WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:52 pm

Jon O'Neill wrote:I done a moderation.

Now, I know this decreases everybody's chances of winning a fiver, but could you tell me where I have to put in my codes, as I've gotten rid of the piece of packing where it presumably says I have to go.

I am dumb.

extratoothfairy.com

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:48 pm

www.extratoothfairy.com

The url is written on the same thing as the code...

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:49 pm

Oh, there's a page 3.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:23 am

Looking like 0/3 for me now...

17 to go.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:54 am

1/7 now after forgetting to check for a couple of days.

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:22 pm

I saw these at the checkouts in Asda yesterday (30p a pack) so not wanting to miss out on the excitement (and big money prizes of course) I picked up five packs. I entered the code from the first one last night and returned today to find that I'd only fucking won! So that's 1/1 so far and a profit of £3.50 already (assuming they do send the cheque).

Anyway, my next question is should I enter the other four codes under the same name and address, or use four different names and addresses instead? Call me suspicious, but I've a funny feeling that a lot of people will win at their first attempt and then not win again using the same details for subsequent attempts. Or is it a legal requirement that the codes on the packets must be unique and the winning ones tied to actual prizes?

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:28 pm

JimBentley wrote:I saw these at the checkouts in Asda yesterday (30p a pack) so not wanting to miss out on the excitement (and big money prizes of course) I picked up five packs. I entered the code from the first one last night and returned today to find that I'd only fucking won! So that's 1/1 so far and a profit of £3.50 already (assuming they do send the cheque).

Anyway, my next question is should I enter the other four codes under the same name and address, or use four different names and addresses instead? Call me suspicious, but I've a funny feeling that a lot of people will win at their first attempt and then not win again using the same details for subsequent attempts. Or is it a legal requirement that the codes on the packets must be unique and the winning ones tied to actual prizes?

I think whether a code wins or not is predetermined, but even if it isn't they have to give you a 1 in 10 chance of winning (I am not a lawyer, but that would surely be clear cut false advertising if they didn't).

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:02 pm

I got a t-shirt in H&M today for £3.99. With it I got a £5 H&M Gift Voucher.

I think I win!

0/1 on the tooth fairy btw.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:18 am

w00t!

1 in 4 for me now!

Collectively we're actually doing pretty well at this aren't we? By the law of averages there must be other daytime gameshow forums where they're all sitting around cursing their bad luck, and theorising that it's all a big fix. Tossers.

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:32 am

Jon Corby wrote:w00t!

1 in 4 for me now!

Collectively we're actually doing pretty well at this aren't we? By the law of averages there must be other daytime gameshow forums where they're all sitting around cursing their bad luck, and theorising that it's all a big fix. Tossers.

Poor bastards. In many respects.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:36 am

Jon O'Neill wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:w00t!

1 in 4 for me now!

Collectively we're actually doing pretty well at this aren't we? By the law of averages there must be other daytime gameshow forums where they're all sitting around cursing their bad luck, and theorising that it's all a big fix. Tossers.
Poor bastards. In many respects.

I did think of using the DOND forum as an example, but then realised that they would all be experts in proability, statistics and random chance, so would be unlikely to leap to any daft conclusions.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:08 am

Finally back on the wagon after remembering to pick up some more the other day. Now on 2/11.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:12 pm

1/11 here. You're twice as lucky damn you!

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:18 pm

Ian Volante wrote:1/11 here. You're twice as lucky damn you!

Lucky? Or skilful?

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:11 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:1/11 here. You're twice as lucky damn you!
Lucky? Or skilful?

Hmm, good question...I've not managed to work out what the winning codes look like yet

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:04 am

Jon Corby wrote:1 in 4 for me now!

Dammit, my winning streak is over. 1 in 5 now.

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:11 pm

1/4

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:11 am

Jon O'Neill wrote:1/4

2/5 bitches.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:06 am

We're still only half way through our first packet which we bought a week ago. You guys go through chewing gum at a seriously worrying rate.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:08 am

Matt Morrison wrote:We're still only half way through our first packet which we bought a week ago. You guys go through chewing gum at a seriously worrying rate.

Nah. I have those pots of 60 or whatever which I'm just filling up with gum.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:11 am

Michael Wallace wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:We're still only half way through our first packet which we bought a week ago. You guys go through chewing gum at a seriously worrying rate.
Nah. I have those pots of 60 or whatever which I'm just filling up with gum.

Cool plan. Guess that should have been obvious really, didn't think of that. That said, I bet there is still a couple of people going through chewing gum at a seriously worrying rate here.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:12 am

Michael Wallace wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:We're still only half way through our first packet which we bought a week ago. You guys go through chewing gum at a seriously worrying rate.
Nah. I have those pots of 60 or whatever which I'm just filling up with gum.

Nor me - the packets I got from Morrisons which were £1 for 5 were spearmint only, which I hate.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:59 am

Got a tub on my desk at work!

Anyone received a cheque yet?

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:01 pm

Ian Volante wrote:Got a tub on my desk at work!

Anyone received a cheque yet?

I've had one so far, no sign of the second one though

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:52 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:We're still only half way through our first packet which we bought a week ago. You guys go through chewing gum at a seriously worrying rate.
Nah. I have those pots of 60 or whatever which I'm just filling up with gum.

I have one of these. But I do go through chewing gum at an alarming rate - like 6 pieces a day I think.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:24 am

1 in 6 now. I really thought I was getting the hang of it too.

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:00 pm

Jon Corby wrote:1 in 6 now. I really thought I was getting the hang of it too.

I know, I'm 1 from 4 now. I've just entered the last of the five I have but am confidently predicting it'll be 1 from 5 tomorrow. I hope everyone's been keeping detailed stats on their entries so that Michael can make some startling statistical findings once this whole thing plays out.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:15 pm

1/14. Meh. New supplies this weekend.

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:44 pm

As predicted, I end up 1 from 5. I entered all of them with the same details (email, name, address) and all at much the same time of day (if I was doing it again I'd try to do a spread of times). Anyway, here's the final details (entry number - date entered - time entered - code - result):

#1 - Wednesday 05/10/11 - 6.56pm - KWKW7G9CHPFM - Winner
#2 - Monday 10/10/11 - 8.26pm - 5XPKJZWR9R9F - Loser
#3 - Tuesday 11/10/11 - 7.36pm - LHRWTJGFJTWG - Loser
#4 - Wednesday 12/10/11 - 7.49pm - LK9JH5PFTLXJ - Loser
#5 - Thursday 13/10/11 - 7.56pm - Z5JH5TWP9P9G - Loser

Whilst I reckon we're never going to have enough data to even attempt to see if there's any sort of pattern anywhere, I'd been noting this down as I entered them so figured I might as well throw it out there.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:57 pm

JimBentley wrote:As predicted, I end up 1 from 5. I entered all of them with the same details (email, name, address) and all at much the same time of day (if I was doing it again I'd try to do a spread of times). Anyway, here's the final details (entry number - date entered - time entered - code - result):

#1 - Wednesday 05/10/11 - 6.56pm - KWKW7G9CHPFM - Winner
#2 - Monday 10/10/11 - 8.26pm - 5XPKJZWR9R9F - Loser
#3 - Tuesday 11/10/11 - 7.36pm - LHRWTJGFJTWG - Loser
#4 - Wednesday 12/10/11 - 7.49pm - LK9JH5PFTLXJ - Loser
#5 - Thursday 13/10/11 - 7.56pm - Z5JH5TWP9P9G - Loser

Whilst I reckon we're never going to have enough data to even attempt to see if there's any sort of pattern anywhere, I'd been noting this down as I entered them so figured I might as well throw it out there.

Good work, I've been doing the same. (Well, just the win/loss order.) I'm currently on 2/13 with my wins coming on codes 1 and 9.

Edit: Actually it seems I'm on 2/12, how exciting. The only thing I'm pondering so far is that we're all above a 10% win rate, which seems a bit interesting. I imagine we'd have enough data to test whether our win rate is significantly greater if we keep posting our scores until we all get bored.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:12 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:The only thing I'm pondering so far is that we're all above a 10% win rate, which seems a bit interesting.

Apart from Volante, the fucking loser. I reckon we should ban him from the forum so he doesn't ruin our record.

In related news, I'm awaiting tonight on a code that I didn't even buy. While walking my dog this morning I found a dropped pack with one piece of gum left in it. That's gotta be lucky.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:35 am

1/15. Fuck you all.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:05 am

Heather did a code a couple of days ago and hasn't heard shit, how long does it take?

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:07 am

Matt Morrison wrote:Heather did a code a couple of days ago and hasn't heard shit, how long does it take?

Before midday the following day.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:09 am

1/8 for me now.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:51 am

2/15

(well not really

since I'm still above expectation, I just feel like I haven't won in ages)

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:27 am

2/16 beeyatches. Back in profit. Almost.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:51 am

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:00 am

Allow approximately two weeks for delivery:

I'm wondering now whether I should reinvest my winnings (so that we can gather more statistical data of course, not because I'm an inveterate gambler).

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:13 am

JimBentley wrote:Allow approximately two weeks for delivery:

I'm wondering now whether I should reinvest my winnings (so that we can gather more statistical data of course, not because I'm an inveterate gambler).

Woohoooo!

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:49 am

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:57 pm

Still no sign of my second fiver. Gutted.

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:35 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:Still no sign of my second fiver. Gutted.

Actually Michael, I forgot to ask - if you've not cashed your first cheque yet, what's the date on it and what cheque number is it?

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:54 pm

JimBentley wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote:Still no sign of my second fiver. Gutted.
Actually Michael, I forgot to ask - if you've not cashed your first cheque yet, what's the date on it and what cheque number is it?

Sorry, cashed it in a while back. I'd planned on letting a stack pile up but then got bored waiting for my second one to arrive.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:06 am

I'll check mine when I get home.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:14 pm

1/11.

I must be the unluckiest person in the world.

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:03 pm

Jon O'Neill wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:1/4
2/5 bitches.

3/15 now.

Well, at least I've verified that it's a 1/10 chance, even if it wasn't at the start. I can't think what I've done to change my luck though.

I haven't had a banana in a while, maybe that's the secret?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:11 pm

1/12.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:31 pm

Ian Volante wrote:I'll check mine when I get home.

Just got another one through today:

10th Oct: 7043
28th Oct: 15674

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:18 pm

My second cheque was lurking at the bottom of the communal post pile. Date is 29-09-11 and number is 5263, not that I'm sure why we're collating this.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:23 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:My second cheque was lurking at the bottom of the communal post pile. Date is 29-09-11 and number is 5263, not that I'm sure why we're collating this.

Trying to gauge how much they're paying out, I guess?

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:35 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote:My second cheque was lurking at the bottom of the communal post pile. Date is 29-09-11 and number is 5263, not that I'm sure why we're collating this.
Trying to gauge how much they're paying out, I guess?

Ah, makes sense, so we've got:

29/9: 5263
10/10: 7043
21/10: 14009
28/10: 15674

wish I'd kept my first one now, these datodes could be interesting if we get enough.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:39 pm

Hmm, a clear (confidence intervals to follow) tailing-off of payouts. Some later points will be interesting to note.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 3:07 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:wish I'd kept my first one now, these datodes could be interesting if we get enough.

I haven't cashed my cheque yet, I'll post the details when I'm at home (and I remember).

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 3:10 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote:wish I'd kept my first one now, these datodes could be interesting if we get enough.
I haven't cashed my cheque yet, I'll post the details when I'm at home (and I remember).

Hot.

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:45 pm

28th October: 014540

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:39 am

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:06 pm

1/13.

Forgot to look at cheque number/date.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:11 am

1/15 now

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:18 am

2/19. I haven't won for 10 codes now. Fix