Make Me A Winner - General Chat

Didoow

@Namdera try searching the phone number here on MSE, to see if anyone has won a comp from that number

Alexw1_2

Namdera said:

I’m really hoping it wasn’t them and I haven’t missed out on £50k. 

Congratulations on your win Alex was this recent? 

To be fair, you’re probably better off just trying to forget about it, or assuming it was a scam call.
If it was them, there’s nothing you can do about it now, even if you do find out if the number was them.
If you can’t find out if the number definitely wasn’t them, you’ll just send yourself crazy wondering …

Alexw1_2

Alexw1_2 said:

Namdera said:

I’m really hoping it wasn’t them and I haven’t missed out on £50k. 

Congratulations on your win Alex was this recent? 

To be fair, you’re probably better off just trying to forget about it, or assuming it was a scam call.
If it was them, there’s nothing you can do about it now, even if you do find out if the number was them.
If you can’t find out if the number definitely wasn’t them, you’ll just send yourself crazy wondering …

@Namdera - I had a thought about your missed call … if you call the number & it’s a dead tone, or doesn’t connect, then it’ll have been a scam type call … they frequently hide behind “real” looking numbers (with NDC’s), but when you try to call them back they don’t exist … that’s against the MCOB rules, so the radio station (or any genuine business) wouldn’t call you from a number you can’t contact them back on …

Bridger12

Day 15- Presenter says no winners so far this week. 
  4th ring gent says hello, presenter says to gent she is calling from make me a winner. Gent says oh gives his name, presenter says so so sorry, gent says I’m gutted and presenter says to gent she is so so sorry have a good weekend and I think gent said I don’t know what to say, and I think presenter said she hates it when this happens. Presenter says remember answer within 5 rings and say make me a winner 
(£55,555.00p- not won today as make me a winner not said but hello said first thing)
  Monday’s amount- announced on Monday’s breakfast show. 

Etccarmageddon

The whole concept is too cruel in my opinion.

Alexw1_2

Etccarmageddon said:

The whole concept is too cruel in my opinion.

To be fair, they’re giving large, life changing sums of money away & avoiding breaking lottery / gaming rules, by making it a contest of skill. It’s not cruel - all “we” have to do is remember to say 1 phrase or a specific amount if the phone rings within a specified 15 minute time window each day … it’s been going long enough for that to almost be second nature.
With respect, it’s not difficult to remember & I personally would rather have the chance at winning those sums of money, without the need to purchase anything or spend any money, than to not have the opportunity.

If they were to remove the “skill” element, you’d likely have a greater chance at winning, but it would cost you each time & there are people who’d enter out of situational desperation, who could ill afford to enter & get themselves into worse positions because of it. That would be cruel & irresponsible of the competition organiser, so I’m grateful that they do it the way that they do.
I accept that they make money from it - they’re a business, not a charity; but other radio stations don’t provide a free route & charge over £2 a time - that’s £10 a week for 1 entry a day … or about £525 a year … & because it doesn’t bill straight away, but goes on your phone bill, people can get carried away & run up big debts in a very short space of time … I know someone who managed to run up a £10,000 + phone bill!!! 😳

SarahBert

Alexw1_2 said:

Etccarmageddon said:

The whole concept is too cruel in my opinion.

To be fair, they’re giving large, life changing sums of money away & avoiding breaking lottery / gaming rules, by making it a contest of skill. It’s not cruel - all “we” have to do is remember to say 1 phrase or a specific amount if the phone rings within a specified 15 minute time window each day … it’s been going long enough for that to almost be second nature.
With respect, it’s not difficult to remember & I personally would rather have the chance at winning those sums of money, without the need to purchase anything or spend any money, than to not have the opportunity.

If they were to remove the “skill” element, you’d likely have a greater chance at winning, but it would cost you each time & there are people who’d enter out of situational desperation, who could ill afford to enter & get themselves into worse positions because of it. That would be cruel & irresponsible of the competition organiser, so I’m grateful that they do it the way that they do.
I accept that they make money from it - they’re a business, not a charity; but other radio stations don’t provide a free route & charge over £2 a time - that’s £10 a week for 1 entry a day … or about £525 a year … & because it doesn’t bill straight away, but goes on your phone bill, people can get carried away & run up big debts in a very short space of time … I know someone who managed to run up a £10,000 + phone bill!!! 😳

Yes, I have to agree - if you've entered the competition you must know what it's about and the rules.  I keep my phone by me from 4 - 4.30pm every day in the (desperate) hope it will ring, practicing the phrase in my head so I don't slip up!!  I do believe though that a lot of people may believe that when they play the phonecall that it's 'live' and so are expecting a call at the wrong time.....??

Etccarmageddon

Yeah it's a cruel concept in my opinion letting people forget the phrase and then telling them how much they could have won.  I don't care about excuses like it's a business, these are real people having their heads messed with.

Abbafan1972

I can't remember if it's one of these comps, either this one or the cash register one - I've heard the presenter say that you could receive a call just after 3pm/4pm.  Then just before they've played the recording, the presenter has said "stay by your phones, as you could be receiving a call".  So maybe what @Etccarmageddon has said is true for a lot of people. 

Dust_Bunny

The girl who does the Make me a Winner calls really does mislead people. Presenters say after 4.

Even though I agree entrants should be ready to answer correctly, perhaps cutting them off straight away if they say Hello would be less evil  

It's an unknown/private number so they'd never know who called.