millbank Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Been taking a group of seniors to play Bingo once a week. Prizes can be up to $3 - 4 , 000 . Last Friday, i actually won a game, winning $150.00. Have won a few times playing lotteries for small amounts, $143 largest. As child won a transistor radio. Pondered how others have done. Hear of people at the track winning large sums of money or playing the slots. Most people play games of chance or lotteries, enter contests with high and low values. Some have even been on television game shows . Simple question what is the greatest prize you have ever won at anything...?
mead107 Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 $1,000 5 different times on scratch off . $5,ooo on super bowl pool
BuffaloBill Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 I've only won small inconsequential stuff. More importantly I've "won" a great wife and some really good friends. Money would be nice but it can't replace people.
shrader Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 During the spring the soon to be wife and I won a drawing that gave us $1000 towards our rings.
Fezmid Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 I won the fantasy football league that a friend of mine does, and made out with roughly $500-$600. Not sure if that counts or not. When I was in 2nd grade, there was a contest to guess how many jelly beans were in a jar. I used math to figure it out and won the jelly beans (teacher made me give the jar back, so the prize was worth what, a buck? ). I won my court case against my slumlord when he tried charging me my security deposit plus an extra $1000 because he had to replace the carpet, paint the walls, and caulk the tub after I had lived there for ~6 years. He ended up having to pay me $800 because in MN, you can sue for twice the deposit plus $200 penalty if a landlord wrongfully withholds your deposit (the judge must've been nice and only charged him the deposit plus $200, even though the trial was totally just like an episode of People's Court, including the slumlord saying, "I raised my right hand and promised to tell the truth, isn't that good enough?!?" ).
apuszczalowski Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Won about $1,500 cdn on football picks through the lottery (about $1,200 for going 13 of 13 + plus an additional $300 for a winning pro-line ticket that week) Before that it was probably about $400 on a Pro-line ticket Otherwise, the only thing big I can remember winning was $100 for going perfect one week predicting football games on one free online football pool, and winning a Reebok NFL spring jacket on another. I asked if they could send me 2nd prize instead (a football jersey) but they ended up sending me a Detroit Lions coat. Coat was nice until I washed it a couple times and the liner started to fall apart.......
Chandler#81 Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Team MVP Award in basketball and All-Star selection. Played the game at the Aud before a Braves game. Awesome experience for a 17 yr old, dropping long shots through the net as the crowd increased for the Braves/Supersonics game. They would have been 3 pointers in today's game.. Oh! $$? Squat.
mead107 Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 I did win a Bills hat last year from Bills mafia in Hammers lot. And I did win a tee shirt from hammer.
Chandler#81 Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 I did win a Bills hat last year from Bills mafia in Hammers lot. And I did win a tee shirt from hammer. We've got a winner!
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 I split a $100 Superbowl square with a friend and won the final score in 2011. Netted $1700 minus a round of drinks for the 10 or so people in the bar the next evening when I picked up the money.. Also won $500 on a $5 winner takes all superbowl square this past year at the same bar.
KD in CA Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 During the spring the soon to be wife and I won a drawing that gave us $1000 towards our rings. So you won the justification for your wife to get a bigger ring. Congrats.
Bills!Win! Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 3 legit fantasy football leagues in 2012 - I've never one any before. One of them was for $300. Nice money without having to work
shrader Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) So you won the justification for your wife to get a bigger ring. Congrats. Fortunately the drawing was done after the rings were purchased. It was a big event at this jeweler and anyone who bought that weekend was entered into the giveaway. Edited July 15, 2013 by shrader
26CornerBlitz Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Wii System several years back at the Company Holiday party.
biglukes Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 A bag of Milky Way miniatures at a hockey banquet.
BarkLessWagMore Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 won a complete set of Tommy Armour irons at a charity golf event. Far nicer than anything I would buy for myself.
KD in CA Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Fortunately the drawing was done after the rings were purchased. It was a big event at this jeweler and anyone who bought that weekend was entered into the giveaway. Good move. Most I ever won was $1000 in a SB pool; but the best was winning the trivia night contest in an English country pub. Only Yank in the house and I took the 150 pound prize. Bastards wouldn't even let me buy drinks.
BillsWatch Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Won a dishwasher and camera (different drawings, no cost).
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