Why don't i ever win anything?

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by photon

I think people's perception of statistics would be a thesis I'd like to do.

Except how do you factor luck, karma, fortune cookie numbers, and "well, somebodies got to win" into statistics?

[troutman]

We are all winners. It is a gazillion to one shot that any of us were ever born.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Mike Oxlong

About 10 years ago I won a trip to Jamaica from the Playboy channel

Hedonism? Pictures or it didn't happen . . .

[fundmark19]

my stupid co worker just won a Nintendo dsi

[Kipper is King]

I just got in the mail a Vtec cordless phone system I won through the Blue Jays!

edit: Feels strange making reference to a win, and Blue Jays in the same sentence!

[Thor]

Originally Posted by photon

I apparently win $2,000 towards my next vacation all I have to do is press 1...

I think people's perception of statistics would be a thesis I'd like to do.

Watched this last night on Doc Zone http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/winningforaliving.html

Most of the women were all converts to the Secret and figured the universe was gonna bring them the winnings, the only logical guy was a ballot stuffer who counted on increasing his odds by sheer persistence.

Mind you a lot of these women were I'd say borderline obsessive, the Secret just gives them an added justification to do it.

One great example was the Calgary woman who hid this from her family, when she finally told them about her passion they would make fun. She finally won $1000, other than that she'd won very little for a lot of effort. You figure how many hours someone spends filling in ballots, dedicating their time into this hobby/obsession/work (whatever category they fit into) and did some real work they'd end up with a lot more than $1000 in winning or the odd trip.

I guess its balance, if you do it hobby wise, great. Online the odds are stacked against you, it seems the in person ballot boxes are the best odds, just don't get tempted to think the law attraction wins you a car, statistics does.

[BuzzardsWife]

my husband worked with one guy that won a dream home and another guy that just won around 250,000 dollars

[Sainters7]

To the O.P., haha I hear ya about not winning anything. My sister and mom win stuff all the time. The only time my name's ever been drawn is in high school when too many people signed up for the computer course so they had to draw a couple names to see who was gettin bumped into art class. Guess who's name got picked? FML

[yads]

I was just going to bring up that doc zone episode. It was quite sad seeing these people.
I've 'won' somewhere around $45K playing poker.

[ShaolinFlame]

My buddy my won a chance for us all to judge a Bikini contest at Coyotes way back (I think he was the only person who entered, as we were the only judges). We even got a free Smirinov twist (to this day the only cooler I have ever consumed - sugar gave me a headache for like 4 hours). Our other buddies sisters good friend was in the contest. She told us she would flash her under areas if we voted for her. She did, we didn't.

[habernac]

A little over 10 years ago, we he;d a fundraiser for our hockey team. Had to sell these raffle tickets. First prize was a Texas mickey of whatever booze you liked. 2nd prize was 2 lower bowl tickets to the then crappy Flames.

Of course, I was lazy and ended up buying all of my own tickets. They drew the names for the prizes. And I won them both. LOL!

Other than that, I've won a few smaller prizes but nothing too crazy.

[The Fonz]

My grandmother won a dream home, and later won $50,000 on a scratch ticket.

[DrPepper]

I won a Autographed Tanguay picture in a Flames Unifrom back when he was playing here, but haven't won anything over $5 in lotto yet.

[GreenTeaFrapp]

My grandmother won two different Datsun 240Z's.