Airport Car Competitions

pdw8 · 1 Oct 2008 at 07:58

I often see a stand in the departures lounge at Gatwick that has a really nice Ferrari, Aston Martin, Lambo etc and its some sort of competition. Basically its something like a "spot the ball" type thing but it costs £75 to enter :eek:

Has anyone ever entered one of these?

Luke · 1 Oct 2008 at 08:02

I see them all the time.

Significant outlay, tiny chance of winning. I've never entered and have never heard of anyone I know (or even friends of friends) winning.

Sparky · 1 Oct 2008 at 08:23

I remember seeing a Ferrari in the departure lounge of Luton but never took much notice of what it was for.

I guess it was another of these competitions.

Dup · 1 Oct 2008 at 08:28

My colleagues friend won a Ferrari! I'd never bother though. I'd rather put £75 on the lottery. Either way its all gambling.

Begbie · 1 Oct 2008 at 09:07

My mate sells the tickets, would rather put my money on the lottery though.

Siliconslave · 1 Oct 2008 at 09:52

you probably have better odds of winning these than the lottery, best of the best they are called... but at the end of its your left with some exotic sports car that you'll probably not be able to afford to insure, run or garage.... so you'll sell it for a load of money and buy something else...

Morba · 1 Oct 2008 at 10:04

You have to do a spot the ball. Never seen them for £75 though, its normally much cheaper than that.

The catch - the ball isnt where the ball really is, its where an independant thinks it is. So, you randomly choose somewhere and hope that the independent also chooses that same spot!

RastaManBob · 1 Oct 2008 at 10:13

My dad once entered one of these "Best of the Best" competitions, but it was at East Midlands airport. He didn't win of course... But entry was only £20 compared to the above mentioned £75...

Muffin` · 1 Oct 2008 at 10:17

£75 a go? One born every minute :rolleyes:

Housey · 1 Oct 2008 at 10:19

I bought all the tickets once and won a 360. I was well pleased though the tickets cost me £400k

Firestar_3x · 1 Oct 2008 at 10:25

Lol, its almost as good as the How Low auctions......

As already stated £75 a ticket? Never seen them up for this much it was only £25 last time i checked and that was only 1 week ago.

BenhB · 1 Oct 2008 at 11:53

I won a Peugot 106 in a raffle once. Paid about £2 for 5 tickets. I thought it was a wind up, as I didn't remember buying them.

Housey · 1 Oct 2008 at 12:08

Second prize was 2 106's?

Firestar_3x · 1 Oct 2008 at 12:11

BenhB said:
I won a Peugot 106 in a raffle once. Paid about £2 for 5 tickets. I thought it was a wind up, as I didn't remember buying them.

Unlucky, 3rd prize in a raffle is never a good un, what did the winner get?

Jono · 1 Oct 2008 at 13:11

There's a Ferrari of some kind and an R8 at Heathrow's T5 - £20 a pop to enter. Didn't bother.

rscosworth · 1 Oct 2008 at 15:25

£20 a ticket at Glasgow, Gallardo on show but you can pick a few different models when you enter. I didnt, scatter cash (father) did...

peterattheboro · 1 Oct 2008 at 15:36

If it's spot the ball and you have a spare couple of grand lying about. Buy loads of tickets and mark every single spot. That'll cost, what... £2/3000?

And you have to win then so you get a £100,000 car for a couple of G

Unless it's a fix.

Fothsn · 1 Oct 2008 at 15:46

peterattheboro said:
If it's spot the ball and you have a spare couple of grand lying about. Buy loads of tickets and mark every single spot. That'll cost, what... £2/3000?

And you have to win then so you get a £100,000 car for a couple of G

Unless it's a fix.

Good idea!

Can bet there is a rule stating you can only buy a set amount of tickets each go.

Id rather put £20 a week on lottery.

peterattheboro · 1 Oct 2008 at 16:00

So could someone buy a Lamborghini or Ferrari for £100,000. Go into a town centre and say WIN THIS CAR! £50 a ticket. 100,000 people buy a ticket so you've made £5 million then give the car away to the winner. Obviously some people will tie so you'll have to stipulate that in the event of a tie, it'll go to round 2 for the people who tied.. and so on until you find a winner.

(Goes to the bank

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