Chance to win a Disney Wish Cruise

[ArielRae]

Saw this on Instagram

 

[go oilers go]

Before the maiden voyage

 

[mevelandry]

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Quebec is always excluded from contests because of our stupid laws regarding contests.

 

[Calantha]

Math skill testing question? What is that?? And we're going to be on our Alaska cruise...oh well.

 

[dclpluto]

Math skill testing question? What is that?? And we're going to be on our Alaska cruise...oh well.

seems kind of dumb maybe a Canadian will come here and let us know what it is. Sorry you failed the math question you can’t go.

 

[JMommyof3]

Math skill testing question? What is that?? And we're going to be on our Alaska cruise...oh well.

https://www.thebalanceeveryday.com/why-have-skill-testing-questions-for-sweepstakes-896839

 

[Keyser]

Math skill testing question? What is that??

Here's the first google link to come up for me: Link here. I think it has to do with laws regarding giving things out based on skill vs. based on chance, with chance being seen as gambling, and skill not. By including skill of some sort in there, it's no longer considered in the same category, and is thus legal. So, they get around it by making people answer a math question (i.e. so they can't win without "skill").

I'd assume it's a really basic math question, though. The example in that article is: "155 plus 33 minus four divided by 2" which is super-easy on one hand, but on the other hand is slightly more difficult than I'd have thought they might use - I know people who would have trouble with it!

 

[Stitch'sCousin]

Here's the first google link to come up for me: Link here. I think it has to do with laws regarding giving things out based on skill vs. based on chance, with chance being seen as gambling, and skill not. By including skill of some sort in there, it's no longer considered in the same category, and is thus legal. So, they get around it by making people answer a math question (i.e. so they can't win without "skill").

I'd assume it's a really basic math question, though. The example in that article is: "155 plus 33 minus four divided by 2" which is super-easy on one hand, but on the other hand is slightly more difficult than I'd have thought they might use - I know people who would have trouble with it!

You’re correct about Canadian law requiring the skill testing question. There is usually a basic math question that must be correctly answered in order to win a contest. For some contests, the question may be part of the entry form. The one I had to answer to win a vacation quite a few years ago was similar in difficulty to the one you gave as an example. They read the question to me over the phone and then asked me to give my answer within a two minute time limit. I got it correct, but if I had answered incorrectly, I would not have been able to claim the vacation prize and they would have drawn a new name.

 

[MomOTwins]

I entered! Annoyed I had to use social media, because the only account I have is the one I use for fish extenders. Took me ages to figure out how to "tag" DCL, lol. Hopefully I won't get penalized for having basically no info on my profile!

 

[Cheburashka]

Math skill testing question? What is that??

 

[mmouse37]

Before the maiden voyage

There are always cruises before the paying guests sail on the "official" maiden voyage. Contest winners, charities, press, VIP, etc. We were on a charity cruise on the Dream a few days before we boarded the Dream MV.

MJ

 

[sugliac]

Can you enter if you don't have social media??

 

[Cheburashka]

Can you enter if you don't have social media??

No, but you can create an account only to use for contest purposes. And you only need to use one of the big 3, not all 3.

 

[sugliac]

I know they have to have no purchase necessary forms and stuff so fingers crossed that means I can do it w/o social.

 

[Cheburashka]

I know they have to have no purchase necessary forms and stuff so fingers crossed that means I can do it w/o social.

Social media accounts are free to set up. As Mark Zuckerberg famously explained, they run ads & sell access to data in lieu of directly charging consumers. In the rules, DCL explains that if you don't already have a social media account, you can set up a free account for the purpose of the contest.

 

[randumb0]

I don't have a social media account and don't plan on creating one. I guess I'm out

 

[MomOTwins]

I know they have to have no purchase necessary forms and stuff so fingers crossed that means I can do it w/o social.

Social media accounts are free to set up. As Mark Zuckerberg famously explained, they run ads & sell access to data in lieu of directly charging consumers. In the rules, DCL explains that if you don't already have a social media account, you can set up a free account for the purpose of the contest.

No purchase necessary but it does have a cost. You do have to sell your private data to a certain extent.

 

[sugliac]

Social media accounts are free to set up. As Mark Zuckerberg famously explained, they run ads & sell access to data in lieu of directly charging consumers. In the rules, DCL explains that if you don't already have a social media account, you can set up a free account for the purpose of the contest.

I get that I just hate social media. Never using it again. This is the closest I will get!

 

[sugliac]

No purchase necessary but it does have a cost. You do have to sell your private data to a certain extent.

Yup exactly.

 

[JWG]

We should pin this so I remember to try to win each month.