www.lays.com superman contest semi-rigged

Jun 29, 2006 17:09

Frito Lay [Custom Support?]
1-800-352-4477
Monday - Friday
9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Central Standard Time

According to the 800 number It's kinda rigged in a weird way, so that all the prises are handed out. Instead of you having a winning entry number, any valid entry number has to be entered online at the appropriate random time to get a prise. I don't know how they determine the winning times, but that information could be profitable.

Anyway, it lets them space out the winners, make sure all the prises are 'won', and basically not have to safegaurd a list of winning numbers. The benifits are clear, but I'm sure all my computer oriented friends are wondering about how the winning 'times' are determinied.

It'd be more of an issue if the prises were cheap cars instead of trips to places like Mt. Rushmore and the Grand Canyon.

I was pissed off because I had to 'register' before entering my numbers.
My registration: Ms. No Way, no@way.com, pw:none. DOB: 11,11,1977. It wouldn't take 1777
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