So I won a radio contest today

[2Xtreme21]

Was flipping through the channels and it landed on a soft rock station... I hear "OK, time for some trivia!" I hit seek to stop it-- question: "What do the words stewardesses and reverberated have in common?" I call 'em up: "Both are typed exclusively with your left hand." Ended up winning a $25 gift certificate to Bob Evans and 4 movie passes to go see Charlotte's Web.

Brightened up my day a little, but then my boss ended up standing me up at a client's location about an hour and a half away (in rush hour).

Anyone else ever win anything on the radio?

 

[her209]

LOL... been dong a lot searches on Google with your left hand lately?

 

[ksaajasto]

nope... i'm always too lazy to go get the telephone.

 

[dartworth]

 

[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: her209
LOL... been dong a lot searches on Google with your left hand lately?

Well I'm left-handed, so it'd be with my right hand if I were doing searches.

But nah, I just remember hearing that stewardesses was the longest word typed with the left hand, and I figured reverberated was just another one.

 

[mpitts]

I have won stuff from sports radio. Tickets to the Women's Final Four (sold to 4 lesbians), tickets to NHRA races (never picked these up), a "prize pack" that conisisted of random junk with the station logo on it, $25 GC to a local restaurant, tickets to a Georgia Tech basketball game, tickets to a Pistons/Hawks game a couple of years ago..

Now that I think about it, I have won quite a bit.

 

[Aharami]

id never have figured that out. is it something you knew beforehand? or something u figured out while thinking about it?

 

[neutralizer]

Always too lazy to call or figure I wouldn't call up in time to answer.

 

[mugs]

I won a contest when I was 16. Answered a trivia question - the original flavor of Pez (Peppermint - thanks Uncle John's Bathroom reader). Won a free oil change. Didn't collect my prize, because I didn't have a car (and I was only 16 and I don't think I was eligible to win anyway)

 

[LookingGlass]

Won a 3 night 4 day trip to Cabo San Lucas Mexico. I've won lots of stuff throughout my life.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

nice dude

ive never won anything, but dont usually try

 

[compnovice]

Originally posted by: her209
LOL... been dong a lot searches on Google with your left hand lately?

:Q

 

[sixone]

I won tickets to Gallagher's show several years ago. I can spell kerosene, the gal before me couldn't.

 

[LookingGlass]

Originally posted by: sixone
I won tickets to Gallagher's show several years ago. I can spell kerosene, the gal before me couldn't.

Don't tell me, she spelled it with an *A* KArosene.

 

[pontifex]

i very rarely win anything.

i think the best thing i won was aftershow tickets to meet Joe Satriani (through his website). Unfortunately my friend and I didn't understand that aftershow meant after Joe's set, not after the whole show. We got to meet Dream Theater (except for John Myung, i think they said he wasn't feeling well) and I got my Images and Words cd signed by all the guys (except Myung).
It kinda sucked because you really didn't get to talk to them or anything.. you just got in a line and walked by them, shook their hands and had them sign. kind of disappointing, especially since i really wanted to meet Joe more than DT.

everything else was stupid little crap.

 

[Lola]

COOL!
I love trying to get through and actually winning!!!
`grats to you! (it looks like a very cute movie!)

 

[Ramma2]

When I was 8 or so I won a free coffee and piece of coffee cake at the local Country Kitchen by guessing the source of a movie quote.

It was from Cocoon 2.

Power 96!

 

[Wapp]

I won a free gameboy when I was 10 through a captain crunch contest.

 

[AkumaX]

I won DJ Tiesto tickets once. I knew I couldn't go (err.. stay), so I went to the venue early and scalped them for $150 a piece :thumbsup:

 

[DainBramaged]

I used to win sh1t all the time but I quit calling since most of the time it isn't worth it.

 

[randomlinh]

i won a jar of hershey kisses in 3rd grade. I guessed the number of kisses in the jar and was off by 2.

 

[DefDC]

I won a free appetizer playing NTN trivia and winning at a Damon's resturaunt in Indianapolis...

 

[j00fek]

Originally posted by: dartworth