Who has won anything from FT contests? A show of hands please.
#677
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Aug 2002
Programs: UALifetimePremierGold, Marriott LifetimeTitanium
Posts: 71,007
I won an iPad Mini!! There was a grand prize trip to the Bahamas and iPad Mini's for 2nd prize - woohoo!!
WHITAKER HOUSE - WIN A FREE TRIP FOR 2 TO THE BAHAMAS
* 5-day trip for 2 to Grand Bahama Island, incl coach airfare within the continental U.S., hotel (Grand Lucayan Resort), airport transfers, and daily breakfasts. Value not listed.
http://www.characterinleadership.com/
WHITAKER HOUSE - WIN A FREE TRIP FOR 2 TO THE BAHAMAS
* 5-day trip for 2 to Grand Bahama Island, incl coach airfare within the continental U.S., hotel (Grand Lucayan Resort), airport transfers, and daily breakfasts. Value not listed.
http://www.characterinleadership.com/
Cheers.
#678
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: United (Silver), Marriott (Silver), Starwood
Posts: 47
Kraft Brad Paisley Cheeseburger Sweepstakes: Won 2 Concert Tickets!
I received (my very first) phone call from a sweepstakes agency last week and called back immediately. I won second prize - two tickets to a Brad Paisley concert! So exciting! Concert tickets to one of my favorite performers for a sweepstakes I've been entering daily for months - woo hoo!
Two caveats: The rules state that second prize is an autographed guitar, but it sounds like they switched the prize to concert tickets (fine by me). Sadly, the tickets are for his performance in Syracuse, NY which won't be a doable destination for me. No switches as according to the agency, they are drawing for tickets for each city of his tour in order of concert date so your win is only good for the city currently being drawn. I'm not sure whether the drawing defaults you to the concert venue closest to your residence or whether I stupidly selected Syracuse (not sure why I would do that), but at any rate, I'm still very excited to have won in a national sweepstakes and plan to either give the tickets to friends in Syracuse or sell them.
Thank you, SkiAdcock, for posting this sweepstakes! I am so pumped!
Two caveats: The rules state that second prize is an autographed guitar, but it sounds like they switched the prize to concert tickets (fine by me). Sadly, the tickets are for his performance in Syracuse, NY which won't be a doable destination for me. No switches as according to the agency, they are drawing for tickets for each city of his tour in order of concert date so your win is only good for the city currently being drawn. I'm not sure whether the drawing defaults you to the concert venue closest to your residence or whether I stupidly selected Syracuse (not sure why I would do that), but at any rate, I'm still very excited to have won in a national sweepstakes and plan to either give the tickets to friends in Syracuse or sell them.
Thank you, SkiAdcock, for posting this sweepstakes! I am so pumped!
#680
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 33
I won the Warheads Six Flags Getaway!
3-day trip for 4 to the Six Flags theme park of your choice by Dec. 31, '14, incl coach airfare (or ground transportation if within 150 miles), hotel (one room), single day admission tickets to the park, one THE FLASH Pass for four, a family meal deal, souvenir sports bottles, a souvenir park photo, midway game vouchers, and $250 spending money. Value $4,162
3-day trip for 4 to the Six Flags theme park of your choice by Dec. 31, '14, incl coach airfare (or ground transportation if within 150 miles), hotel (one room), single day admission tickets to the park, one THE FLASH Pass for four, a family meal deal, souvenir sports bottles, a souvenir park photo, midway game vouchers, and $250 spending money. Value $4,162
#683
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ann Arbor DTW
Programs: United, Delta, American
Posts: 89
in 1999, I won a weekend trip for two to Pittsburgh to visit the Andy Warhol museum. Travel had to be completed by the end of the year. I already had plans to depart two weeks later to Chile where I would through the rest of the year. I didn't have enough time to redeem the prize. I entered the drawing by submitting my name on a piece of paper and putting it into a massive fish bowl.
I still enter the online contests, hoping to win something like that again. I travel quite a bit for work, but would still enjoy winning a trip again.
I still enter the online contests, hoping to win something like that again. I travel quite a bit for work, but would still enjoy winning a trip again.
#685
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Colorado
Programs: UA & IHG Plat, SWAlist, Frontier 100k, Marriott Titan, IHG-Hilton-Hyatt-Wynd Gold, Nat EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 445
#686
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,872
#687
#688
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: SMF/SFO
Programs: AA, Southwest, EVA
Posts: 77
Taxed on winnings? Of course!
And (depending on the timing) you'd better be prepared to pony up if you get a really big prize like a car or house. That's why they often include a cash component, and also why folks decline their winnings. Always check the rules page for details.
#690
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: CT
Programs: A3 Gold
Posts: 182
Haven't had much time to sweep in 2014 (sorry for the limited activity here), but I did manage to get some runner-up prizes in two contests posted here.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/free-...1-void-pr.html
got me a case of 24 bottles of Fiji Water, and
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/free-...1-void-pr.html
got me a pretty sweet "home margarita kit", including a Cuisinart juicer. Of course, I would have preferred the grand prizes (especially the trip to Fiji!), but I'll take what I can get
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/free-...1-void-pr.html
got me a case of 24 bottles of Fiji Water, and
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/free-...1-void-pr.html
got me a pretty sweet "home margarita kit", including a Cuisinart juicer. Of course, I would have preferred the grand prizes (especially the trip to Fiji!), but I'll take what I can get