What the heck does this mean?

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » January 26, 2007, 6:51 pm

I'm in the preliminary phase of planning a trip to Disney World. They are having some Year of Million Dreams promotion and on the disclaimer page, saw the text in bold below and wondered what the heck it means?

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Open only to legal residents of 50 U.S., D.C., Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico & UK. Void elsewhere and where prohibited. Giveaway runs October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2007 (mail in entries postmarked starting September 18, 2006 & received by January 14, 2008 on 3.5 x 5 postcard with complete name, address, daytime phone#, birth date and proper postage sent to PO Box 8629, Elmhurst, IL 60126 USA). UK residents only mail to 483 Green Lanes, London N13 4BS. Castle Suite stay will be awarded most days starting January 25, 2007. It will likely be awarded early in the day for a stay that night and is only available to eligible participants at the parks and Downtown Disney® area in Florida. DREAM FASTPASS badge is only awarded at certain theme parks for use that day. Mail-in winners of Castle Suite stay and DREAM FASTPASS badge will receive a prize of comparable value. Approximate retail value of prizes advertised: Castle Suite stay US $587, DREAM FASTPASS badge US $5, Grand Marshal World Tour US $45,370. Prizes range in value from US $3.83 to US $83,701. All prize awards are subject to verification. Odds of winning on a given day depend on the number of eligible participants at a selected location or within the mail-in entry pool for the time or date (as applicable) selected. Subject to Official Rules (see below). Sponsor: Magic Kingdom Productions, Inc., PO Box 10000, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830.

For residents of Canada, a mathematical skill-testing question must be correctly answered to win any prize.

The Disney Dreams Giveaway is only open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Void outside the fifty (50) United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom and where prohibited by law.

wtf? mathmatical skill-testing question?

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » January 26, 2007, 7:10 pm

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » January 26, 2007, 7:18 pm

Turns it into a test of skill instead of a game of chance?

Maybe Canadian laws restricts games of chance somehow?

VariaVespasa · Post by **VariaVespasa** » January 26, 2007, 7:34 pm

They do, although I'm not sure of the specifics. But the result is the mathematical skill-testing question, generally of the "add these 2 numbers and subtract that one" variety. So very very skillfull...

Niffoni · Post by **Niffoni** » January 26, 2007, 9:09 pm

In Canada, skill testing questions are on damn near everything, including McDonald's promotions.

From what i understand it, there's some law that says you can't give away prizes, or something. So it has to be a skill-testing contest.

None of the questions are hard, it's just a legality.

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » January 26, 2007, 10:47 pm

its for tax purposes. lottery winnings and sweepstakes winnings aren't taxed in canada (but the income generated from the winnings are), but you have to declare the amount on your earnings if it exceeds a certain amount. I think it is $500.

in order to do that, you have to 'earn' it by answering a 'skill testing question.' I won $5000 in a the federal lottery once on a scratch and win. before I got my cheque I had to answer a question that was something along the lines of "6 + 4 - 2" (it literally was that easy). I asked the lady at the lotto corp what would happen if I got it wrong and she said that a woman got the question wrong once when she won over 5 million dollars and they just let her guess it until she answered it. I thought it would have been kind of hilarious if they took her prize away and made her go take an adult education class to earn it back.

it's just one of those weirdo laws that probably dates back to the 40's that's just too much effort to get rid of. it would be neat if they were hard questions though.

Leonaerd · Post by **Leonaerd** » January 27, 2007, 1:13 am

The same hilarious message is on the back of some Batman trading cards that have been rotting at the counter of the movie rental place I go to every now and again. I read it every time and crack up.