2Far ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 30, 2018 I was filling out an entry for a drawing for a specialty car & realizing the futility of it, thought I'd ask the Cafe if they had ever won anything big. I've won a TV, and a couple of golf bags at company events, and a couple of small prizes at company parties. That's about it. How about y'all? Car? Lottery? Vacation? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Share #2 Posted November 30, 2018 A vacation. A bike. Concert tickets. Free beer. Lots of stuff on the radio, mostly records. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Road Runner Posted November 30, 2018 Popular Post Share #3 Posted November 30, 2018 I won a free membership to a weird bicycling forum that has almost nothing to do with cycling. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Popular Post Share #4 Posted November 30, 2018 Martha said yes 22 years ago. 4 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Share #5 Posted November 30, 2018 When I was about 8 YO I won a 25" color TV. Back in those days they were still selling B&W TVs so a large color TV was a big deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted November 30, 2018 Share #6 Posted November 30, 2018 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 30, 2018 Share #7 Posted November 30, 2018 I guess you can't win the lottery unless you buy a ticket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 30, 2018 Share #8 Posted November 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, jsharr said: Martha said yes 22 years ago. My ex said yes 38 years ago. After living with me for a number of years, she said no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Share #9 Posted November 30, 2018 Womaxx won a free trip to a Fall New Hampshire Nascar race for what turned out to be 3 of us. We had an unlimited all areas pass for the day and she got to drive one of the Toyota Pickup trucks around the track with two drivers in the back waving to the crowd. Youngest son and I got to ride in the back seat. We got some free swag from Toyota. It was a great distraction as it happened the week before her second colon cancer surgery and kept her busy. Me. I won a hamster in the third grade but my mom wouldn't let me keep it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted November 30, 2018 Share #10 Posted November 30, 2018 I won three small time poker tournaments in rinky-dink CO casinos. The largest one was a bit over $1,000, then a little over $400 and a little under $400. I moneyed in a few more in third for trivial amounts. I am a decent poker player, but I would get eaten alive by guys who really know and professionally do poker for a living. I was aided by the fact that all the really good players move to NV or CA to try and make a living at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted November 30, 2018 Share #11 Posted November 30, 2018 I recently won um...2 drinking glasses. Very boring. Over the years: A book, $30.00 in workplace raffle, 2 coffee cards. He won a cooking pots and pans set which must been worth over $300.00 which included a cast iron roaster. He gave the whole set to me because we have enough pots and pans in Vancouver. For sure, the whole set is being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Share #12 Posted November 30, 2018 I won a gift card to a gun store. I bought another 44 Magnum. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted November 30, 2018 Share #13 Posted November 30, 2018 A trip to Hawaii. It was a hole in one contest as a charity event related to the Fiesta Bowl activities. $20 for 22 balls and dropped it on the 14th ball. Three that day so had to come back for one ball shoot-off closest to hole for order of the daily prize with top prize being the trip for 2 to Hawaii. It also qualified me for the finale, 1 ball, 1 shot for $1M. It was a difficult #9 hole in front of the clubhouse that had a tiered green so couldn't hit short and let it roll, but had to drop it on the upper tier and minimal roll...all on live radio and TV news crews. I tensed up, topped the ball. No idea where it went but did see a cameraman ducking behind a tree. For the trip, was just as expensive to buy at ticket from Phoenix to Florida to stay with grandparents, so the kids went with us to Hawaii. Stayed at the Turtle Bay Hilton along the north shore, and is one of two hotels NOT on the crowded Waikiki. I was so upset with topping the ball that wanted to re-qualify next year, but we moved to Florida. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Share #14 Posted November 30, 2018 14 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I won three small time poker tournaments in rinky-dink CO casinos. The largest one was a bit over $1,000, then a little over $400 and a little under $400. I moneyed in a few more in third for trivial amounts. I am a decent poker player, but I would get eaten alive by guys who really know and professionally do poker for a living. I was aided by the fact that all the really good players move to NV or CA to try and make a living at it. My oldest play online and sometimes in the tournaments. For a while he had a sponsor who sent him to Macau to play 50/50 on the profits. It's one of the reasons he likes it overseas as one can no longer play on line in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted November 30, 2018 Share #15 Posted November 30, 2018 $85 lotto once. Probably the weight loss challenge. I won $1,000 for second place and a few months later won it outright but the pool was smaller so got $1,000 again. $2G in a matter of 3 months was pretty nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 30, 2018 Share #16 Posted November 30, 2018 My husband, this job I landed, and our good health. Seriously though, I have won a few bike parts and a crockpot. I don't gamble, so no winnings there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted November 30, 2018 Share #17 Posted November 30, 2018 Other than wanting to win at least $1 million lottery, it would be nice to win trip/hotel accommodation outside of my province, an airline flights pass with maybe at least 10 flights, year's worth of free groceries, gift card for clothing. I honestly would ask for money for car value instead of car...which is precisely what a work colleague did when he won a Lexus car. He asked for and got $70,000 instead. He and wifey were happy. I would have to sell a motor boat, RV, yacht...if I won this. I don't do any watersports. Would I appreciate a bike win at this time? Well, I seriously have to look for some room. We have multiple bikes in 2 Canadian homes. And no, winning a furniture set wouldn't turn me on...except for a couch which...can't be too big. Would I want to win a house? I dunno...if it's too big, then I would sell it. Why deal with the cost of a 4 bedroom house for 2 people ...heating (remember we live in area of very cold winters for at least 4 months of year), property tax, etc.? Yea, winning major assets is better when one is young in their 20's-30's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted November 30, 2018 Share #18 Posted November 30, 2018 no. I'm a loser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share #19 Posted November 30, 2018 46 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I won a free membership to a weird bicycling forum that has almost nothing to do with cycling. I guess mine & your definition of "substantial" is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 30, 2018 Share #20 Posted November 30, 2018 Just now, 12string said: no. I'm a loser You are number one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 30, 2018 Share #21 Posted November 30, 2018 1 minute ago, 2Far said: I guess mine & your definition of "substantial" is different. True. It is a relative term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted November 30, 2018 Share #22 Posted November 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Road Runner said: You are number one! also a relative term. I'm only #1 around you people 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted November 30, 2018 Share #23 Posted November 30, 2018 No, nothing substantial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share #24 Posted November 30, 2018 5 minutes ago, shootingstar said: Other than wanting to win at least $1 million lottery, it would be nice to win trip/hotel accommodation outside of my province, an airline flights pass with maybe at least 10 flights, year's worth of free groceries, gift card for clothing. I honestly would ask for money for car value instead of car...which is precisely what a work colleague did when he won a Lexus car. He asked for and got $70,000 instead. He and wifey were happy. I would have to sell a motor boat, RV, yacht...if I won this. I don't do any watersports. Would I appreciate a bike win at this time? Well, I seriously have to look for some room. We have multiple bikes in 2 Canadian homes. And no, winning a furniture set wouldn't turn me on...except for a couch which...can't be too big. Would I want to win a house? I dunno...if it's too big, then I would sell it. Why deal with the cost of a 4 bedroom house for 2 people ...heating (remember we live in area of very cold winters for at least 4 months of year), property tax, etc.? Yea, winning stuff is better when one is young in their 20's-30's. HGTV gives away a huge friggin' house every year. Wo2 & I were talking about it, yeah, we'd have to sell it just to pay the taxes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted November 30, 2018 Share #25 Posted November 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, 2Far said: HGTV gives away a huge friggin' house every year. Wo2 & I were talking about it, yeah, we'd have to sell it just to pay the taxes. Yup, people forget those huge houses are taxed heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share #26 Posted November 30, 2018 12 minutes ago, Tizeye said: A trip to Hawaii. It was a hole in one contest as a charity event related to the Fiesta Bowl activities. $20 for 22 balls and dropped it on the 14th ball. Three that day so had to come back for one ball shoot-off closest to hole for order of the daily prize with top prize being the trip for 2 to Hawaii. It also qualified me for the finale, 1 ball, 1 shot for $1M. It was a difficult #9 hole in front of the clubhouse that had a tiered green so couldn't hit short and let it roll, but had to drop it on the upper tier and minimal roll...all on live radio and TV news crews. I tensed up, topped the ball. No idea where it went but did see a cameraman ducking behind a tree. For the trip, was just as expensive to buy at ticket from Phoenix to Florida to stay with grandparents, so the kids went with us to Hawaii. Stayed at the Turtle Bay Hilton along the north shore, and is one of two hotels NOT on the crowded Waikiki. I was so upset with topping the ball that wanted to re-qualify next year, but we moved to Florida. I had a buddy roll it just past the cup during an Alzheimer's charity tourney back in the '90s. There was a lot of breath holding going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted November 30, 2018 Share #27 Posted November 30, 2018 24 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Seriously though, I have won a few bike parts and a crockpot. I don't gamble, so no winnings there. Oh yeah I won a cool Cinelli hairnet and random other bike bits on preems back in my crit racing days. Some of those lap sprints would get pretty fierce if a cool prize was on the line. Guys would risk their lives for a freaking Silca frame pump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted November 30, 2018 Share #28 Posted November 30, 2018 ...I won the lottery when I was born into a lower middle class family in the America of 1949. Besides the American Dream, the prize included a check for life if you lived long enough. I like to think of it like one of those "Price is Right" showcases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted November 30, 2018 Share #29 Posted November 30, 2018 ...Jimmy Buffet is playing Sacramento in March. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted November 30, 2018 Share #30 Posted November 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: I won a gift card to a gun store. I bought another 44 Magnum. Did the LGS ask if you feel lucky punk? I won a rain shower head at a networking event a month ago. I don't have a big enough shower to use it. I gavd it to a remodeler we work with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted November 30, 2018 Share #31 Posted November 30, 2018 My biggest "win" was a $250 slot machine pull. I think that put me in the black relative to Atlantic City, so I have retired on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 30, 2018 Share #32 Posted November 30, 2018 47 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Oh yeah I won a cool Cinelli hairnet and random other bike bits on preems back in my crit racing days. Some of those lap sprints would get pretty fierce if a cool prize was on the line. Guys would risk their lives for a freaking Silca frame pump! I won over 2000 worth of swag in my enduro season. I was very much on fire that year. I forgot about that. It was a big win for me. In years past I have won a few hundred dollars worth of stuff too. Tons of stuff. Lots of medals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted November 30, 2018 Share #33 Posted November 30, 2018 36 bucks at a bingo game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted November 30, 2018 Share #34 Posted November 30, 2018 Bunch of years ago, the US Waterski Tour came to town. The local radio station was giving away tickets to caller number whatever. OK, I did win something, 4 tickets. 10 of those ticket winners each got a key. The key would unlock a brand new Mastercraft Prostar 190. This was 2 weeks before we were to leave to vacation at one of the best ski lakes in the Northeast, complete with 2 slalom courses. And my Dad's boat (a terrible tow boat) was in the shop and possibly wouldn't make the trip with us. I got one of the keys. They lined us all up. I told the promo director that if I won and they loaned me a ski, I'd do a great promo where the prize boat tows the winner through the slalom course where he'd get a couple buoys and crash spectacularly. 8 keys tried, 8 failed, it's down to me and another dude. They call me, he says "win it dude, I've got no use for it". I still hate that guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted November 30, 2018 Share #35 Posted November 30, 2018 I just remembered I won a 50/50 raffle once. My wife and I volunteered to work a snack bar at a HS football game. The booster president gave us each a raffle ticket for volunteering. Well during halftime they called the winner but my wife and I were too busy to hear it. Booster President came to us later and said let me see your tickets and sure enough I won! It was around $150 or so but I gifted it back to the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted November 30, 2018 Share #36 Posted November 30, 2018 Nothing that I can recall. I've won some items bidding in an auction but, of course, you pay for those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted December 1, 2018 Share #37 Posted December 1, 2018 This was on the news tonight. Pretty cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted December 1, 2018 Share #38 Posted December 1, 2018 I won a gallon of paint once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted December 1, 2018 Share #39 Posted December 1, 2018 Wo46 won two tv's on separate occasions. In 2011 I won the Sturgis hillclimb. The money I won didn't even pay for the gas to get there. In 2014 I won $300 in a local hillclimb in the 250 pro class ( not bad payout for 9 seconds of work ) The same day I won $100 in the 600 pro class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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