Couple offers home as prize in $100 essay contest
- April 21, 2008 11:43 AM
- By Commodities
The Associated Press
A New Mexico couple has decided to give away their home to the winner of an essay contest. The catch: It costs $100 US to enter, and the home will go only if at least 2,500 people sign up.
The state Gaming Control Board is examining whether Tiffany and Todd Lovell's contest qualifies as a raffle, which would make it illegal under state law, or a game of skill, which is allowed, said Greg Saunders, the board's deputy director.
"We haven't made that determination yet," he said.
The Lovells said the depressed housing market led them to try to move their 1,200-square-foot, three-bedroom, one-bathroom home through the essay contest.
They are hoping to get at least 2,500 entries, which would net them $250,000 US. If they receive fewer than 2,500 entries, they said they would cancel the contest and return the entry fees.
The couple said entries would be judged by "various members of the Los Alamos County community."
is a multimedia producer for CBCNews.ca. Categories
Recent Entries
- Chinese county revokes rule requiring officials to smoke local cigarettes
- A county in rural China has backtracked on an edict that government employees must smoke only locally made cigarettes after the order was reported in a newspaper.... Continue reading this post
- Brits set to nosh on squirrel-flavoured potato chips
- British tastebuds will never be the same, as a gaggle of outlandish potato chip varieties – including Cajun squirrel – hit store shelves across the country on Friday.... Continue reading this post
- Will a green phone ring up sales?
- In the hotly competitive cellphone market, a small marketing edge can really help. A green edge is even better, with consumers worried about the state of the environment.... Continue reading this post