![]() The gentleman who I sat down with pulled out a form and asked me a few questions. After all, prize or not, we’re still in the middle of a global pandemic. There were quite a few people in the building - probably many of whom had fallen for the “trick” thinking they had won $25,000 - and yes, they were all wearing facemasks. He replied that he did, and we walked to a long folding table with a couple of folding tables. Since he greeted me (and held the door open for me) I asked if he worked here. At this building, I was greeted outside by a young gentleman in business casual, but no name tag or any indication he worked here. I thanked him and walked across the street to another building with the same name as the place I had just left. “All the action’s across the street,” he replied, “You can stay parked over here, though.” “I’m trying to found out how to redeem this,” I told him referring to the mailer I was holding in my hand. I walked in and, as you’d expect at a dealership, a salesman asked me if he could help me. Except I must have gone to the new - not used - part of the dealership. The mailer stated that the offer was through the Chevrolet branch of the dealerships, so naturally, I went there first. Actually, it’s several dealerships with a single name - over time, the dealership expanded to multiple makes. The dealership that I had to go to is sprawled out across several blocks downtown. I was quickly able to get in, talk briefly with who I assume was a sales associate, grab my wireless headphones, and head out. Thankfully, there was no sales pressure when I got there. We don’t need a new car - we bought a new-to-us van two years ago and a new-to-us car a year ago. I feared that whoever I ended up talking to would try to strong-arm me into buying or leasing a car. I’m an introvert, so showing up wasn’t exactly easy. So long as I show up, I’m walking out with at least a set of (cheap) wireless earbuds. In other words (or rather, in other numbers) the odds of winning is 100%. ![]() Notice something about those odds? If you add them up, the odds of winning something is 50,000:50,000. The fine print listing the odds of winning. Odds of winning wireless earbuds - 49,996:50,000.At first, I didn’t think I won any prize.īut I read the fine print, and in the fine print it listed the probabilities for each prize: Confirmation code determines actual prize won. Order of winning numbers does not match order of winning prizes. This one was a bit more explicit - below the prize list read this disclaimer: Some cards only reveal this in the fine print. There is no relationship between the two. To the left determines what lottery cards are winners (except they’re all winners) and to the right simply lists what the prizes are. You’ll see that all five numbers on top of the lotto card (the “winning numbers” 07, 12, 29, 30, 46) are somewhere in the block of numbers at the bottom (the “your numbers”).ĭoes that mean that this lottery card is a grand prize winner - worth $25,000 cash? So how do these car dealer lottery mailers work? How do they make it look as if everyone wins, but get away with no one winning? How Do the Car Dealer Lottery Mailers Work? You know, those lottery-looking pieces that seem to award everyone the top prize? One common type of junk mail is “scratch-off promotions” from car dealerships. If you’re like me, most of the mail you get anymore is junk mail.
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