Has anyone ever won a sweepstakes?

[jimtigers65]

Checking my Yahoo account and I received an email wanted me to go to a site, play a little trivia for a chance to win tickets to this year’s World Series. Has anyone (or do you know anyone) that won tickets to an event?

[jayshum]

No tickets, but back in 1981, there was a contest in Philly, I think sponsored by one of the local newspapers, to give someone $3631 when Pete Rose set the NL hit record (previously held by Stan Musial with 3630). Rose tied the record against Nolan Ryan. He then struck out in his other 3 at bats to stay tied with Musial. Following the game, the players went on strike until mid-August. In the first game after the strike, Rose got a hit to break the NL record, and my barber was picked as the winner of $3631.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by jimtigers65

Checking my Yahoo account and I received an email wanted me to go to a site, play a little trivia for a chance to win tickets to this year’s World Series. Has anyone (or do you know anyone) that won tickets to an event?

Unfortunately, the company that sells your information once you sign up is the only winner in these "sweepstakes".

[NiceDocter]

Never won a sweepstakes but I have had well over a billion dollars left to me by people in other countries like Kenya after untimely deaths in car accidents. With my busy schedule I haven’t followed up on these but it’s good to know that the money is there when I need it!

[packs]

My wife and I have won the SNL ticket lottery a few times over the years.

[edtiques]

Not a sweepstakes but I won $20,000 in the Vermont lottery second chance contest. I also won a pair of tickets to see a Patriots/Jets game in a second chance drawing.

[ALR-bishop]

I have never won a sweepstakes but years ago at a National in Chicago I filled out a Hobby Questionaire to enter a Heritage drawing for a Mantle autographed Louisville Slugger bat with authentication letters. Couple of weeks later got a call from Chris Ivy saying I had won. I thought it was a joke but the bat arrived shortly thereafter.

[mikemb]

In 1981 I won a raffle and the prize was a brand new Ford Mustang.

A couple of years ago I won $4,000 picking the correct score of a hockey game.

Mike

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