This blog is no longer updated.

Since I own the domain name for a couple more years, and the hosting was paid-in-advance, it's still here. But I've moved on to Hawaii, and no longer have the need to publish all the sorts of neat stuff that made up the contents of this website.

If you've linked to me, you are invited to unlink, as your readers will no longer be presented with new content. Thanks, Steve

Dumb Contest Rules Monday, December 27, 2004 : Stephen D. Carroll, rokus.net About a year ago, I tossed a paper airplane at an (open) car window in an attempt to win a free car from Exchange New Car Sales. I've also hit golf balls to try to win a "grand prize" - all unsuccessfully, I might add. I understand that in order to keep the sponsor from losing his shirt, the contests have all sorts of rules (stand this far away, no practice shots, first winner closes the contest) so that an insurance provider will accept the actuary risk. But this one is just plain stupid:            OK, each time you use this billpay service, you get one chance at the grand prize. Should you actually win, you've got to guess a number between 00 and 99 to actually *win* $100,000, and if you guess wrong, well, thanks for playing - here's $1,000. It's not a stretch to realize that the company easily stands to make that $1,000 from this marketing plan. Some of the more perceptive may have noticed the shift from first-person to second person from above and below the graphic. Yes, it was intentional - employees aren't eligible to "compete" - and the Better Half© owns (at least) half of the joint account. Permalink |   Mail this...

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