Oct 12, 2018, 5:14 am
Last edit by: goldenbear
For convenience every day. link to play: https://29ways.marriott.com/
Can now win more than once.
If interested in other free travel sweeps (not confined to MAR), visit the Flyertalk Free Travel Contests & Sweeps forum
Can now win more than once.
If interested in other free travel sweeps (not confined to MAR), visit the Flyertalk Free Travel Contests & Sweeps forum
Post Your Instant WIN - 29 Ways To Stay
Oct 23, 2018, 2:34 am
#317
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Is it really a gimmick? It is an opportunuity for Marriott to promote a brand? While the outcome of your answer may or may not have a bearing on the "randomness" of the prize you win, it is supposed to be educational. Not everyone knows everything.
I won 2K after flipping each card once only and correctly answering the question. Coincidence? Probably. What region am I in?"Completely random per EACH geographical region!" Can you please expound? How many regions are there? Is there a subset of the prize pool allocated to each region? How is that implemented? Equal slice for each region? The number of Members in that region as a percentage of all Members. I guess if there "seems" to be more large prize winners outside the United States then those prizes were "randomly" allocated to a different region. Or is it that not every large prize winner is on FlyerTalk disseminating their good fortune? A sample size of 50 or 100 out of 115,000,000 accounts should make for an accurate extrapolation.
James
Oct 23, 2018, 2:43 am
#319
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
James
Oct 23, 2018, 6:48 am
#323
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
Programs: BA Gold; Accor Plat; IHG Diamond-Amb; Meliá & HH & Marriott Gold
Posts: 5,450
Suppose the game computer 'activates' or unlocks prizes at times that are unpredictable but, rather than being completely random, are spread fairly evenly over the day. The first person to complete the online tasks after each prize is unlocked wins that prize. If I'm one of 300,000 people entering between (say) 6:00 AM Eastern and 11:00 PM Pacific, my chances of being "next" after an unlocking are lower than if I'm one of a comparative handful of people clicking away at breakfast time in Europe while most of the USA sleeps.
Of course, I don't know if that is in fact how things work.
Oct 23, 2018, 7:11 am
#324
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: EDI/GLA
Programs: DL 2 MM Unobtainum | UA 1.1MM Gold | MR Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 2,272
Oct 23, 2018, 7:34 am
#325
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,170
I have won 3 times 50 points, and 1 time 3000 points so far. But I have to received a single confirmation email. I wonder if that should have me worried?
Oct 23, 2018, 8:07 am
#328
Moderator, Marriott Bonvoy & FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: McKinney, TX, USA
Programs: United Silver; AA Plat/2MM; Marriott LT Titanium; Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,727
Nothing today on my account, but my wife's received 2000 points. ^
As for actually receiving the points, I'd guess none of us will see any points until a few weeks after the promotion ends.
As for actually receiving the points, I'd guess none of us will see any points until a few weeks after the promotion ends.