MilesBuzz! - MSNBC Winners

I recall reading that a few other Flyertalkers have won mileage certificates from MSNBC. That's the promotion where those who visit the MSNBC website are entered into a contest which awards several 5,000 mile certificates each day as well as 1 each for 30,000 miles each day and (I think) 1 for 100,000 miles once a month. Well I got lucky yesterday when I received an email stating that I was a winner and would receive a 5,000 mile certificate in 8-10 weeks. That's the good news. The sort of bad news is that my certificate is going to be for use on Continental Airlines, and I "hold no currency" (as Paul Simon would say) with Continental.

Do any of you other winners know if, when the certificate comes, it will have my name all over it, thereby making it impossible to exchange with one of (I hope) you other winners who wound up winning miles on either American or United (the other possibilities)? If this is exchangeable once I'm in possession of it, I'd be interested in trading my Continental certificate with someone whose certificate is on American (preferably) or United (not quite so preferably). If this isn't useable by anyone but the actual winner, then I'll find some use for it, even if it's just washing it through the Hilton mileage exchange for (albeit fewer) miles on another airline.

Please note that I posted this on the BUZZ because those who win might get a certificate for any of three airlines. Thanks in advance for any guidance from those of you who have already been lucky enough to win and who have already received their actual certificates.


TravelDave

[This message has been edited by TravelDave (edited 04-23-99).]

TravelDave, good news. No name on it. It is a bearer instrument and you can give it to anyone to add miles to their account. I won a 5,000 one in American, which I too hope to exchange for someone that got one for United.

I have faithfully clicked daily on the MSNBC site daily and I STILL HAVE NOT WON ANYTHING!!! WWWAAAAAHHHH!!! GGGUURRR!!!

But: Why couldn't MSNBC let us choose what airline we want.

If I win: I hope it's U-A. If not I will offer the airline certificate to the first caller!

I wonder if I can get these certificates in smaller denominations only because I'd like to share with my F-T friends!

AND: I don't expect any miles/certificates in return. Give them To PremEx and TravelDave and the others.

Prem Ex and Travel Dave:

I fly Continental. If fate smiles upon me, we can work out something where everyone wins.

Just think, if I win United, I can swap with PremEx who can send his AA to TravelDave amd TravelDave could send me his Continental.

Hey, stranger things have happened to me. For example, all three of my kids have birthdays on the 13th (March, May and August), which is something like a 1:27,000 chance of that! Coincidentally, 13 was my old baseball uniform #, and my birthday is 1/3. As the saying goes, you never know.

Where can I look up the winners? The list that I saw hasn't been updated since 3/30.

Is this promotion still going on? If so, where can I find it on the MSNBC home page? I looked but couldn't find it.

I'm sure it is somewhere in the archives but I have tried searching and I can't get any matches.

Here's the contest --->
http://rewards.msnbc.com/return.asp

Good Luck!

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I finally won! My persistance paid off. http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
Only draw back is it's CO miles. Oh well, I'll give to my brother who might get an off-peak ticket on CO with it.

Dan.

Does anybody lose their cookies everynight now and have to re-enter the info? I've been entering for months, and now it doesn't save the info.

Dave....just a thought, but lots of people on this board are going to be awash in Healthy Choice mile certificates in six or eight weeks. Someone mentioned that they were going to be negotiable. Maybe you can work out a trade.

(Let me beat arturo to it http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif - Hmm, tossing your cookies every night? Hasn't happened to me. Do you also have a craving for pickles and ice cream? http://talk.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Seriously, though - you might want to check the settings on your browser to see whether they have corrupted (or been changed) to no longer allow your cookies to remain "set" after you close the session. Some browsers offer that option.

Just a thought.

They obviously had a problem at the site from 6/2 til about 6/5 and I had to re-eneter data each day, too, now it keeps my cookie OK.

I won 5,000 AA back in March.

Congratulations Winners! I'm still trying, waiting, hoping....

I wish I could be so lucky---I have been playing since I first saw it on this board. No miles yet. I need 5000 miles for an upcoming trip so I am hoping it happens soon!

I've been playing (daily) too since I saw it on this board. Unfortunately, I never seem to win these things but it doesn't keep me from trying!

Just now realized that it might be better to sign in early in the morning rather than late in the afternoon as I've been doing for five months! I guess I missed out on much of the daily "action" each day! Do they do it every hour or what?

doc ~ I don't think it matters, I thought the rules said that they just take all the entries from the day and draw eleven winners (10 5,000 miles winners and 1 30,000 mile winner).

Thanks, Beckles- Good to hear and good news to report. Just got the early mail today and low and behold in a truly nondescript package, which I nearly tore up, was a "You are a winner mileage certificate on American from MSNBC rewards. I never got any email notification for some reason. Fortunately, due to a close call years ago with tickets from Ticketmaster, I learned to be more careful about "junk mail."

TravelDave- Though I just started getting going again on AA, I'd be pleased to trade for your CO vocher if you like. Please let me know if you're still interested! Thanks!

Doc--Congrats on your good fortune. I still have my 5,000 mile cert for Continental and would like to explore a trade with you. I didn't see your email address in your FlyerTalk profile. Can you email me at the address in my profile so we can discuss this further?

Congratulations Doc and all the other winners. I tried but am not so lucky.

Good going. I'm sure to win nextime.

Sent earlier today! Thanks!

Gosh, I need to check these boards several times a day. I just checked the MSNBC site and it told me the contest has come to a close. Oh well, if I keep checking here you savvy people will keep me informed.

They had stopped or threatened to once before but this last time they actually stopped for real. Perhaps they will start agian! Good Luck!

Won 5,000 miles on Continental, but it took 12 weeks and 3 phone calls to get them in my account. Luckily America West, which I am taking from LAS to ORD and back, gives Continental miles.

Robert Brown