Have you ever won anything?

GuitarJerry
GuitarJerry Posts: 6,102 Member
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In my whole life, I have won twice. Once I called in on a radio show and I was able to guess 5 songs that were played for 1 second each. I can't remember what I won. It was something stupid. Then, again on a radio show many years later, I won Elton John tickets just by being the tenth caller.

That's about it.
How about you?
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  • emkayelle91
    emkayelle91 Posts: 846 Member
    I hit a jackpot on the first slot machine I played on my 21st birthday. That's the only thing I've won.
  • joshua3179
    joshua3179 Posts: 2,882 Member
    I went to a concert, it was nonpoint and saliva they called out a ticket number and it was my ticket out of all the people there and I won an autographed mini chopper..
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,022 Member
    I'm lucky. I've won LOTS of stuff. One of the best is a voltage regulator that I put a ticket in at a seminar for Monster Cable. Thing is usually about $700 dollars and I predicted I would win because my ticket ended in 49 and I'm a 49er fan. Hahaha! Also have won a mountain bike from a radio station, numerous trips from work, and other things like a gold bracelet.

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  • chele402
    chele402 Posts: 128 Member
    I won an AM My Little Pony radio in the 1980's. And some gambling in AC & Vegas :)
  • sparkynazca
    sparkynazca Posts: 169 Member
    I won a national photography contest, I won a "design a lottery scratch ticket" contest, I won $250 on a lotto ticket, I won meal coupons for a "design a set" radio contest, I've won various raffles... actually I'm very lucky at raffles. I've placed at several tournaments for a game called Malifaux, I won a writing contest and got second place in another. Probably some other things. I was a competative speaker in high school and got quite a few awards for that.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I won some Monday Night Football throwing contest at my favorite bar once a long time ago and won tickets to the Phoenix Cardinals v. Dallas Cowboys football game in Phoenix. At the time, the Cardinals and Cowboys were in the same division...this was also long before the Cardinals stadium was built and they played at the college stadium. There were more Cowboys fans there than Cardinals fans...that was kind of sad. The prize included two tickets to the game, air fare, hotel, and limo to and from the game.

    When I lived in San Diego I won tickets (radio show) to the Chargers v Dolphins playoff game...think that was '94...same year Chargers went to the Superbowl and received that beat down from the 49ers. I was super stoked about that prize as I am a Dolphins fan and it was the first and last time I ever saw Dan Marino play in person...unfortunately, it was a loss...but it was a good game.

    That's about it...
  • Medivh73
    Medivh73 Posts: 140 Member
    Won a few bowling championships & awards when I was in high school.

    I wouldn't mind winning the mega millions, though!
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    A few poker tournaments with a few thousand entrants. Other than those, just random things, flat screen tv, concert tix, dinners at restaurants etc...
  • _Tink_
    _Tink_ Posts: 3,845 Member
    A $25 gift card. Living the dream.
  • holagatita
    holagatita Posts: 1,785 Member
    In the 2nd grade I won a spelling bee
  • goldmay
    goldmay Posts: 258 Member
    When I was in high school I won a cute lamp in a Seventeen Magazine giveaway.
  • april27kelli
    april27kelli Posts: 338 Member
    I won the 1st generation iPad on a radio station in 2010 just by being the 9th caller... I still have it and mostly just use it for Netflix...
  • Misshodge64
    Misshodge64 Posts: 8,588 Member
    Computer, gift card, money
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  • Misshodge64
    Misshodge64 Posts: 8,588 Member
    AWESOME
  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
    I've won a mini acoustic performance by the singers in a band I love, tickets to an acoustic concert by 2 bands, little bits on scratch-offs and various silent auctions and raffles. :)
  • ilfaith
    ilfaith Posts: 16,769 Member
    I won my 7th grade spelling bee. I won the Science award when I graduated from high school. In college, I won the "pig naming contest" in freshman biology (we had to submit the name of the fetal pig we were dissecting...mine was "Treyf" which means non-kosher). I won a karaoke contest with a stranger who thought I looked like someone who would know the lyrics to Meatloaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light." And I've won a few random raffles, drawings, and door prizes over the years.
  • Motoman02
    Motoman02 Posts: 45 Member
    The Vietnam draft lottery. Uggh!
  • SwashBlogger
    SwashBlogger Posts: 395 Member
    A heart, or two and $300 bucks out of a slot machine in Vegas....first try!
  • TheBeerRunner
    TheBeerRunner Posts: 2,777 Member
    I won $1000 and a Kindle Fire tablet in some raffles at work.
  • summerhaze71
    summerhaze71 Posts: 1,204 Member
    I do sweepstakes as a hobby, so have won a lot over the years... but my favorite wins were a trip to NYC with a $2000 shopping spree at JCrew and a trip for 6 to Vegas to see Jimmy Buffet in concert (never heard of him before that). Haven't won anything in quite a long while though!
  • Lasmartchika
    Lasmartchika Posts: 3,440 Member
    I once won by calling a radio station and being caller #7 or whatever... and I won 4 tickets to Disneyland!! :blush:
  • ShortMrsN
    ShortMrsN Posts: 177 Member
    I've won a few things over the years....a Wii when it first came out, a dozen or so smaller prizes from magazine competitions (baby related stuff usually) a modem recently in one of those wind tunnel machine things that blow paper up for you to catch. Husband won a playstation 2.
    Just today I won a "grow your own sandwich" pack (planter box, potting mix and a pile of vegetable seed packs!)
    I still remember the very first thing I won......I won first prize in a colouring in competition and got a $5.00 voucher to buy chocolate biscuits!
  • SCV34
    SCV34 Posts: 2,048 Member
    I won customer service rep of the year at the bank I work at! I had no idea I was even nominated. They gave me some cash along with a really nice award that is sitting at my teller station. It was a really nice win and surprise!
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I've won some things here and there, but in a big raffle type thing...in 5th grade I won a NY Yankees batters helmet filled with Easter candy. That is the only thing I have ever won in that type of setting.
  • Momf3boys
    Momf3boys Posts: 1,637 Member
    I win concert tickets all the time on the radio...I have also won a couple of lottery jackpots and I won an all expense paid trip to Aruba....if I could only win Powerball or Megamillions I would be a happy happy mama.
  • leggup
    leggup Posts: 2,942 Member
    I won (well, the dog won) in a community dog show. One of the ribbons she won was for "Best Tricks (Non-Professionally Trained)," so I'll take credit. I won a door prize too that day: dog treats.

    I used to win ribbons in horseback riding shows.

    I won a raffle of beauty products for donating canned goods.

    I won $50 at blackjack in Atlantic City.

    The Halloween costume I made my husband won 2nd runner up in a contest. I think the prize was a $25 gift card.

    I won second place in a beer pumpkin pie contest once. That was a $10 gift card and a ribbon.

    I like to compete in things.
  • sw33tp3a11
    sw33tp3a11 Posts: 4,646 Member
    I've won a $25 GC to a local grocery store for entering a recipe contest.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    I never win jack crap. >:( The last and only significant thing I can remember winning was a "His and Hers" basket of cameras, film, photo albums and a few frames at my Junior prom like twelve years ago. My little sister, on the other hand is a MAGNET for winning stuff. An iPod, gift cards, every raffle she enters, and a free meal out to a nice restaurant, off the top of my head. Little brat.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    My other sister won front-row passes to Rage Against the Machine in the 90's...my parents didn't let her go. *bites knuckles*

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