Johnny Gaudreau VS Safeway Score and Win

[SeeGeeWhy]

Is there anyone on earth who goes out of their way to shop at Safeway because of this promotion?

And the announcer is always careful to say that all you win is a CHANCE to win a million dollars if a player scores 5 in a game. What is the real contest at that point?

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by SeeGeeWhy

Is there anyone on earth who goes out of their way to shop at Safeway because of this promotion?

And the announcer is always careful to say that all you win is a CHANCE to win a million dollars if a player scores 5 in a game. What is the real contest at that point?

I have always assumed that this is because of the possibility of it happening more than once during the season. Then they would have a draw for the winner, because they aren't going to pay out a million twice.

[Finger Cookin]

Twist: Gaudreau scores 5 goals in a game, "winner" fails the skill testing question resulting in no grand prize award.

[TheOnlyBilko]

Is this poll for "Will Johnny ever score 5 goals" or is it just "Will he score 5 this season?"

If it's just for this year, I'm going to go with No. If it's for the rest of his career, imma say yes!

[Enoch Root]

this thread is the reason Johnny is struggling tonight

[PugnaciousIntern]

Originally Posted by calgaryblood

The chances are likely literally one in a million. This is the worst promotion ever. You likely have the same chances winning the 6/49 than winning this fraud promotion.

Chances are arguably worse, given how infrequently it happens. I don't have numbers of safeway or 6/49 contestants.

[jaydub74]

Originally Posted by Buzzard

I've often wondered about the validity of score and win as well. I think it's been around since the 90's and we've spent thousands at Safeway since. You think I'd have a Bulova by now??

The score 5 goals/win a mil. thing reminds me of Lanny's buy a vehicle and if it snows 10 feet or whatever, everyone wins $10,000. Not happening any time soon. I guess that's the whole idea!

These large corporate prizes are all insured. Aside from the premium these companies pay, they'll never actually fork out millions from their business bank account. The smaller prizes are donated by the manufactures, and don't cost Safeway a dime. Publicity!

[tvp2003]

I think it would be awesome if Johnny won the Score and Win by buying Compliments cheese slices at Safeway and then scoring five goals in a game.

[BurningSteel]

too bad skittles dont qualify. It would be funny if some flame wife shopped at safeway and her name came up.

[Crumpy-Gunt]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

I wonder what Joe Thornton would suggest Gaudreau do if he scored 5 goals in a game.

Literally shot tea out of my nose when I read that.

[taxbuster]

Maybe not this year...but sometime for sure.

[Daradon]

I think Nieuwendyk and Makarov are the 5 goal scorers for the Flames, but that was before Score and Win.

EDIT: Makarov only had four.

[TomLeeMC]

Or maybe Bennett?

[djsFlames]

They both will.

I've now registered at safewayscoreandwin.com to prepare for the inevitable.

[Enoch Root]

Wait until they're playing together!

[CogNoman]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

Twist: Gaudreau scores 5 goals in a game, "winner" fails the skill testing question resulting in no grand prize award.

For those who don't know, it can actually be deceptively easy to fail a skill-testing question. For example, what does "4 + 5 x 3" equal?

Is it:
(4 + 5) x 3 = 9 x 3 = 27

Or is it:
4 + (5 x 3) = 4 + 15 = 19

The answer is the second one. You need to know the "order of operations" (i.e., solve all the multiplications before you solve the additions, even if they're written in the reverse order, etc, etc).

Just a little math reminder in case Bennett scores 1 + 2 x 2 goals next game.

[Da_Chief]

good ol BEDMAS

[BurningSteel]

Originally Posted by CogNoman

For those who don't know, it can actually be deceptively easy to fail a skill-testing question. For example, what does "4 + 5 x 3" equal?

Is it:
(4 + 5) x 3 = 9 x 3 = 27

Or is it:
4 + (5 x 3) = 4 + 15 = 19

The answer is the second one. You need to know the "order of operations" (i.e., solve all the multiplications before you solve the additions, even if they're written in the reverse order, etc, etc).

Just a little math reminder in case Bennett scores 1 + 2 x 2 goals next game.

Im confused?? Where did the brackets come from???

[Poe969]

And thats what's wrong with the education system today. Damn liberals!

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by BurningSteel

Im confused?? Where did the brackets come from???

Above the 9 and 0 (assuming you use QWERTY).