It is a competition and surely the Company offering it has every right to determine the winner as they deem fit.

mjm3346

Stevie_Palimo wrote: »

It is a competition and surely the Company offering it has every right to determine the winner as they deem fit.

They do to the extent that their terms and conditions* must set out how they will select a winner and that is the procedure they must then follow.

*terms and conditions also have CAP/ASA guidelines to follow so they are not a totally "free" choice either.

2013yearofthehouse

The line "Helen won guessing 289. The value was £289.60" has now been removed from the blog (it was written under the RC widget).......

oliveoyl

Google cache page showing the winner if you want it to make a complaint http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://honestmum.com/guess-the-value-of-my-luxury-beauty-haul-win-the-entire-hamper-with-e-on/

serenity2012

It's a blog comp. Explanation enough. Dodgy at the best of times

BlueBella

oliveoyl wrote: »

Google cache page showing the winner if you want it to make a complaint http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://honestmum.com/guess-the-value-of-my-luxury-beauty-haul-win-the-entire-hamper-with-e-on/

In my opinion, Vicki, the blogger of Honest Mum, is really lovely and I don't think she would have been dis-honest in choosing the winner.