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Football FanFest Featured Chance to Win $104,000!

Boise, Idaho – Thanks to deep dish pizza and country music, a lucky fan at Boise State’s annual Blue and Orange Spring football game got the chance to win $104,000 in a target toss promotion insured by Odds On Promotions.

The giant-prize football toss was part of a larger Spring FanFest; in addition to getting the chance to win the big bucks, fans could check out video highlights, player autograph stations, and get their picture taken with the Fiesta Bowl trophy.

To get a shot at the $104,000 insured prize, fans first needed to visit a Chicago Connection pizza restaurant to sign-up. Then a few days before the game, four semi-finalists were selected from all of the entry forms, with an additional semi-finalist selected at the Spring

FanFest from entries collected at the WOW 104.3 booth.

Sports Promotions Specialist Linda Thomson explains, “What really made this fun, and even more effective for the sponsor, was how the actual finalist was selected. At the Blue-Orange Game, all of the semi-finalists received a pizza box. At the appointed time, they opened them up and inside one of those boxes was the chance to win $104,000, putting both WOW 104.3 and Chicago Connection front and center at half-time during the game.”

Want to get fans psyched for the season? Why not give ’em a chance to win cars, tuition or cash! Email or give Odds On Promotions a call today at 888-827-2249.  Looking for more football contests and promotions swing by their website.

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Baseball FanFest Promotion a Big Hit in Minnesota

Reno, Nev. – Baseball fans attending TwinsFest got the chance to win season tickets, paid for by Odds On Promotions, in a “Crack the Code” contest sponsored by a local sports radio station.

According to Chris Gardiner, who worked with the station to create the promotion, “As part of their participation in this popular ‘FanFest’ event, the station gave every attendee the chance to win a pair of Minnesota Twins season tickets, if they could pick a winning 5-digit number.”

And what exactly was the average fan’s response? According to a TwinsFest participant at the BallParkMagic blog:

It is worth the time at TwinsFest to wait in line for the AM1500 Crack the Code contest. You can listen to the radio stage interviews waiting your turn at entering a 5 digit guess to win season tickets (1 in a 100,000 chance). It seem (sic) to be over 95% got the consolation prize… a very nice beer glass with the inaugural season logo etched on it.

While it may have seemed like AM 1500 was handing out prizes to 95% of participants, in reality, the hand held unit was pre-programmed to award several consolation prizes to ensure a multiplicity of winners.

Interested in learning more about this promotion or more ways you can drive booth traffic at fairs, festivals and events this summer? Check out Odds On Promotions’ portable Prize Vault.

Looking for more great ways to connect with baseball fans?
Check out some of our most popular baseball contests right here.

Then, email or give us a call at 888-827-2249 for a complimentary promotion brainstorming session.

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LIVE: Magazine Creating Traffic With $10K Derby Contest

Reno, Nev. – Addison Magazine is giving readers the chance to win $10,000, paid for by Odds On Promotions, in a Derby prediction promotion.

To participate in the promotion, readers must either visit a participating bar or restaurant, or the Clyde May’s Conechu Ridge Whiskey display at Centennial Fine Wines and Spirits and pick up a special password that is used to log into the contest at the magazine’s website.
After logging in, contestants then select which horses will finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the 2010 Derby on May 22nd for the shot to win $10,000!

According to Zak Woodhead, Risk Manager for Odds On Promotions, “Talk about a great match-up … after all, what’s the Derby without Mint Juleps? Of course, what I really like about this contest, and what I think makes it really effective, is that the magazine is driving traffic to the advertisers’ retail outlets, then back to the magazine’s website. This is a fun way to not only show advertisers how effective your publication is at driving traffic, but a great way to engage readers.”

Interested in setting up your own promotion surrounding the “Run for the Roses”? Check out these race day promotions, including our hugely popular Place, Show, Win the Dough game, then email or give us a call today at 888-827-2249.

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Builder Drives Traffic with $100K Prize!

Reno, Nev. –  This February, Heartland Homes gave the first 300 people to arrive at the grand opening of their “Summit at Cheat Lake” development the chance to win $100,000, paid for by Odds On Promotions.

The promotion, which was one of a number of events taking place during the grand opening festivities, had “would-be” homebuyers entering a six-digit number into Heartland’s “Lucky Number Machine” (aka one of Odds On’s hand held verification units) for a chance to win a $100,000 prize.

According to Odds On Promotions’ Sales Representative Chris Gardiner, “With competition for home-buyers at an all-time high, this offer is a real attention-getter. I mean, $100,000 makes for a substantial down payment on a new home. And, since Odds On writes the check when there’s a winner, it’s an affordable way to pique consumer interest, make your advertising more effective and ideally grab some free headlines along the way. Where I think Homeland was particularly smart was in offering a number of consolation prizes including flatscreen tvs – another great perk a would-be homebuyer can appreciate.

Interested driving additional foot-traffic this summer to your location?
Odds On Promotion’s portable Prize Vaults are perfect for use in any location from fairs, festivals and events to retail stores and malls. Email today for more information.