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.

Having a Golf Tournament? Insure a Lucky Duck Pluck!

Looking to increase fundraising dollars at your next golf tournament? Want to insure something unique in addition to your hole-in-one, shootout or putting contest? Odds On Promotions has just the contest for you: a Lucky Duck Pluck!

Surely you’re wondering how it works. All you need to do is simply place a bunch of numbered rubber ducks in your golf course’s pond (or any other body of water). These rubber ducks can be your everyday traditional yellow rubber ducks or even “golfer” or “golf ball” ducks, as seen in this post. Feel free to have some fun and have a variety of different ducks floating around in there!

Tip: Have a major golf tournament sponsor? Here’s an idea — how about customizing your rubber ducks by including their logo on them?

Qualify your players to participate in the Lucky Duck Pluck via raffle, closest to the pin contest or other golf-related contest if your golf tournament is prior to the Lucky Duck Pluck, then have those qualifiers come back and select one “lucky duck” from the pond. Feel free to charge players $x to participate in order to fundraise for your cause!

Each rubber duck will contain a number. If the numbered duck the player selects happens to match Odds On Promotions’ pre-selected number, then they’re an instant winner… of any prize value you happen to choose, up to $1,000,000! There are multiple ways to have your players check to see if their duck is a winner. You can either use Odds On’s handheld verification unit or have the player call Odds On’s number verification hotline, enter the number on their duck and see if they’ve won!

Want to insure for multiple winners? No problem! You don’t have to insure for only 1 lucky duck — feel free to insure for 10 winners, for example, and have the total prize value (e.g. $100,000) split between each winning duck. That would mean that theoretically, 10 people could each win a $10,000 prize! You can also have a certain amount of rubber ducks (or all of them which aren’t the grand prize winning duck, for that matter) contain auxiliary prizes which can either be self-insured or provided by Odds On!

Want a free, no-obligation quote on this promotion? Feel free to give us a call at 888-827-2249 or email us at any time. Rest assured, we’ll help you customize your promotion to where you get the most bang for your buck!

Washington Agency Insures Tagged Fishing Promotion Worth $40,000 at Local Fishing Tournament

Looking to ‘reel in’ more attendees and fundraising dollars at your next big fishing tournament?  Then be sure to take notes from this Washington agency that teamed up with a local fishing tournament to hold a tagged fishing promotion worth the big bucks!

Here’s how the promotion worked: Anglers that day were on the lookout for one of five tagged fish (Triploid Rainbow Trout, to be exact) which were placed in the reservoir that day.  Each tagged rainbow trout contained a unique number.  If an angler managed to catch one of the tagged fish, they would call Odds On Promotions’ phone verification hotline and input the number on the tag to see what prize they’ve won!

Four of the tagged fish were worth a $500 cash prize while one lucky rainbow trout was worth a brand new boat valued at $40,000!

While unfortunately, no one managed to catch the lucky grand prize tagged fish, there’s still a happy ending to this promotion: all of the money that was fundraised that day went toward a great cause – restocking the reservoir with all new Triploid Rainbow Trout!

Interesting in holding a fishing promotion of your own?  Contact Odds On to receive a free copy of our Top 5 Fishing Promotions PDF and then give us a call at 888-827-2249 for further information as well as a quote on grand prize coverage that’s free and no-obligation!  You won’t be disappointed!

MLB Team Partners With Flooring Sponsor, Holds Conditional Rebate

Are you a sports team?  Football or hockey, big or small, whatever the case may be, if you have sponsors here’s a sales / sports  promotion, insured with Odds On Promotions that you’ve got to check out. A baseball team has partnered with a local carpeting/flooring sponsor to hold one heck of a conditional rebate promotion (on the owner’s birthday, no less!)

Here’s how it will work: If any player on the baseball team manages to score 3 or more home runs during a specific game, then everyone who purchased merchandise from the sponsor during their sale will receive a 100% rebate! Yep, that’s right every single thing bought during the sale will be absolutely free, thanks to Odds On Promotions’ conditional rebate insurance.

This promotion is ideal for car dealerships, retail stores , and any other sponsor looking to drive traffic and move more merchandise.

And the great thing is, there’s no right or wrong time to insure a conditional rebate.  Just choose your sale dates, choose the game and the big play and relax! Odds On Promotions will be there to pick up the tab when your conditional rebate kicks in!

Ready to give your customers and/or fans the chance to score a massive rebate?  Don’t hesitate — pick up your phone and call 888-827-2249 to speak to one of our marketing specialists, or email us for a free, no-obligation quote!  Odds On will be sure to help you make your next conditional rebate promotion a “home run!”, no questions asked!

PA Baseball Team Holds Hit for The Cycle Promotion With a Twist!

Looking to increase fan engagement and turnout at your next baseball game… or even for the entire season?  This Pennsylvania baseball team is doing exactly that, by holding a Hit for the Cycle promotion!

This isn’t any ordinary Hit for the Cycle promotion, however — not only is it going to be a season-long promotion, but one lucky fan from each home game during the promotional period will be selected at random to actually be able to choose a designated player to hit for the cycle!

That’s right: if the player the fan chooses scores a single, double, triple and homerun during the specified game, they’ll win $25,000… compliments of Odds On Promotions!

“Having the fan choose the player to hit for the cycle is a win-win situation”, explains Linda Thomson, Sports Promotion Specialist with Odds On.  “Not only does it make the fan feel especially included during the promotion, but it’s a cheaper solution if you’re on a budget!”

Want more baseball promotion ideas?  Request a copy of our Top 6 Baseball promotions PDF and then give us a call at 888-827-2249 for pricing on grand prize coverage and further information!

NY Auto Dealership Insures $50,000 Scratch Card Promotion

Thinking about throwing a pre-season football fiesta? Check out what one auto dealer did this season during the NFL Draft!

A New York car dealer decided to throw an NFL Draft Party at a local bowling alley where team members showed up to participate alongside fans/attendees to bowl and celebrate the occasion!  To increase attendance and hype, and add some serious fun, the car dealer gave each individual in attendance a scratch card from Odds On Promotions.  If anyone was to scratch off and reveal 6 matching ‘star’ symbols on the card, they would have been an instant $50,000 grand prize coverage winner… compliments of Odds On, of course!

While there were no winners, a great time was still had by all and attendance was improved due to the inclusion of the scratch card promotion.
(We say, feel free to steal this idea for Spring 2013!)

In the meantime, what other events could you be using Odds On’s prize insurance for? Pre-season football parties, tailgate parties, holiday events, tradeshows, company anniversaries… no matter the occasion, Odds On can help you make the most out of your next big event!  Give us a call today at 888-827-2249 or email us so we can assist in making your upcoming event a huge success while giving your attendees a chance to win big!