MilesBuzz! - Another Million Mile Contest - UAL

Haven't seen this one posted yet. Here's another million mile contest I ran across this morning - one million UAL miles:

http://www.ual.com/site/primary/1,10017,1026,00.html#

Biggest drawback is that it's a daily entry contest - runs through 6/30/02. On the plus side, no states are excluded. It's also open to residents of Argentina, Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and the United Kingdom. You "must be enrolled in the United Airlines Mileage Plus Program in order to receive the United Airlines Mileage Plus Miles."

Good luck!

Sorry - forgot to add this: if you're not from the US, you'll need to enter through this link:
http://www.ual.com/site/primary/0,10017,1991,00.html


[This message has been edited by singlemalt (edited 04-13-2002).]

Thanks!

On the way to Lifetime Premier http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Damian:

On the way to Lifetime Premier http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif</font>

???

A joke !

1 million miles on AA - Lifetime Gold
Million Mile Contest - UAL - some of you would wish http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Not open to residents of Canada. Did they forget about us up here?

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif

bj-21.

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'Tis better to have played and won, then never to have played at all.

Jeff

Only one prize - what are the odds of winning?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JerryFF:
Only one prize - what are the odds of winning?</font>

Probably close to the same as getting hit by lightning while on my way to cashing in the winning Powerball ticket. But I entered it anyway.

bj-21: here's a link for contests open to Canadian residents:

http://www.huronline.com/canada.htm

A couple of these are Canada-only. But I didn't see any with FF mile prizes. Sorry.

Thanks for the heads up.

One thing I dont understand.... Im registered on all of UA's email lists, and I didnt get a notice of this promo.... why?

Just dreaming here...I note that you have a choice of 1,000,000 points or US$25,000. Which would you choose?

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kpc

Thanks, singlemalt, I've bookmarked the website. I owe you a drink, if we ever get to meet......singlemalt of course.

bj-21.

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'Tis better to have played and won, then never to have played at all.

Jeff

kpc: Take the money. Use what's left after taxes to purchase revenue tickets on AA. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by kpc:
Just dreaming here...I note that you have a choice of 1,000,000 points or US$25,000. Which would you choose?
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I'd take the cash. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Kathy

Darn. I thought I was the only one who knew about this. Now I will never win.

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Id' split it with you ? If we had kept it a secret

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i wonder IRS consider miles won from a contest as a taxable event.

If so, do they value 1MM as worth 25K or 20K in cash?

I thought it was 2 cents for every 1 mile.

I once won one-half million miles in a contest from Alamo Car Rental and United sent me a 1099 for something over eleven thousand dollars.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by SJC_Traveler:
i wonder IRS consider miles won from a contest as a taxable event.

If so, do they value 1MM as worth 25K or 20K in cash?

I thought it was 2 cents for every 1 mile.</font>

Definitely taxable - stated value varies from contest to contest.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jnl1588:
I once won one-half million miles in a contest from Alamo Car Rental and United sent me a 1099 for something over eleven thousand dollars.</font>

If you won this in the last 3 years (any help from the tax gurus?), you may want to look at filing an amended return, reducing the award value to $.01/mile. Go here:

http://www3.travelocity.com/promos/millionmiles_terms/0,,TRAVELOCITY,00.html

and print it out. Travelocity valued their million mile contest at $10K. Might save you a grand or two.

Thanks, but it was about five years ago.

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Just a bump to remind people that you can enter once a day:

http://www.ual.com/site/primary/0,10017,1991,00.html

Thanks for the tip. I registered today.

One million UA miles would go well with the ~13,000 I have right now.

Ive been entering mostly every day... but I just noticed that I havent been getting the confirmation emails that I think you are supposed to get.....

Is anybody else also having this issue...??

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Gaucho100K:
Ive been entering mostly every day... but I just noticed that I havent been getting the confirmation emails that I think you are supposed to get.....

Is anybody else also having this issue...??</font>

Ditto. I got an e-mail the first entry only.

But it seems to remember that I entered; when I accidentally entered a second time in one day, it pointed that out to me.

Kathy

Gaucho100K,

Good point. I have registered 4 or 5 times for the mile giveaway and just today recieved a confirmation email for the first time. Makes me wonder if the system took my earlier entries.

Doug

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by KathyWdrf:
Ditto. I got an e-mail the first entry only.

But it seems to remember that I entered; when I accidentally entered a second time in one day, it pointed that out to me.

Kathy
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ditto ditto

Hmmm... now, if only I could remember if I got the first email..... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif