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Christmas Millionaire Raffle 2016

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    #92
    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,004 ✭✭✭mad m


    taylor3 wrote: »
    Found €50 yesterday in my local shop. Treated myself to one of these raffle tickets with it. Pure sweet if I get a win.

    I wish you all the best.


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    #93
    taylor3
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭taylor3


    mad m wrote: »
    I wish you all the best.

    Cheers, imagine winning something substantial on a ticket bought with a few quid you found. Happy days eh. Mad to think last year's winner never came forward. And then the National Lottery Jack up the price from €20 to €25.


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    #94
    PieOhMy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,530 ✭✭✭PieOhMy


    taylor3 wrote: »
    Cheers, imagine winning something substantial on a ticket bought with a few quid you found. Happy days eh. Mad to think last year's winner never came forward. And then the National Lottery Jack up the price from €20 to €25.

    Out of curiosity can you give us a ballpark figure for what number the tickets are at as of today?


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    #95
    taylor3
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭taylor3


    PieOhMy wrote: »
    Out of curiosity can you give us a ballpark figure for what number the tickets are at as of today?

    Just checked it there it's 274


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    #96
    4068ac1elhodqr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,586 ✭✭✭4068ac1elhodqr


    taylor3 wrote: »
    Found €50 yesterday in my local shop. Treated myself to one of these raffle tickets with it. Pure sweet if I get a win.

    Did you not inquire as to the rightful owner of the said lost £50?

    Sure last week there was a poor chap who minded someones lost purse and as a reward the public crowdfunded him to the tune of about 10k. And a pub in London found someones wage packet and started a social media campaign to locate the polish builder (who went back home over xmas), made world news.

    If one was going to invest 50notes, can think of better places to contribute/invest, than in than a prizepool of 36%c of gross funds, with 1%c chance of winning anything, in a draw that may not take place on schedule...


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    #97
    Amazingfun
    Registered Users Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Amazingfun


    PieOhMy wrote: »
    Maybe tonights euromillions win will inspire a few more sales with people trying to escape a return to post christmas normality next week!

    Without a doubt ;)


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    #98
    PieOhMy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,530 ✭✭✭PieOhMy


    Over 300 now


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    #99
    4068ac1elhodqr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,586 ✭✭✭4068ac1elhodqr


    PieOhMy wrote: »
    Over 300 now

    Just another 190,000 (or so) needing to be sold within 1 day and 6hrs and 52mins (pending shop opening hours).


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    #100
    Urindanger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 246 ✭✭Urindanger


    Got one of these as a Christmas present and just bought another. Well into the 310,000s.


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    #101
    Red Silurian
    Registered Users Posts: 9,228 ✭✭✭Red Silurian


    PieOhMy wrote: »
    Maybe tonights euromillions win will inspire a few more sales with people trying to escape a return to post christmas normality next week!

    I wonder was there an Irish Euromillions winner or was it made up to boost the sales of millionaire raffle???

    All they'd have to claim is that a glitch in the systems caused an incorrect location on the winner!

    Worth thinking about?

    Also, up to the 318,000-319,000 mark about half an hour ago (bought online if that makes a difference, I don't think it does)


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    #102
    Collie D
    Registered Users Posts: 11,344 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    colmtheperson wrote: »

    Worth thinking about?

    Nope. Whatever about price rises and adding more numbers/tickets to make it more difficult I really doubt they're in the habit of faking winners.


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    #103
    123balltv
    Registered Users Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭123balltv


    A Priest :rolleyes: now a 38 times millionaire makes people buy more tickets.


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    #104
    fin12
    Registered Users Posts: 10,934 ✭✭✭✭fin12


    taylor3 wrote: »
    Found €50 yesterday in my local shop. Treated myself to one of these raffle tickets with it. Pure sweet if I get a win.

    I think you should have handed in the €50, what if the owner of that money came back in later to inquire has anyone handed in a €50. I’m often found money in shops and always handed it back. You don’t know what circumstances the person who lost that’s €50 in.


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    #105
    taylor3
    Registered Users Posts: 266 ✭✭taylor3


    fin12 wrote: »
    I think you should have handed in the €50, what if the owner of that money came back in later to inquire has anyone handed in a €50. I’m often found money in shops and always handed it back. You don’t know what circumstances the person who lost that’s €50 in.
    Oh for crying out loud I did for the first time in my life what the vast majority of people would do. For what it's worth I found a woman's purse a year ago and looked through it for id tracked her down and handed it back to her. 3 weeks ago my phone went missing in Blanchardstown SC when I asked at the info desk had anyone handed it in I was told No.. Where was so called Karma ? Either way i found it and kept it, did absolutely nothing wrong.


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    #106
    appledrop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,916 ✭✭✭appledrop


    I usually buy one of these every year as part of Christmas present but when I saw they were hiked up to €25 I changed my mind. A rip off.


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    #107
    fin12
    Registered Users Posts: 10,934 ✭✭✭✭fin12


    taylor3 wrote: »
    Oh for crying out loud I did for the first time in my life what the vast majority of people would do. For what it's worth I found a woman's purse a year ago and looked through it for id tracked her down and handed it back to her. 3 weeks ago my phone went missing in Blanchardstown SC when I asked at the info desk had anyone handed it in I was told No.. Where was so called Karma ? Either way i found it and kept it, did absolutely nothing wrong.

    Ya I agree the vast majority of people probably would do it.


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    #108
    Lottomad17
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Lottomad17


    Just got one a few mins ago online 322 mark


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    #109
    Collie D
    Registered Users Posts: 11,344 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    Lottomad17 wrote: »
    Just got one a few mins ago online 322 mark

    I think it's safe to say they're not going to sell half a million tickets by 10pm so what now?

    They've raised the price and the number of tickets sold and it appears the public have voted with their wallets. I'd imagine pushing the draw back or reducing the prize pool would be met with an even less enthusiastic response next year.

    IMO the National Lottery are just going to have to take the hit of "just" a €4m profit (equivalent to 2015) or risk killing the golden goose completely.


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    #110
    thesandeman
    Registered Users Posts: 10,437 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    They were still advertising the draw as being tonight up to half an hour ago so they can't pull out of that one at this stage.


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    #111
    delta_bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    Bought one a few minutes ago. In the 323k mark now


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    #112
    Permabear
    Closed Accounts Posts: 39,022 ✭✭✭✭Permabear


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    #113
    deathtocaptcha
    Registered Users Posts: 349 ✭✭deathtocaptcha


    There was never any guarantee they'd sell all 500k so I'm not sure why people assumed it would sell out or won't go ahead if it doesn't sell out...

    Reality is the prizes are set-in-stone and once the first ticket is sold, the lottery shoulder the risk that if they don't sell enough tickets, the set-in-stone prizemoney still has to be paid out and they'll shoulder the loss. That's business.

    Initial target is to break-even, which they've done. After that they probably had several targets with 500k tickets being 'best case' scenario.

    It looks like that was now overly ambitious and they'll probably review everything once it's all complete but it's still a massive success. Well over €4m in profit.


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    #114
    loconnor1001
    Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭loconnor1001


    Bought one at about 10.30 and is in the 324,000 range


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    #115
    loconnor1001
    Registered Users Posts: 323 ✭✭loconnor1001


    Bought one at about 10.30 and is in the 324,000 range


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    #116
    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    329xxx @1pm.
    Good luck to all ... and best to me !? :)


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    #117
    tayto lover
    Registered Users Posts: 51,921 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    So 8.25 Million at least taken in and 3.5 Million given out in prizes.
    Nice little earner for the National Lottery robbers.


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    #118
    Collie D
    Registered Users Posts: 11,344 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    tayto lover wrote: »
    So 8.25 Million at least taken in and 3.5 Million given out in prizes.
    Nice little earner for the National Lottery robbers.

    Almost €4.5m in prizes. All of which were clearly stated before they put guns to people's heads.


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    #119
    tayto lover
    Registered Users Posts: 51,921 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    Collie D wrote: »
    Almost €4.5m in prizes. All of which were clearly stated before they put guns to people's heads.

    From the OP - The total value of all prizes available to win in the Game is €3.5 million.


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    #120
    Collie D
    Registered Users Posts: 11,344 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    tayto lover wrote: »
    From the OP - The total value of all prizes available to win in the Game is €3.5 million.

    The OP was from last year. €4.44m in 2017.


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    #121
    pollocks
    Registered Users Posts: 249 ✭✭pollocks


    Got 2 as presents, I wouldn't of bought one tbh but hey I'll take the 5 grand that's coming to me
    Bol all


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