Category Archives: Sports Contests and Promotions

Sports contests and promotions for every business, from basketball half-court shots to football perfect punts into the bed of a pickup truck.

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Half Court Shot Midnight Madness Promotion Pays Out …

On Wednesday, October 29, 2014,  Matthew Kark found out what it’s like to be the Big Man on Campus after participating in a Midnight Madness promotion.

Kark, a senior at Marist College, won $10,000, paid for by Odds On Promotions, after netting an impressive half-court basketball shot during Marist Madness, the school’s Midnight Madness event.

According to Andy Alongi, Assistant Athletic Director – External Affairs, Marist Madness was ‘revived’ this year by request of the student government. Organized to generate excitement in preparation for the coming basketball season, Marist Madness gave students the chance to meet the basketball teams and participate in a variety of contests and games, culminating in one randomly selected student getting the chance to win $10,000 in the half-court shot contest

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The event attracted between 800 and 900 students-filling the student section of McCann Arena. Of course, for us, the best part is the response of the students, not to mention the members of the men’s and women’s basketball teams after Kark drained it from center court.

Looking to increase gate and get students and sponsors psyched up for the coming season? Check out our winning roster of basketball promotions, then give us a call at 800-827-2249.

Football Pick ‘Em: Kegerator.com Gives Football Fans Chance to Win $25K

Online retailer Kegerator.com is giving football fans the chance to win $25,000 in an online football pick’em promotion, insured by Odds On.

According to Damien Anderson, “Each week, fans will log on and make their picks. Every week the fan with most accumulated points will get the chance to win $25K, paid for by Odds On, if they can correctly predict the halftime and final score of the Monday Night Game.”

Along with the weekly chance to predict and win the $25,000 prize, Kegerator.com is also awarding guaranteed monthly prizes, such as mini-kegerators. And at the end of the season they will award  a guaranteed MVP prize to one of the contestants who have qualified as one of the top three point earners each week during the football season.

Interested in giving your fans the chance to pick ’em and win big in an online or in-store score prediction promotion?  Odds On has a variety of football promotions designed to engage fans from now through February!

For more information, email or give Odds On Promotions a call today at 888-827-2249.

Horse Racing Promotions: Performance Bonus Prizes for Jockeys/Owners

horse racing promotionsOdds On Promotions can insure just about anything, so long as there is a risk associated with it — and that even includes horse racing promotions, believe it or not!

Check out this particular promotion that comes to us from an insurance agency based out of Texas, which helped a racecourse in the East Coast to insure a Player Performance contest for the 10th year in a row!  Oh… and did we mention that they’ve had a $250,000 winner in the past?

During the promotional period, prize insurance was in place during three separate races of the season.  If the same New York thoroughbred horse ended up winning all three races, then the owner(s) of the horse would have been awarded $250,000… compliments of the insurance agency and paid for by Odds On!

The great part about horse racing promotions is that they don’t have to be limited to performance bonuses.  Odds On can also insure a vast variety of conditional promotions and parlays.  Not to mention all of the other non-skills based contests we have to offer, such as jumbo dice rolls, horseshoe tosses, Lucky Envelope games and more!

For more information on horse racing promotions, feel free to give Odds On a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote.  Or, you can email us any time for more information!  Have ideas for horse racing promotions that aren’t listed on our website?  Let us know and we’ll work with you to get it rated and insured!

P.S.  Horse racing promotions not your thing?  We insure dog racing promotions too!

Baseball Contest Ideas: Home Run Derby Worth $30K

baseball contest ideas - homerun derbyIn need of some baseball contest ideas that will increase fan attendance and engagement at your next big game?  If so, then you’re going to absolutely love hearing about this baseball promotion we helped a Minor League team in the Northeastern U.S. to insure as part of their  Opening Day
— a Home Run Derby Contest!

Here’s how the baseball contest worked … on Opening Day, one lucky fan, chosen via raffle ticket, was selected to take three swings at a baseball off of a hitting tee placed at home plate.  If they successfully “hit one deep” over the six-foot-high fence, they would have been awarded generously – with a brand new truck valued at $30,000, compliments of the sponsor and paid for by Odds On.

While unfortunately, the fan who was selected didn’t score the vehicle, they still had an absolute blast — as did all of the other fans!

While winning an insured grand prize is always nice, it’s definitely not all that counts. When I think about what qualifies as a “winning promotion”, I tend to think about factors such as increased attendance, fan excitement, and interaction… as well as capturing valuable marketing information from your fans!  Speaking of which, be sure to check out our Online Contest Registration.

More Baseball Contest Ideas

Need more baseball contest ideas?  Be sure to visit our website.  You can either fill out an information form via our website or give us a call at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote!  You can also email us at any time for more information and baseball contest ideas.  Go ahead and contact us today to get a baseball promotion set up for your next big game(s) — trust me, your fans will thank you!

 

Baseball Promotional Nights: $5,000 Grand Slam Inning

baseball promotional nights - grand slam inningAre you looking for an exciting baseball contest that will showcase you team or a key sponsor’s business during a baseball promotional night?  Odds On has been working with a Minor League Baseball team based out of the Northeastern U.S. to insure a baseball promotion at ten of their games during the season!

For this team’s baseball promotional nights,  the contest is a Grand Slam Inning promotion. During each of the ten games, if a member of the team makes an out of the park grand slam home run during the 4th inning of the game, one randomly selected fan will score a $5,000 home theater system, compliments of local Audio/Video retailer  – the contest sponsor, and paid for by Odds On Promotions!

Interested in more ideas to help you sell baseball promotional night sponsorships, please feel free to visit our website, or give Odds On Promotions a call today at 888-827-2249 for a free, no-obligation quote.  You can also contact us via email with any questions you might have.

P.S. Looking for a fun and unique way to register contestants, while gathering valuable marketing information in the process?  Be sure to check out a demo of Odds On’s Online Contest Registration to see just how easy it really is, then give us a call for pricing information!