What's the best thing you've ever Won?

[miamimadman]

I won a NFL Football from Enco Gas (Exxon/Esso) when I was a kid. The U.P.S. man came one dark freezing night with my Football! With that inspiring Football in hand, I always wanted to become a U.P.S. Driver, I was a screwed up kid.

[JPT_17]

> I won a NFL Football from Enco Gas (Exxon/Esso) when I was a
> kid. The U.P.S. man came one dark freezing night with my
> Football! With that inspiring Football in hand, I always
> wanted to become a U.P.S. Driver, I was a screwed up kid.
>

Wow! When you mentioned "Esso", that brought back memories! I had an Esso tanker truck as a little boy.

[Steven Green]

I won an FM car radio converter from (guess what) an FM station.  My father installed it in the family car (I was 12) and I got to hear FM in the car for the first time.  It lasted as long as the car too.

I also won $100 when I was 14 and the check arrived on my birthday.

A funny thing I won, was when I was 12, I won tickets to an X-rated movie.  A Clockwork Orange. It was violent, not pornographic.  My parents used the tickets for a night out.

> I won a NFL Football from Enco Gas (Exxon/Esso) when I was a
> kid. The U.P.S. man came one dark freezing night with my
> Football! With that inspiring Football in hand, I always
> wanted to become a U.P.S. Driver, I was a screwed up kid.
>

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[miamimadman]

A new Car, great prize, and I totally un believe you.  You claim to have won it on a local radio contest, however your email to me claims  "I won a church raffle! My father took care of the taxes and registration, and then he sold it to a relative of ours. The money went towards my college fund."
 
I have a funny feeling that you didn't even attend College?  


> I won a car. A 1977 Lincoln Town Car Coupe. Red body with a
> white landau roof. White leather interior. It came with all
> of the bells and whistles that a car could have at that
> time. I was too young to drive it, let alone afford it. I
> won a local radio contest! True story! My father took care
> of the taxes and registration, and then he sold it to a
> relative of ours. The money from the sale went towards my
> college fund.
>

[gr8oldies]

A Westingouse transistor radio from WOWO.

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[Keith_Lake]

Back around 1970 or so I won a transistor radio from WOOW and the local Pepsi distributor.  It was built to resemble a Pepsi vending machine.  It was AM-only,
but surprisingly sensitive for such a little radio.  That Pepsi radio was my main reciever for several years and I still have it.  

KL

The Last Radio Station

 

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[Steven Green]

I worked with someone who won a major prize from WFIL.  She was the receptionist at an office where I worked.  You can bet that she had no other station but WFIL on the radio in the office whenever she was there.

She had won a trip for two to some carribean location in January. WFIL had seen better days by then.  
 

> A new Car, great prize, and I totally un believe you.  You
> claim to have won it on a local radio contest, however your
> email to me claims  "I won a church raffle! My father took
> care of the taxes and registration, and then he sold it to a
> relative of ours. The money went towards my college fund."
>  
> I have a funny feeling that you didn't even attend College?
>
>
>
> > I won a car. A 1977 Lincoln Town Car Coupe. Red body with
> a
> > white landau roof. White leather interior. It came with
> all
> > of the bells and whistles that a car could have at that
> > time. I was too young to drive it, let alone afford it. I
> > won a local radio contest! True story! My father took care
>
> > of the taxes and registration, and then he sold it to a
> > relative of ours. The money from the sale went towards my
> > college fund.
> >
>

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[magicmk]

> Back around 1970 or so I won a transistor radio from WOOW
> and the local Pepsi distributor.  It was built to resemble a
> Pepsi vending machine.  It was AM-only,
> but surprisingly sensitive for such a little radio.  That
> Pepsi radio was my main reciever for several years and I
> still have it.  
>
> KL
>
> The Last Radio Station
>

Heck, and it might even be a collectible now!

[954]

College scholarship.

(And I was a runner up for Natl Merit Scholarship.)

73s from 954

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[jason97]

In 1999, I won concert tickets to "Big Stink 4," which was 94-7 NRKs (the former Portland Modern Rock station) summer concert, by being caller number nine.
I would still tell anyone the key to winning a call-in contest is... call in!

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