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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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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.

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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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Fishing Tournament Offers $20,000 Bonus Prize

Got Bass? You Could Win $20,000!

Reno, Nev. – Talk about baiting the hook…anglers participating in the Got Bass Team Trail will get a chance to win $20,000, paid for by Odds On Promotions, if the biggest bass caught during the tournament matches a pre-selected weight.

Risk Manager Zak Woodhead weighs in, “In a tough economy, giving anglers the chance to win an attention-getting insured prize not only provides an added incentive to participate, but can help the fishing tournament organizer capture additional media attention and give added value and exposure to a key sponsor.”

Want to see more ideas for getting more lines in the water at your fishing event? Check out Odds On Promotions Fishing Contests or email us for a copy of our Top Five Fishing Promotions.