Make Me A Winner - General Chat

terabethia

naz89 said:

I might be wrong but I think because most of the time these radio comps are drawn daily they can’t offer postal route because the entrants won’t get a chance to be entered into the draw if they were to send their entry via postal route. If the only free entry method is postal then there needs to be at least 3 working days from the start date of the competition.

I think it needs to be "each (individual) entry is equal to another entry" e.g. a free entry ticket will be counted as a full entry with no higher weight given on the paid ticket, not that they have to give the same number of both

LizB62

naz89 said:

LizB62 said:

Etccarmageddon said:

eventually they will be banned from doing this.  It's gambling if they make the free entry option incomparable with the paid option. 

Not sure that's correct - the ITV ones are all paid or postal now, no free online entry at all any more (years ago there used to be up to 32 free online entries per comp as well as paid and postal).
I'm guessing that's the way these radio comps will go too.

I might be wrong but I think because most of the time these radio comps are drawn daily they can’t offer postal route because the entrants won’t get a chance to be entered into the draw if they were to send their entry via postal route. If the only free entry method is postal then there needs to be at least 3 working days from the start date of the competition.

They're currently daily draws but sometimes they're weekly or fortnightly, like the recent £125k on Magic etc.
Maybe they're testing out how many paid entries they get over a longer entry period to see if they'll make more money by going to a longer entry period with no free online entry.
After all, they don't run these comps for our benefit - they do it to make money and increase listener numbers (which, in turn, probably makes them more money in adverts if they have a larger listener audience)

Ladyluck58

Sorry, it was my mistake. My four entries were for Cash Register competition. I did not realise Make Me a Winner had started again.

Bridger12

Day 2, 5 rings no pickup, somebody missed out on winning the £15,000.00p.  
 Tomorrow amount is £20,000.00p announced straight after the call on Absolute radio

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Day 3, 5 rings no pickup somebody missed out on winning £20,000.00p. 
tomorrow’s amount £25,000.00p. Triple rollover, so you are in tomorrow’s draw if you entered Tuesday, Wednesday or today, enter again tomorrow but any calls after 5pm tomorrow say Make Me A Winner. 

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Day 4, 3 rings gent answers Hello, says just finished work James from Bolton. Does not win the £25k but £1,000.  Does not know how he will spend money. 
Monday’s amount £25,000.00p

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Day 5, goes straight to voicemail somebody missed out on winning £25k. 

Today’s entries rollover to tomorrow. 

Tomorrow’s amount - £26,000

Bridger12

Day 6, 3 rings lady answers Hello not Make Me A Winner and  wins £1,000 not the £26,000.  
Tomorrow- £27,000

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Day 7, 3 rings gent says Make Me A Winner and wins £27,000 called Rob, getting married this year been planning last 2 years and will spend some of winnings towards wedding. Tomorrows amount- £28,000

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Day 8, 4th ring gent called Armand answers with Hello not Make Me A Winner wins £1,000 and not the £28,000. 

Tomorrow’s amount £30,000.00p