Make Me A Winner - General Chat

IainHL

LizB62 said:

Ms_Chocaholic said:

What strategies do you have in place in the event that you don't forget what to say if you receive the winning call?

I've got a reminder which pops up on my phone at 4pm every weekday - hopefully that will be enough to remind me.
I think it's reflex for people to answer with "Hello" and wish they could just pick a winner and that's that.
For some people, missing out on what - for most people - is a life changing amount, could just tip them over the edge....

I did have a call from an unknown number shortly after 4pm a few months ago - I did say "Make Me A Winner!" and it was my local police calling me

It does make me wonder if this new statement from the presenter "someone will call back from our production team a little bit later to make sure you are ok" is because they have learnt of someone who missed out on winning by answering "hello" having a very bad mental reaction.

Bridger12

Monday - presenter - just 1 winner last week 
  5 rings no pickup, £35,000 not won today. 
  Tuesday- £50,000
  main presenters - all entries are valid till 14th October

Bridger12

Tuesday- 5 rings no pickup, £50,000 not win today. 
  Wednesday- £65,000

Bridger12

Wednesday- 2 rings lady answers hello, £65,000 not win today. 
  Thursday- £75,000

SpanishBlue

Interesting we never heard today what was said next.

I can imagine some people get rather upset after hearing they have just missed out on £65,000 (or other large amounts of money).

It does feel a bit cruel at times this competition.

LizB62

SpanishBlue said:

Interesting we never heard today what was said next.

I can imagine some people get rather upset after hearing they have just missed out on £65,000 (or other large amounts of money).

It does feel a bit cruel at times this competition.

Agreed - whatever people say, I think it would be really easy to answer with Hello if you're slightly distracted by something else (work, children etc.)
It would be kinder to respond with "Sorry, wrong number" and hang up, rather than tell the person they've just missed out on a big chunk of money.....

janE1956

SpanishBlue said:

Interesting we never heard today what was said next.

I can imagine some people get rather upset after hearing they have just missed out on £65,000 (or other large amounts of money).

It does feel a bit cruel at times this competition.

answer is simple then just don't enter then you won't have problems if you cannot remember the correct phrase at 4pm

mjm3346

janE1956 said:

SpanishBlue said:

Interesting we never heard today what was said next.

I can imagine some people get rather upset after hearing they have just missed out on £65,000 (or other large amounts of money).

It does feel a bit cruel at times this competition.

answer is simple then just don't enter then you won't have problems if you cannot remember the correct phrase at 4pm

I can see how easy it would be to answer with "hello" particularly if you get a lot of calls but agree if you don't want to run the risk of getting it wrong then the answer is not to enter  - I certainly don't think the station should lie about it on the call.

Etccarmageddon

janE1956 said:

SpanishBlue said:

Interesting we never heard today what was said next.

I can imagine some people get rather upset after hearing they have just missed out on £65,000 (or other large amounts of money).

It does feel a bit cruel at times this competition.

answer is simple then just don't enter then you won't have problems if you cannot remember the correct phrase at 4pm

 But clearly your logic is irrelevant as people DO enter who cannot remember to say the phrase!

And this will affect people regardless of what you say.

For a country that is all about mental health we should think about the ramifications of what this competition could do to people who take it badly.

Alexw1_2

Etccarmageddon said:

janE1956 said:

SpanishBlue said:

Interesting we never heard today what was said next.

I can imagine some people get rather upset after hearing they have just missed out on £65,000 (or other large amounts of money).

It does feel a bit cruel at times this competition.

answer is simple then just don't enter then you won't have problems if you cannot remember the correct phrase at 4pm

 But clearly your logic is irrelevant as people DO enter who cannot remember to say the phrase!

And this will affect people regardless of what you say.

For a country that is all about mental health we should think about the ramifications of what this competition could do to people who take it badly.

Clearly they DO, but that doesn’t make janE1956’s logic irrelevant, does it?

Yes, agreed, it likely will affect people, but it’s their choice to enter. We are not a nanny state & it’s not Jeremy Kyle with his polygraph tests!
If you get in a car & drive anywhere, you accept that you will likely get to your destination & you also accept the risk that you might be involved in a road traffic collision. Similarly, if you enter these comps., you accept (& hope) that it’s you that gets called … but you also accept that it’s on you & you alone to say the specific phrase. If you don’t, there’s no one else to deflect that blame on - certainly not the radio station.

I’m quite certain that the number of people who have won one of these comps. exceeds those that haven’t & the positive ramifications similarly outweigh the negative ones.

Perhaps if we want to discuss ramifications on mental health, there is something to consider before telling someone who’s opinion differs to yours, that their opinion is irrelevant …