Have you ever won anything?

A couple raffles - ironically enough, even though we're not big drinkers, we've somehow ended up winning two raffles for lots and lots of booze, both at charity functions where we just bought one of whatever raffle ticket they were selling.

When my ex-wife and I were still married she won a "Wheelbarrow of Cheer" at a charity event. The booze was easily worth at least $500. When we went to pick up the prize we discovered the wheelbarrow wasn't included, it was just a prop. Damn!!! I needed a new wheelbarrow at the time and was disappointed not to receive it.

Took the $$ and ran. Plus, the stack of bills was almost unmanageable!

45 $100 bills really isn't all that big a package. No bigger than a stack of 45 $1 bills. But smart move leaving quickly with all that cash in hand.

The most I won at a casino was a little over $3000 playing craps. But I was betting too conservatively too long. Soon after I started upping my bets the shooter sevened out. I shoulda coulda woulda won maybe $10,000.

I won a trip to the 1992 NCAA Basketball Finals in Minneapolis. Nosebleed seats to the two semifinal games on Saturday and the final on Monday, hotel, and airfare. Duke won over Michigan in a rout.

The only time I won in the lottery was a $20 scratch off ticket at a gas station while driving through West Virginia over 30 years ago. Hey, it paid for the tank of gas (maybe $1.19 per gallon at the time) and the soda and snacks.
 
I once won a man's 10-speed bike.

I ws an 8-year-old girl at the time. It went to my dad. I never used it. :guilty:

Edit: Poster above reminds me that I did win a basket of booze once!
 
I've also won the odd tombola.

Also shooting games at fairs (just to continue the theme), but at those stalls the range is so pathetic that you can't miss! And it's because of this that the prizes stink, you have to win 10 or 15 times just to get a reasonable stuffed animal >:(
 
YES

Best prize was a 2 night weekend at a high end hotel in Downton Chicago. It came with Dinner, Comedy Club Show and Drinks at the bar. That was 28 years ago. My baby girl was only a few months old and it was hard to leave her but we did have a great time!!! This was the Grand Prize from a work raffle for anyone who donated to United Way

A few years ago, I hit a $600+ score on a slot machine about 5 minutes into playing. I played again with $20 and took my winnings HOME and then booked a 2 night stay at a great WaterPark in WI DELLS.

Last year I went to a Local Jazz Christmas show, they had a 50/50 raffle. I won, it was around $175.

I think my biggest lottery ticket win was $30.
 

Last week, I won a $25 Amazon gift card through PJ Library.
In December, I won some gift wrapped toys in a raffle at my hair salon.
A few years ago, I won a Disney Princess bike for my daughter in a raffle at work
Several years ago, DH & I won Year of a Million Dreams Mickey Ears at the MK train station
When I was a teenager, I won a Milli-Vanilli cassette tape on a radio contest.

I think that just about sums up my life's winnings so far ;)
 
the Newlywed Game, still married to the same guy, almost 47 yrs ago. Tickets to a Clippers game, all expense paid trip to London, various lottery tickets and a few slot machines in Vegas.
 
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Tickets to a Dolphins football game
$125 NFL Shop gift card

About 30 Year of a Million Dreams Mickey Ear hats
A YoaMD pin set
 
My family won a WDW trip when I was a kid!! It was so incredible! I'm pretty sure my parents complained a lot about paying the taxes on the trip but we still went :)
 
I won a family trip to NYC with tickets to the Macy's Parade Thanksgiving 2016. It was an Instagram contest sponsored by Thomas the Train.

With this win, I caught the sweepstakes/contest bug. I just do it casually, but last year I won about $1500 in prizes, the biggest one being an Xbox One X from Taco Bell.

I also won a 4 pack of tickets to Disneyland twice about 15+ years ago, when Tower of Terror was new. This was on the radio!
 

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