Last week I was interviewed by Geoffrey Gooden (@GeoffGooden), a media student at Durham College for the school paper, The Chronicle. (Read article here.) What I found interesting during our conversation was Geoffrey’s reaction to one of my comments.
He said since he had initially contacted me, he began entering contests. He then proceed to tell me about one he really wanted to win run by a local television station. I said, “I am entering that one too!” His face fell. I knew what he was thinking. “If she is entering, I won’t win.”
I would like to think I would win every contest I enter, but I don’t. (I have yet to fully master Helene Hadsell’s technique!) I calculated it out once. I lose more than 99% of what I enter. So, for me to win 5-15+ prizes each month, month-after-month, I need enter a lot.
I let Geoffrey know “it only takes WON to win“.
What are the odds? It can vary. One contest we won had over 168,000 unique entrants and over 15 million entries over a six month period. Another WON was only one entry per household and had 6,000 entries.
So, don’t think about the odds and enter, enter, enter. You never know which one will be your next big win!
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