Im not sure what is a fairer way to do it then as i can see a few are quite disappointed by not winning. Ive never had my name drawn by the way.
There is no need to change your system, it is fair and is seen to be fair. Ok those of us that didn't win are disappointed, but that is just a natural feeling and not a criticism of the system
Maybe more smaller prizes like last year would help.
That's not really the primary reason for it though. The primary reason is to help raise additional funds to benefit the club and to fill player sponsorships. The chance of winning a prize should be an additional incentive for people to get involved.
There were 33 prizes on offer this year, which is an incredible amount, and everyone has an equal chance of winning. Which is why for example, i've participated in it every year and never won a prize, yet someone else has won three years in the row. That's how a fair draw goes.
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Thanks once again to everyone who participated in this, and i know the club are also extremely grateful for the support we have managed to provide.
A special thanks however to Curb It, who does a fantastic job having to organise it, chase people etc
Im not sure what is a fairer way to do it then as i can see a few are quite disappointed by not winning. Ive never had my name drawn by the way.
There is no need to change your system, it is fair and is seen to be fair. Ok those of us that didn't win are disappointed, but that is just a natural feeling and not a criticism of the system
Like many others i was dissapointed not to pick up a prize for the fourth year on the spin, but it's a raffle, so like everyone else i have no divine right to be given a prize. My feelings are the same as Lancashire lad in general.
Can i make a couple of suggestions if this is run again next season.
1) If your name gets pulled out to win a prize, and then your name gets pulled out again in the same draw (eg: Ooh ahh, picking up 3 shirts), then that ticket should be torn up, and another name pulled out of the hat. That way there is more chance of different people picking up a prize.
2) This suggestion may cause some issues, but here goes. If you are lucky enough to be picked out for a sponsorship dinner prize this year, then next year your name is put in the hat to win a prize, but not a dinner prize. The only downside on this suggestion could be, that people who won a dinner prize this year, will think stuff that, i won't bother putting £20 in then.
Finally, Well done to all the winners and to Curb It for running the thankless task of collecting all the money and liasing with the club.
i'm happy doing whatever suits the masses but if you put more sponsorship in then you should have more chance of winning , that's fair isn't it ?
i don't know if that happens or whatever and i'm not sure what i put in anyway but the whole reason for doing it isn't the prizes , as said above , it's to support the club and obviously that's easy as a habitual winner to say that ;-)
You put in 100 oohahh so you're name went in 10 times. Thats fair enough as far as Im concerned, you put your money where your mouth is and is appreciated.
Can i make a couple of suggestions if this is run again next season.
1) If your name gets pulled out to win a prize, and then your name gets pulled out again in the same draw (eg: Ooh ahh, picking up 3 shirts), then that ticket should be torn up, and another name pulled out of the hat. That way there is more chance of different people picking up a prize.
Shirts, we made it clear in the opening post for the Sponsorship 2011/12 thread, on how people are entered in the draw:
'If you are able to contribute £20 towards the sponsorship, you will be entered twice into the April prize-winning draw. If you can contribute £10, you will be entered once. If you wish to contribute more you are more than welcome and will be entered in the draw accordingly.'
A number of people were generous enough to contribute more than the suggested amounts, sometimes when we were in a position were we were at an inbetween amount short of sponsoring an additional shirt, and they made it up the shortfall. It is only fair in our eyes they get entered accordingly.
Last year, 25 of the 103 who who contributed won a prize. As we had more contributors this year, we did what we can to stretch out additional prizes and got it up to 33 to maintain a similar ratio. The reality is however, around 3/4 of the people who enter won't win a prize, and that is coupled with the fact that the value of the prizes are considerably more than what the average person contributes.
As for the draw, it was witnessed by around 25 lifers, the majority of which never won a thing. It was well flagged so that everyone who wanted to had the opportunity to come along.
I personally think we have the balance currently about right. Yes, its disappointing when you don't win anything,but i don't really see a logical way of changing the status quo that's not going to take even more effort than it already does.
there is a god , the nice people win all the prizes all the time FACT
I agree, and this year I will go to the ball, or dinner or whatever. Last year I had to duck out of the dinner but as Curb_it must really, really want to meet me, my name was pulled out again.
Well done Curb_it, and thanks for all your efforts
I'm massively looking forward to going to the dinner, and especially getting Chris Solly's table, so huge thanks to Curb it for doing the dirty work of organising it again.
From those who went last year, what kind of evening can you expect, and what's the dress code?
Curb it , sounds like a lot of hassle and aggro for you , i understand we can't all win , thankyou for doing it , hope the club raised a tidy sum out of it.
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I am amazed you managed to get it done considering you have us to deal with!
:-)
When do we start next seasons sponsorship collection?
Does anyone really care about the other prizes, its mainly the dinner and shirts that people are after.
99 times out of 100 you don't win so what's the problem?
We've helped the Club. Anything else is a bonus.
There were 33 prizes on offer this year, which is an incredible amount, and everyone has an equal chance of winning. Which is why for example, i've participated in it every year and never won a prize, yet someone else has won three years in the row. That's how a fair draw goes.
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Thanks once again to everyone who participated in this, and i know the club are also extremely grateful for the support we have managed to provide.
A special thanks however to Curb It, who does a fantastic job having to organise it, chase people etc
Can i make a couple of suggestions if this is run again next season.
1) If your name gets pulled out to win a prize, and then your name gets pulled out again in the same draw (eg: Ooh ahh, picking up 3 shirts), then that ticket should be torn up, and another name pulled out of the hat. That way there is more chance of different people picking up a prize.
2) This suggestion may cause some issues, but here goes. If you are lucky enough to be picked out for a sponsorship dinner prize this year, then next year your name is put in the hat to win a prize, but not a dinner prize. The only downside on this suggestion could be, that people who won a dinner prize this year, will think stuff that, i won't bother putting £20 in then.
Finally, Well done to all the winners and to Curb It for running the thankless task of collecting all the money and liasing with the club.
i don't know if that happens or whatever and i'm not sure what i put in anyway but the whole reason for doing it isn't the prizes , as said above , it's to support the club and obviously that's easy as a habitual winner to say that ;-)
'If you are able to contribute £20 towards the sponsorship, you will be entered twice into the April prize-winning draw. If you can contribute £10, you will be entered once. If you wish to contribute more you are more than welcome and will be entered in the draw accordingly.'
A number of people were generous enough to contribute more than the suggested amounts, sometimes when we were in a position were we were at an inbetween amount short of sponsoring an additional shirt, and they made it up the shortfall. It is only fair in our eyes they get entered accordingly.
Last year, 25 of the 103 who who contributed won a prize. As we had more contributors this year, we did what we can to stretch out additional prizes and got it up to 33 to maintain a similar ratio. The reality is however, around 3/4 of the people who enter won't win a prize, and that is coupled with the fact that the value of the prizes are considerably more than what the average person contributes.
As for the draw, it was witnessed by around 25 lifers, the majority of which never won a thing. It was well flagged so that everyone who wanted to had the opportunity to come along.
I personally think we have the balance currently about right. Yes, its disappointing when you don't win anything,but i don't really see a logical way of changing the status quo that's not going to take even more effort than it already does.
Well done Curb_it, and thanks for all your efforts
From those who went last year, what kind of evening can you expect, and what's the dress code?