competitions

[Caran]

In competitions on tv when the option of entering is by phone, text or internet , how do they decide which medium to use, do internet entries really get looked at. Anyone any ideas and has anyone out there ever won by internet entry.

[ELVIS68]

I`ve often wondered that too or whether they just use the internet entries to bombard with junk mail

[Handbaglady]

I think it would mean transfering all email and text entrys to paper format to make it fair. Can you really see them paying someone to do this. I wonder. It's probably just another con.

[MrIncredible]

Surely after all the hoo ha with itv taking votes after the voting has finsished (amongst others) they would have to take into acount entries by internet/red button etc or face the wrath of watchdog!

[Jan1957]

I know someone who works at one of the companyies that sort the internet entries and actually went for an interview there at one time and had to input them onto a computer as a test so, yes they do go into the draw.

[Handbaglady]

I would hope so MrIncredible. I think they should let the public know how they sort this out.

[Jan1957]

Oops, forgot to take the y out, but you know what I meant.

[Handbaglady]

Does that mean that all our paper entrys are put onto computer, even crosswords?

[Handbaglady]

It's late Jan1957 so a little slip is permissible.

[Caran]

I've just googled the question and I was directed to GMTV's webpage. They have a long list of FAQ's, as you click on a question it puts the answer underneath, it seem that all entries are transcribed? (is that the word) into the same format and then a winner is selected from that. It was interesting to see that if you are out when they call they will still try for 3 weeks before they reselect another winner to allow for holidays. Thanks everyone for your input

[squarebear]

I have a friend who knows a friends who knows a friend etc and they work on these types of programmes. All internet entries are NOT counted, as the show makes no money from these. Not sure about the postal entries though.

Obviously, nobody will admit this though.

[highfield]

I always entered on-line & I sent them an e-mail asking for a breakdown of the winners categories. I received a reply stating that it could not be given as it was against their winners privacy to give out this information. I replied that I didn't want to know that Mr Smith had entered by text, Mrs Jones by 'phone etc.but never got an answer!!

[squarebear]

No you won't.

The whole point of these expensive phone-ins is to make money from the shows. They don't make anything from the web entries and so don't pick a winner from them.

[Norfolk-Lass]

I know of forum friends who have won via an internet entry. Sometimes the cash prizes are £25K or so. I was told (not sure if it's true or not) that they hold a draw first to find out which route of entry for each individual draw and then pick a winner that way. Being from Yorkshire, I refuse to spend money on the phone or by text!!