Make Me A Winner - General Chat

SarahBert

cagsd said:

It does seem a bit harsh I agree, but top and bottom of it is that it's in the T&Cs that all entries remain valid, and when you enter any competition you are accepting the T&Cs no matter what they say.  If people choose not to read them then that's up to them. 
I would imagine the vast majority of entries come from a single text from a person who happens to be listening on a given day, thinks "ooh that sounds good I'll enter that", sends text and then forgets all about it the next day. 
And having all the entries roll over is a sound business model for the radio company to make a profit, as it becomes vanishingly less likely as the days go by, that the winning entrant will be one who has entered that day or very recently. 
 

Thank you, of course that all makes sense.....

mjm3346

SarahBert said:

mjm3346 said:

SarahBert said:

pate-ci0 said:

Both sides of this discussion have merit and I must say that Make Me a Winner is my least favourite of the formats, particularly with the 'one entry makes you eligible for all competitions' even weeks later. 
I am positive that I missed out on £50,000+ a few years ago by fumbling a call on a new phone, couldn't swipe properly to answer and listening to the presenter later as the call went out, it sounded exactly like what I did. Just that missed chance was immensely disappointing and I still am annoyed years later. 
However, I don't blame the radio station for mucking it up, it was purely my decision to enter and entirely my fault I failed to answer properly. As mentioned above, we do not (or should not) live in a nanny state and passing the blame for things that go wrong in our lives is a failure to learn from our own mistakes, far too prevalent in today's society. If you can't handle and deal with disappointment and failure, particularly for something that you never had in the first place, then don't try anything that could induce those feeling - stay in bed for the rest of your life. If you consider the consequences of getting the answer wrong for these competitions and the chance that such could tip you over an emotional edge, you really should forget the allure of a tiny probability of winning a life-changing financial prize and do not enter at all, to preserve your sanity. But that assumes people are logical and rational, which shoots that whole rationale down in flames.
I learned years ago that the Universe is out to kill you (and eventually will!), so deal with it and at the end of the day, Darwin always wins.

Yes, I have to say this is very strange that your entry is still valid weeks later - is it not possible to 'close' the competition every Friday and start again the following Monday to keep it fresh in people's minds?  Or if not every week perhaps every month?  But I also agree that this is not a nanny state and if you enter you are responsible for reading the rules and acknowledging them..... I've been entering for so long that 4pm is etched on my brain!

All in the T&Cs and has been done this way for ages so why is it strange?

Apart from people who cannot cope having the sense not to enter perhaps those who simply don't like it run this way shouldn't enter either and if there were enough of these "concerned" people who choose not to enter then it would probably change.

The current  entry method is actually an advantage to the people who enter via the web as they are much more likely to max their entries every day while those using the paid route are much less likely to do so, particularly when the prize is a smaller one. 
Not to forget that 1 paid entry gives a chance to win for the length of the competition without needing to pay every day/week etc

I know it's all in the T&Cs I was just mulling over that it's odd how long they keep people entered in it for a given competition, do all competitions everywhere work like this?  This is the only radio comp I've ever entered so I'm probably not up to speed on this subject.....I only do the free on-line entry.  

Competitions can have many different types of entry requirement but if I paid (or it was free) to enter a competition with a daily prize I would much rather my entry got me into every draw rather than just one. Some require a daily entry for a daily prize far more let you enter every day for a month or more for just one prize at the end, others have a limit on the number of multiple entries and you might make them all in one day or spread them out but  all for just one prize at the end. Some competitions with one prize draw allow only one entry (my personal favourites) for however long the competition is open for before the prize is awarded

Bridger12

Monday- presenter - last week make me a winner. 

  3 rings gent answers make me a winner, presenter you’ve done it, gent no, presenter just won 40 grand, gent no you’re joking are you serious, presenter live on radio please don’t swear. Presenter says to gent he is in shock, when entered spend, gent going to Japan end of month, house deposit. 
  Tuesday- £52,000

Bridger12

Tuesday- 2 rings muffled sound then lady make me a winner, presenter that is how you win 
£52,000, lady no way you’re joking, presenter to lady why so quiet, lady not serious, presenter think said am serious. 

  Lady at home can be heard to others just won £52,000 and is crying, 3 kids, 100% take them on holiday, think said no holiday for her kids for 10 years, presenter to lady to treat herself, think said go towards a new house. Lady says has been entering since the beginning, thought it would never happen 

 

Wednesday- £60,000

SpanishBlue

I thought she had blown it when there was a noticeable pause and that muffled sound before she said the phrase.

It sounds like the money will make a big difference to her and her family. Good luck to them.

Bridger12

Hi SpanishBlue, I agree with you, at start it was muffled and I could hear very muffled sounds or a voice and a bit of a pause before lady says make me a winner. 

Bridger12

Wednesday- 2 rings lady answers make me a winner, presenter just won £60,000. Lady says amazing think she said from Oban near Glasgow, Scotland, spend on quite a few things, do house up a little bit, holiday. 
  Thursday- £80,000

Bridger12

Thursday- 3 rings lady answers hello, £80,000 not won today. 
 Friday- £100,000

Stace_cat_

^I swear this was me yesterday I answered hello after three rings, person hung up immediately and then I could no longer get through on the number. For about 30 mins I was panicking so badly thinking I’d missed out! 

I searched madly online and I read that they wouldn’t call from a mobile number, which mine was, and that my call was at 5.43pm which I did think was pretty late. Then I found this thread, I saw your post at 4.53pm on here… so I am sure it wasn’t the competition! 

Wow that feeling was horrible though for a while… 

Captain_Rampage

When you try to enter now you get the message

”The campaign has now closed”.

So, it has indeed ended, for now.