What's A Competition?

[Bert45]

After almost every advertising break on 'This Morning' and a couple of other ITV daytime shows, they announce, 'It's competition time!' But it's not a competition.; there is no element of competition in it. It's a lucky dip, a raffle, the winner is a name drawn at random from the entries. I mute the sound the moment the raffle is announced.

[THECORBYLOON]

In Ofcom's Broadcasting Code, “broadcast competition” is defined as,

"A competition or free prize draw featured in a programme in which viewers or listeners are invited to enter by any means for the opportunity to win a prize."

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/broadcast-codes/broadcast-code/section-two-harm-offence

(No idea why it's included under Harm and Offence...)

[Bert45]

So Ofcom condone and even encourage this abuse of the English language. I'll get my coat.