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Spin to win - how do they work?

I've often wondered how these work? Are they completely random or are prizes set off to be won after eg 20 spins, 100spins 2500 spins etc. or at particular times of the day?

does anyone know?

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  • flaneurs_lobster
    flaneurs_lobster Posts: 8,072 Forumite
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    I've often wondered how these work? Are they completely random or are prizes set off to be won after eg 20 spins, 100spins 2500 spins etc. or at particular times of the day?

    does anyone know?
    They work by removing money from your pocket and giving it to Denise Coates.
  • thetoothfairy
    thetoothfairy Posts: 1,524 Forumite
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    I've often wondered how these work? Are they completely random or are prizes set off to be won after eg 20 spins, 100spins 2500 spins etc. or at particular times of the day?

    does anyone know?
    They work by removing money from your pocket and giving it to Denise Coates.
    Huh? This is a betting site I'm talking about if that's what you're referring to?!
  • Saver73
    Saver73 Posts: 201 Forumite
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    I've often wondered how these work? Are they completely random or are prizes set off to be won after eg 20 spins, 100spins 2500 spins etc. or at particular times of the day?

    does anyone know?
    I've played this free game intermittently for a few months but never won anything.

    It's like all competitions, somebody wins, somebody loses, but you have to take part for a chance to win! 😁


  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,344 Forumite
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    I've often wondered how these work? Are they completely random or are prizes set off to be won after eg 20 spins, 100spins 2500 spins etc. or at particular times of the day?

    does anyone know?
    I don't know that particular game but some will have "winning moments" so only a spin at the exact moment will be a winning one, some are the same except the first spin after a "winning moment" will be a winner.
    The odds can be set for each segment on a wheel - say each "win" segment might be allocated 1 or 2 numbers and each lose segment may have 100,000 numbers allocated, a random number is generated to determine the outcome of a spin (if there are various levels of prize different odds can be set for every segment. 
  • thetoothfairy
    thetoothfairy Posts: 1,524 Forumite
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    It's the jet2 spin to win that made me wonder how we win
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,344 Forumite
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    It's the jet2 spin to win that made me wonder how we win
    As far as I can see the winners are selected by computer at random
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