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Enter the next level of high definition with the stylish BDP-S500 Blu-ray Disc player. Built with rigid beam construction and a motorized sliding front panel, the BDP-S500 is a videophile's delight. The pristine images from high definition Blu-ray Disc movies and 1080p DVD upscaling will make your HDTV come alive. Amazing 24p True Cinema output and cinema-tuned picture presets allow you to see movies exactly as the director intended. Featuring LPCM, Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD audio decoding for ultra-realistic sound, this player is also a treat for the ears. And with BRAVIA Theatre Sync, you can control your compatible BRAVIA HDTV and Sony AV system with the press of a button.

Technical Information

Media Support: DVD-RW - PlayBD-RE - PlayDVD+RW - Play
Formats Support: LPCMJPEGDVD VideoBD VideoMP3AVC-HD
Recording Time: Not Applicable
Scanning Modes: Progressive Scan

Storage

Hard Drive: Not Applicable

Video

Resolution: 1080p

Audio

Sound System: Dolby Digital EmbeddedDolby TrueHD EmbeddedDTS EmbeddedDTS HD EmbeddedDolby Digital Plus Embedded

Interfaces/Ports

Interfaces/Ports: 1 x HDMI - Rear1 x Stereo Audio Line Out - Rear1 x S/PDIF Out - Rear1 x Composite Video Out - Rear1 x Toslink S/PDIF Out - Rear1 x S-Video Out - Rear1 x Audio Out - Rear1 x Component Video Out - Rear

Miscellaneous

Package Contents:

BDP-S500 Blu-ray Disc Player

1 x Video cord

1 x Stereo audio cord

1 x Power cord

1 x Remote commander

2 x AA (R6) batteries

Raffstar, LLC Sweepstakes Official Rules
The Speed Giveaway

NO PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY. A PURCHASE, CONTRIBUTION, DONATION, OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. Eligibility
The Speed Giveaway (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia, excluding Florida, New York, Rhode Island) who are thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of entry. Void in Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories and possessions and where prohibited by law. Employees of Raffstar, LLC, or any of its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, or any other company or individual involved with the design, production execution or distribution of the Promotion and their immediate family (spouse, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and step-children) and household members (people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year) of each such employee are not eligible. The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s (or if you are a minor in your jurisdiction of residence, your parent/legal guardian’s) full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. The Promotion consists of a sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).

2. Sponsor
The Sponsor of the Promotion is Raffstar, LLC, which is located at 1002A S. Mingo Road, Suite 256, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133.

3. Timing
The Promotion begins on 12/30/2008 10:00 am ('ET') and ends on ticket number 150000 (the “Promotion Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Promotion.

4. How to Enter
During the Promotion Period, go to www.raffstar.com, fill out the online register form completely by providing your name, email address, the zip code where you live, date of birth, and gender you will also be asked to create a screen name and password and submit the form. Once you have submitted the form, you will be directed to a web page where you click on “enter/get ticket.” By clicking on “enter/get ticket” you have entered the sweepstakes... Limit: Limit one entry per person every one (1) hour during the Promotion Period. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that participant’s plays and that participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations, which will be disqualified. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor reserves the right to contact entrants and all other individuals whose email address is submitted as part of this promotion.

5. Winner Selection:
On or about ticket number 150000, Sponsor or an independent judging agency will select entries for the prize described below in Section 8 in a random drawing of all valid entries received. The entrant will be contacted using the email address provided with the entry and may be awarded the prize (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these rules.) Sponsor’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Promotion and the selection of potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winners will be notified by email on or about ticket number 150000.

6. THE POTENTIAL SWEEPSTAKES WINNER IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION.

7. Verification of Potential Winner
Potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner will be notified by email, after the date of random drawing. The potential winner must assert his/her claim to the prize by responding to the email from the Sponsor indicating he/she is the winner within one (1) hour after receiving the email notification. If the potential winner does not claim the prize within one (1) hour, another potential winner will be selected and will be notified that he/she is the potential winner. Until a potential winner asserts his/her claim to the prize within one (1) hour of being notified that he/she is the potential winner, the Sponsor will continue to randomly select potential winners as described in Section 5 above. After a potential winner asserts his/her claim to the prize, potential winners have to submit official name and shipping information. Potential winner of total prize values at $600 or more (or if you are a minor in your jurisdiction of residence, your parent/legal guardian) will be required to sign and return to Sponsor, within fifteen (15) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility, and liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize if applicable. If a potential winner of any prize cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that a potential winner of a sweepstakes prize is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor may award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Any prize won by a participant who is deemed a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence may be awarded to a parent or legal guardian of such minor on the minor’s behalf.

8. Prize
ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: One grand prize winner will receive

Sony Blu-ray Disc Player

Technical Information

Media Support: DVD-RW - PlayBD-RE - PlayDVD+RW - Play
Formats Support: LPCMJPEGDVD VideoBD VideoMP3AVC-HD
Recording Time: Not Applicable
Scanning Modes: Progressive Scan

Storage

Hard Drive: Not Applicable

Video

Resolution: 1080p

Audio

Sound System: Dolby Digital EmbeddedDolby TrueHD EmbeddedDTS EmbeddedDTS HD EmbeddedDolby Digital Plus Embedded

Interfaces/Ports

Miscellaneous

Package Contents:

BDP-S500 Blu-ray Disc Player

1 x Video cord

1 x Stereo audio cord

1 x Power cord

1 x Remote commander

2 x AA (R6) batteries

The Sony Blu-ray Disc Player is provided “as is” with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. The Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. No cash equivalent for any prize, prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any listed prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. [If car: Winner will be required to present a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance before the car will be awarded]. The Sony Blu-ray Disc Player has a current Approximate Retail Value of $599.99. Any prize won by a participant who is deemed a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence may be awarded to a parent or legal guardian of such minor on the minor’s behalf.

9. Entry Conditions and Release
By entering, each participant (or if you are a minor in your jurisdiction of residence, your parent/legal guardian) agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or the Sweepstakes judges which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes; (b) release and hold harmless the Sponsor and its respective parents, subsidiary, and affiliated companies, the prize suppliers and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Sweepstakes and Promotion, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Sweepstakes and Promotion, acceptance or use or misuse of prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes and Promotion and/or entrant’s acceptance, use or misuse of prize.

10. Publicity
Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes winner’s (or if you are a minor in your jurisdiction of residence, your parent/legal guardian’s) consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.

11. General Conditions
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

12. Limitations of Liability
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes play, provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Promotion, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.

13. Disputes
Entrant (or if you are a minor in your jurisdiction of residence, your parent/legal guardian) agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, other than those concerning the administration of the Sweepstakes or the determination of winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate Missouri State Court located in Kansas City, Missouri; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses , and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Missouri, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Missouri or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Missouri. {jurisdiction subject to change}

14. Entrant’s Personal Information
Information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy which is available here.

15. Promotion Results
For Promotion results send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope to Raffstar LLC 1002A S. Mingo Road, Suite 256, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133. Request the winner list from "719772510 Promotion"; request must be received by 08/29/2009 09:44 pm ('ET'). Vermont residents may exclude return postage.

Featured Charity

The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is the oldest and largest organization in the United States representing those who provide meal services to people in need. MOWAA works toward the social, physical, nutritional, and economic betterment of vulnerable Americans. The Meals On Wheels Association of America provides the tools and information its programs need to make a difference in the lives of others. It also gives cash grants to local senior meal programs throughout the country to assist in providing meals and other nutrition services. This is our Mission Statement: “The mission of Meals On Wheels Association of America is to provide visionary leadership and professional training and to develop partnerships that will ensure the provision of quality nutrition services.”

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IndyMac
Dec. 30th, 2008

7:05am

Wow! 150,000 tickets! This is going to be interesting.

jsc315
Dec. 30th, 2008

7:26am

well this is the most expensive prize they have put up so far. Makes sense though.

TsuaSai
Dec. 30th, 2008

8:16am

This is going to be long. Hopefully there will be a lot of new members. We will need them for this one.

travisdahm
Dec. 30th, 2008

8:51am Raffstar Team Member

@TsuaSai Time to start recruiting...

Travis

WhatsUpWithJack
Dec. 30th, 2008

11:47am

Whoa, $600 prize! It's very good to see the site expanding as rapidly as hoped for. I'm fully addicted to Raffstar, so I can't wait to see $1,000 prizes and European Vacations popping up on the site in the coming months!

abates
Dec. 30th, 2008

11:57am

i'd trade in a blu-ray player for a european vacation anyday

Gee21k
Dec. 30th, 2008

11:58am

I love raffstar...!!! And this prize is awesome whoever wins is lucky I hope it's me :) good lucky everyone!

AaronSaun
Dec. 30th, 2008

3:49pm

This player is actually about $300 now. It's not worth this music any longer.

AaronSaun
Dec. 30th, 2008

3:50pm

this much*

Lisa84
Dec. 30th, 2008

8:35pm

Actually...its $400, but on Amazon its $314(at this moment)!

computer2slow
Dec. 31st, 2008

3:01pm

Isn't gift/prize tax 50% of value? So about $300.

AutoDas
Dec. 31st, 2008

3:48pm

RaffStar needs some banners so users can advertise this site.

travisdahm
Jan. 01st, 2009

9:52am Raffstar Team Member

@AutoDa we are working on this.

Travis

mavrev
Jan. 01st, 2009

2:15pm

I threw together this image (http://mavrev.com/ad/www/images/raffstar_sony_bdp-s500_1.png) to advertise this prize on my site http://mavrev.com. Feel free to use it wherever you please if you'd like.

fishnchipsman
Jan. 01st, 2009

11:25pm

I hope this speeds up so it'll be over sooner.

ThatsTheGuy
Jan. 05th, 2009

12:01am

This is gonna take forever...

Lord_Necron
Jan. 05th, 2009

8:04pm

This would go great with my new 46" HDTV...

spiffy577
Jan. 05th, 2009

11:17pm

Ugg... 7000 tickets given away in 6 days = 1000 tickets a day. 1000 tickets a day by 150,000 tickets? 150 days? 5 months? Whew... This one is going to take a LOOONG while. GET MORE TICKETS PEOPLE!!!! lol.

travisdahm
Jan. 06th, 2009

7:00am Raffstar Team Member

@spiffy577 if everyone told one friend and they got one ticket a day it would end in 15 days! tell your friends...

pizzazombie
Jan. 06th, 2009

9:42am

once I win something I will tell them.

spiffy577
Jan. 06th, 2009

11:25am

lol pizzazombie...

travisdahm
Jan. 06th, 2009

1:56pm Raffstar Team Member

@pizzazombie then no complaining allowed about how long it takes to end... :-)

pizzazombie
Jan. 06th, 2009

6:20pm

No prob.I have not complained and will not.

kevinjmay
Jan. 08th, 2009

12:54pm

I bet we'll finish this before the wii o.O

pizzazombie
Jan. 10th, 2009

8:00am

@kevinjmay I doubt it.I think the wii will end by the end of the month.

Normalizer
Jan. 12th, 2009

7:26am

Saw it at Sam's Club last night for under $300.

Aschaudf
Jan. 18th, 2009

9:01pm

Wow expensive ha why not the ps3?

izual1
Jan. 22nd, 2009

2:14am

We should be happy it's taking so long, more time for us to get tickets. Though I would rather get a PS3, oh well.

pizzazombie
Jan. 24th, 2009

6:10pm

@izual1 me too I hope they put one up soon.

AaronSaun
Jan. 25th, 2009

1:08pm

C'mon guys. I would rather get $500 cash too but it's a giveaway. Raffstar is cool, although I still haven't got my prize from last month.

zackwhitehouse
Jan. 28th, 2009

7:07pm

i would rather get this then the ps3. xbox has the same graphics for less money and has waaaay better online gameplay. just sayin...

monty0018
Feb. 01st, 2009

3:05pm

the problem with a gift like this, once enough tickets are given to justify it's original cost, the price has gone down by $200! I'm still getting as many tickets as I can!

mayoman7
Feb. 03rd, 2009

8:05am

I'm thinking that by the time this auction ends, the player will be extinct just like the compact discman. Those things haven't been around in about 8 years.

drkansm
Feb. 06th, 2009

6:23pm

at least it isnt an HDDVD player. XD

damianmann
Feb. 09th, 2009

10:05pm

this one is taking a LONG time

spiffy577
Feb. 10th, 2009

10:14pm

Only another 4 months to go... lol. Ug.

AaronSaun
Feb. 22nd, 2009

5:35pm

You could probably buy this player for 200 now.

AaronSaun
Feb. 22nd, 2009

5:36pm

Ok, maybe not but I don't think sony makes this anymore.

bl00kzor
Feb. 22nd, 2009

9:17pm

By the time this giveaway ends Blu-Ray will be old news and we'll all have the next big thing.

IndyMac
Feb. 24th, 2009

6:20am

What do you guys think the total number of tickets for this kind of prize should have been?

pizzazombie
Feb. 27th, 2009

7:44am

I think 100,000

izual1
Mar. 04th, 2009

11:08pm

Oh, I just saw the 360 guy saying they had better online, but the PS3's online is free, so there....yeah, I'm late.

spiffy577
Mar. 05th, 2009

9:56pm

I have an thought about this. Until this give-away finishes, there aren't going to be any other bigger ticket items offered? (Ps3, 360, etc). Is that correct?

AaronSaun
Mar. 11th, 2009

11:34pm

75,000

DarkStar
Mar. 19th, 2009

12:15pm

Do you think that they have one set aside for the winner? Or maybe they will have to take it out of their Sony Museum....

spiffy577
Mar. 20th, 2009

9:29pm

So this raffle has been going on since January or so. How many tickets do we all have? I am up to 504 so far.

DarkStar
Mar. 21st, 2009

6:10pm

126. I only get on 10 - 12 times a week...

pizzazombie
Mar. 22nd, 2009

9:52am

I have 456.

computer2slow
Mar. 22nd, 2009

2:45pm

One

IndyMac
Mar. 22nd, 2009

3:57pm

I've got 349. What's that average number of tickets taken per day?

spiffy577
Mar. 24th, 2009

6:41pm

Looks like it is about 700-1000 a day. Seems like it is slowing down. Come on people! Don't give up yet! As the moderator says, "Tell your friends!" (Do I increase my chances by saying that? lol)

spiffy577
Mar. 24th, 2009

9:40pm

Looks like it is about 700-1000 a day. Seems like it is slowing down. Come on people! Don't give up yet! As the moderator says, "Tell your friends!" (Do I increase my chances by saying that? lol)

spiffy577
Apr. 03rd, 2009

9:19am

Ok, I have to ask... For the people that hold the top 10 spots on tickets... How exactly do you get 18-24 tickets per day? (18 per day is 1600 or so)

spiffy577
Apr. 03rd, 2009

9:23am

The contest started on Dec 31. It has been 94 days going now. So hehr75 has gotten 23 tickets per day? How is that possible?

DarkStar
Apr. 03rd, 2009

10:01am

bot

spiffy577
Apr. 03rd, 2009

10:15am

Kind of throws off any chance for the rest of us, doesn't it?

travisdahm
Apr. 03rd, 2009

2:26pm Raffstar Team Member

@spiffy577

If you click on winners and look at the Target Gift Card that just ended you will see that first place only had 8 tickets...

computer2slow
Apr. 03rd, 2009

2:48pm

:) 89

travisdahm
Apr. 03rd, 2009

3:59pm Raffstar Team Member

@computer2slow

89 is who won it (third place), first place on the leader board only had 8 tickets :-P

Bender
Apr. 04th, 2009

9:39pm

Wow we're barely over half way. At this point I'm just getting tickets so the Blu-Ray player doesn't feel rejected.

izual1
Apr. 05th, 2009

2:30pm

There is no rejection, it's just a very expensive item. That and some people don't get tickets for things until the raffle is ending soon.

frlncr
Apr. 17th, 2009

7:22pm

Wow, by the time this raffle's over, Blu-ray will be obsolete technology.

henryhenry20
Apr. 20th, 2009

10:31pm

i have a feeling imma win this ... all day

henryhenry20
Apr. 20th, 2009

10:31pm

thanks in advanced for the blue-ray player

damianmann
Apr. 27th, 2009

3:30am

it's getting old now. let the people who have no jobs have it. No one w/ a job could click this as many times as the leader

damianmann
Apr. 27th, 2009

3:32am

people say this process isn't worth it. WHO CARES IF YOU WIN. it's supposed to be about the meals on wheels

damianmann
Apr. 28th, 2009

8:27pm

having the most tickets doesn't guarantee you win it.

damen28
May. 21st, 2009

10:45pm

The odds statistics really suck. Catching a ball at a major league game? Really? That really puts into perspective how unlikely it is to win rather than something positive. Seriously, this site had some potential, but seeing some people with an average of 20+ tickets a day over a several month period? C'mon are captchas gonna help solve that situation or just drive away those of us who want to do some good with a fraction of a chance to win a cool prize?

damen28
May. 21st, 2009

10:56pm

Oh and "Catching a ball at a major league ballgame" isn't a 1/400 shot. How did they come up with that statistic? There are 10 foul/home run balls per game and 4000 people in the stands? A little off the mark if you ask me.

travisdahm
May. 22nd, 2009

6:05am Raffstar Team Member

@damen28

There were 120,946 foul balls and home runs during the 2005 season and 74,915,268 fans in attendance that same year, which ends up being about 1 in every 619 fans end up with a ball. The odds on Raffstar are rounded!

Travis

damen28
May. 22nd, 2009

9:31am

I suppose if the fans were sitting on the field. How many of those foul balls were actually hit into the stands?

What I am getting at is that the statistic is bad because it is actually more likely to win the prize than catch a baseball, so it isn't very much encouragement.

dperini
May. 22nd, 2009

10:54am Raffstar Team Member

The statistics displayed are for entertainment purposes only. The real point is that your odds are 1/400, which is incredibly high for a national giveaway. If that doesn't encourage you to play, very little will short of us preemptively knocking on your door with an oversized check.

We at Raffstar have a very open sense of humor: a few inaccuracies and/or bad jokes are going to surface from time to time. Hopefully 1/400 of our users will appreciate the charitable giving and free prizes enough to forgive us.

On that note, I have a plane to pilot and I need to replace the beer keg before taking off, so if you'll excuse me...

damen28
May. 22nd, 2009

11:38am

Wow dperini, you're kind of a jerk, huh?

izual1
May. 22nd, 2009

1:22pm

Oh snap. :-)

maverickgreywolf
May. 22nd, 2009

5:46pm

I enjoy the humor of the statistics.

handsomehansen
May. 23rd, 2009

8:16am

Hows about: WHO CARES. Take it to the forums or something.

jsc315
May. 24th, 2009

8:25am

Hey i almost caught a ball the other day at the sox game i was at. So yes it is possible.

maverickgreywolf
May. 24th, 2009

2:30pm

Point taken. I nearly caught the foul back when. If I had thought to bring my mitt, it would have been mine.

izual1
May. 28th, 2009

7:39am

Do you think this will end before or after the purse?

damen28
May. 29th, 2009

12:26am

I believe it will end at least a week before the purse. The question is... will it end before or after the Paper Crafts magazine?

izual1
Jun. 01st, 2009

9:58pm

Yeah, we're really gaining on the purse, hurray for Blu-ray.

damen28
Jun. 25th, 2009

8:07am

It looks like this will end before the Paper Crafts magazine...

CrimsonBloodRose
Jul. 01st, 2009

6:03pm

It's depressing that every time you see a prize, it's always the same people at the top of the odds. I know it's possible for a person with only one ticket to win...but the odds are surely stacked out of that favor. How is it possible for these people to collect tickets on such a regular basis... always the same people?

handsomehansen
Jul. 03rd, 2009

2:20pm

They probably have some sort of job that allows them to be on the computer for a long time.

engineer
Jul. 07th, 2009

2:02pm

that is a common feeling (about a few people having lots of tickets). it is a documented psychological phenomenon that people are discouraged from getting lottery tickets if they think someone else has more tickets, even though your odds of winning have not changed. what does it matter how many someone else has? the total tickets given out in the end would be the same if everyone but you had 1 ticket. it only matters how many you have.

jessyrae7789
Jul. 08th, 2009

4:53pm

With things like this, there are always going to be people who get tickets religiously. The cool thing is that a lot of the time they don't even make the top 10.

maverickgreywolf
Jul. 09th, 2009

9:34pm

What's truly depressing is how assuming, judgemental, and narrow minded people can be. People have clearly stated that they're out of work, a stay at home parent, etc. We now have kids that are out of school for the summer. My thought is, is how many people, who are in constant pain, joined this site to help keep themselves from focusing on their pain. Kudos to those people!

cafield09
Jul. 12th, 2009

11:17am

My ticket was the first one drawn for one of the target gift cards and I only had 1 ticket. I didn't claim it in time...but still.

handsomehansen
Jul. 15th, 2009

11:54pm

wooo just got my 1000th ticket!

DarkStar
Jul. 16th, 2009

4:42pm

Blu-Ray passed the Paper Crafts Magazine!!!

Myrage
Jul. 20th, 2009

1:26pm

Think I have 32 tickets, showed up pretty late on this one, considering I have about 1 percent of the top 10. Good thing they didn't pick an HD-DVD player to give away =)

henryhenry20
Jul. 20th, 2009

5:45pm

like i said imma win with 1 ticket...thanks =)

maverickgreywolf
Jul. 21st, 2009

11:36am

It'll be hilarious if someone with very few tickets, or better yet just 1 ticket, gets this one.

DarkStar
Jul. 28th, 2009

10:27am

It's on top! Getting exciting now, eh?

jsc315
Jul. 28th, 2009

2:59pm

Were at almost 1500 left. Its about time. Seems like tickets are going real fast now. Good luck everyone.

handsomehansen
Jul. 29th, 2009

9:43pm

wahhh so exciting!

jsc315
Jul. 29th, 2009

9:43pm

Wow this is now going real fast. This looks like its going to be gone within a week if not sooner.

Cherdimus
Jul. 30th, 2009

10:32am

It'll finish at like 3am PST. lol Goodluck all!

jsc315
Jul. 30th, 2009

2:30pm

I'm not going to bed till this ends! cmon people were almost there!

Cherdimus
Jul. 30th, 2009

2:47pm

Your odds are better than
Being bitten by a squirrel

At least I have that goin for me..

DarkStar
Jul. 30th, 2009

4:29pm

It's going to finish up in an hour or two!!!!!!

frlncr
Jul. 30th, 2009

5:02pm

Less than 100! Let's do this, people!

spiffy577
Jul. 30th, 2009

6:11pm

After 7 months of constant ticket grabbing, the end is near... Good luck to all people!!!

jessyrae7789
Jul. 30th, 2009

6:22pm

I never thought I'd see the day...

DarkStar
Jul. 30th, 2009

6:27pm

15 tickets 1.30 min. left. Will I get one of them????????

DarkStar
Jul. 30th, 2009

6:29pm

Got one!

DarkStar
Jul. 30th, 2009

6:34pm

10 to go...

Cherdimus
Jul. 30th, 2009

6:37pm

I hope no one is taking a nap right now

DarkStar
Jul. 30th, 2009

6:39pm

caspiancan
Jul. 30th, 2009

6:44pm

good luck!

izual1
Jul. 30th, 2009

6:45pm

hurray, it's over! You can send it to me as soon as you're able.

DarkStar
Jul. 30th, 2009

6:45pm

over! finally. Up to 15 minutes?? oh well, been waiting 8 months...

stillsum_hope
Jul. 30th, 2009

7:10pm

What's the matter that i can't see who won this thing? Is the site broken? Do you not want to actually give the prize away?

TheCanadianBeast
Jul. 30th, 2009

7:54pm

Who wrote the sidebar query?

izual1
Jul. 30th, 2009

7:58pm

The results are up now, I assume since there were so many tickets and ticket holders the server got a bit bogged down. It's not claimed yet so good luck to the people who have a chance still.

crazyeyes1234
Jul. 30th, 2009

8:08pm

Oh My God!! I won I can't believe it.

julaine59
Jul. 30th, 2009

9:01pm

Congrats! Way to go.

(I'm sure that the person who was in 1st and had over 3000 tickets is just sick though!) ...Timing is everything

Myrage
Jul. 30th, 2009

10:01pm

congrats crazy!

How bout poor rsusid....3000+ tickets and missed the bus.

Cherdimus
Jul. 30th, 2009

11:40pm

Probably a bot someone created, and forgot about... oops

julaine59
Jul. 31st, 2009

8:48am

I thought MAYBE getting the very last ticket could be lucky. WRONG!!! I got ticket #150,000 at 8:44 pm yesterday and it was drawn at 27284th place! Such is life...