Bizarre TELE Sweepstakes rules

[paulieflowers]

This is weird...from current TELE sweepstakes.



“Any Canadian resident who is a potential winner of any prize must correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question administered by telephone without assistance or mechanical or electronic aid in order to receive a prize. If a selected Canadian potential winner cannot be reached by telephone within a reasonable time period or answers the skill testing question incorrectly, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, he/she may be disqualified, and, at Sponsor's discretion, the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner.”


http://teleflorasweepstakes.com/momsshoppingspree/page.do?page=rules.html

 

[BOSS]

:hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer::hammer:

I don't get it???

 

[Rhonda]

I believe it is Canadian Law in order to participate. We've discussed this before at a previous holiday with a sweepstakes...

 

[Chezbloom]

And if your from the UK you have do do a little dance and balance an egg on a spoon while whistling Danny boy.

 

[bloomz]

I've heard those Canadians are "challenged".....


Yeah I'm half Canuck myself. Guess half of me should know.

 

[Mikey the Flower Guy]

I believe it is Canadian Law in order to participate. We've discussed this before at a previous holiday with a sweepstakes...

this is correct..."skill testing question" is the proper terminology.....

 

[BOSS]

Yeah I'm half Canuck myself. Guess half of me should know.

Well I guess that explains why your only half here, half the time....

 

[artistry in bloom]

Yes it really is bizarre. I don't know who came up with this law. All contests here have a "skill testing question". Usually a mathematical question. However most of the questions are so easy that it is almost impossible to get them wrong which is just another reason why this law is so stupid.

 

[prestonway]

...the answer is...

...and yes, there is a Wiki entry...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill_testing_question