RTP-area local music and culture

[Bo Williams <bo AT mrboboto.com>]

Sounds like they're exploiting a legal loophole to make the contest a 
"test of skill" as opposed to a "game of chance".

Jamie McLendon wrote:

> I came across something most interesting last night. I was ordering a
> dvd off of bestbuy.com, and they had a promotion wherein a customer
> could win $25 for taking a survey about their online shopping
> experience. I figured that I would do it, and the survey took about 2
> minutes, tops.
>
> The giveaway part of the promotion was sponsored by BizRate.com and
> called the "Daily Cash Prize" Sweepstakes. Basically, the customer's
> information went into a database from which one winner was drawn daily
> for the $25. The first rule explained that the sweepstakes was "open
> only to legal residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico)
> and legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec)." That's common
> enough, however, when I got to rule 4, things got wacky:
>
> "If a Canadian resident wins a prize, that person must also answer
> correctly within a 5 minute time period a mathematical skill-testing
> question without the benefit of any human, mechanical or electronic
> calculating devices before the prize will be awarded."
>
> Hello? Canadians have to pass a math quiz before claiming their money
> in a drawing? What the hell?
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