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krzysiek_ck Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,327 Points:729,135 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Mar 7, 2012 7:40:15 AM Ignore krzysiek_ck Report Abuse The last two GasBuddy Prize Give-Aways are: Prize Giveaway # 185 February 27, 2012 - March 04, 2012 Prize Giveaway # 184 February 06, 2012 - February 12, 2012 There is two week discrepancy where I have purchased the tickets but drawings did not happen. Can I have my points back?

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The last two GasBuddy Prize Give-Aways are:

Prize Giveaway # 185
February 27, 2012 - March 04, 2012
Prize Giveaway # 184
February 06, 2012 - February 12, 2012

There is two week discrepancy where I have purchased the tickets but drawings did not happen. Can I have my points back?

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papa56NC All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:725 Points:142,760 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jun 2, 2012 6:09:10 AM Ignore papa56NC Report Abuse Alright!!!
RRBC Champion Author Victoria Posts:2,705 Points:529,065 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 1:24:11 AM Ignore RRBC Report Abuse yes, odd why such lapse
CelticHeart Champion Author Detroit Posts:138,560 Points:3,165,425 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 12:52:19 PM Ignore CelticHeart Report Abuse GLM, recently signed up? Wow.
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,825 Points:2,839,120 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 5:13:41 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Funny, GLM!
GLM4205 Champion Author Toledo Posts:4,057 Points:800,295 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 10:23:20 PM Ignore GLM4205 Report Abuse I recently signed up and I've been wondering how are individuals notified after the weekly drawing for the gas card?
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,967 Points:3,033,215 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 6:41:40 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse ricky3107 "I recently signed up and I've been wondering how are individuals notified after the weekly drawing for the gas card?" As indicated earlier, members are notified via e-mail and given a reasonable period of time to respond. And, said with tongue in cheek, if the "winner" doesn't acknowledge quickly - very quickly, for that matter - other members will start new topics asking why the winner hasn't yet been identified, and suggest that there's a conspiracy of sorts regarding distributing the prizes.
ricky3107 Rookie Author North Carolina Posts:96 Points:329,845 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 6:03:18 PM Ignore ricky3107 Report Abuse I recently signed up and I've been wondering how are individuals notified after the weekly drawing for the gas card?
PD Moderator	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2012 10:01:13 AM Ignore PD Report Abuse This isn't necessarily our latest data, but a year or two ago we were having a few thousand tickets daily. With the app now it may be higher. [Edited by: PD at 4/26/2012 11:01:27 AM EST]
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,825 Points:2,839,120 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2012 7:36:27 AM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Wow, how can you understand what I wrote; I can't even understand that first sentence! lol That's what happens when I write from the phone in a hurry and not pay attention to the auto-correct changes.
insightcruzer All-Star Author Oakland Posts:552 Points:191,145 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 4:58:23 PM Ignore insightcruzer Report Abuse when I first started, I saved my points for a month and then bought the maximum amount of tickets, didn't win, so now I thought I'll just keep putting in two tickets a week and see what happens. It does appear to be a secret though, about how many tickets people put in each week, as Pastic mentioned previously
xxrockitxx Champion Author Hartford Posts:4,073 Points:142,130 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2012 10:20:36 AM Ignore xxrockitxx Report Abuse Wow, good job JuJu albeit lucky.
JuJuBees74 Rookie Author Tennessee Posts:3 Points:18,900 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2012 9:57:05 PM Ignore JuJuBees74 Report Abuse I was absolutely blown away when I was picked for last weeks winner...Seriously...I have been with GB less than a month, had only used the app on my phone, and received an email that I had won. Of course, I replied right away, but also thinking it was a joke or some kind of SPAM. I believe if the winners don't respond right away they may give them ample time to respond.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,649 Points:3,683,360 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2012 10:16:08 PM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse A state lottery might have odds worse than lightning, but the GasBuddy drawing has a much smaller pool.
buckeyecountry Champion Author Ohio Posts:8,024 Points:699,980 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2012 5:48:53 PM Ignore buckeyecountry Report Abuse I never lose sleep anymore.
Leisurelar Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,881 Points:117,885 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2012 2:52:35 PM Ignore Leisurelar Report Abuse I'm surprised, all this concern about a $250 gas card. I assumed its like the lotto. Better chance of getting hit by lightning. I'm not going to loose sleep over either.
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,825 Points:2,839,120 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2012 3:46:41 PM Ignore plastic Report Abuse That's seems to be some super secret, insight. We ask a lot and once in a while we'll get an answer to the effect of, "it depends how many tickets are purchased each week." Pretty vague non answer. Oh well. Good luck with the contest!
insightcruzer All-Star Author Oakland Posts:552 Points:191,145 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2012 2:29:35 PM Ignore insightcruzer Report Abuse how many tickets do people typically buy each week?
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,825 Points:2,839,120 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2012 3:17:02 PM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Kwzh, rereading it, with your comment in mind, I think your take on his question is the most likely. Thanks.
bruin19MD Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,064 Points:164,450 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2012 3:06:23 PM Ignore bruin19MD Report Abuse just hope I win some day
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,291 Points:3,253,620 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 2:15:21 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse "Why do the winners have to respond at all when they win? They might be on vacation or maybe their computer has crashed. When we register as members our names and addresses are on file. Why aren't winners simply mailed their gas card prizes?" I know it's hard to believe but some people sign up with bogus e-mail addresses or e-mail addresses they never check. And they also sign up using bogus physical addresses.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,649 Points:3,683,360 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Apr 8, 2012 2:58:08 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse plastic is answer the question "how can I find out how many tickets I'm eligible to buy", but it sounded to me as though the question is "how many tickets have other members bought". The latter information is not available in general, though the moderators have sometimes posted the tallies in the past. See also various ticket-related issues covered on the FAQ page.
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,825 Points:2,839,120 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2012 9:52:48 PM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Wing, go to the "Home" tab and look on the left where there's a yellow button that reads, "Get Tickets."
wingryder92 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:5,672 Points:558,980 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2012 7:58:47 PM Ignore wingryder92 Report Abuse I have yet to get my 1st ticket, is there any place where we can find out how many tickets are ordered for a given draw period???
bruin19MD Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,064 Points:164,450 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2012 1:20:23 PM Ignore bruin19MD Report Abuse hmmm
Scrapheap Champion Author Virginia Posts:14,546 Points:2,358,530 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2012 6:41:31 AM Ignore Scrapheap Report Abuse kitty1750 wrote > Why do the winners have to respond at all when they win? Imagine someone didn't update their email address, had moved, found out some time later that they had won but never received their prize. They very well might cause some negative publicity for the site for reasons that were totally beyond the site's control. This way the winner is positively identified. I also think the site likes to wait to post a picture of the winner with the prize. Keep in mind that this is a prize that the site really doesn't have to provide at all and they do provide a few weeks for you to respond, so it is highly unlikely that you will be out of touch for such a length of time that you could not respond to them. It is because of threads like this that I made this suggestion. Unfortunately, TPTB are oblivious to even easily implemented suggested changes to the website. [Edited by: Scrapheap at 4/7/2012 7:43:41 AM EST]
WR-INC Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:39,492 Points:3,624,335 Joined:Dec 2002	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2012 5:54:59 AM Ignore WR-INC Report Abuse kitty1750, There have been and still are bogus members here that submit fake addresses and are only here to cause trouble. That's their entertainment. The site ownership wants to be sure that the drawings are legitimately awarded to real people.
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,095 Points:638,865 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2012 5:33:51 AM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse "Why do the winners have to respond at all when they win?" Just guessing that they don't want to send out prizes that get lost in the mail because someone didn't update their profile when moving, or entered an incorrect address when they signed up?
kitty1750 Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,199 Points:470,675 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2012 3:58:08 AM Ignore kitty1750 Report Abuse Why do the winners have to respond at all when they win? They might be on vacation or maybe their computer has crashed. When we register as members our names and addresses are on file. Why aren't winners simply mailed their gas card prizes?
Road4Runner Sophomore Author Ontario Posts:170 Points:13,380 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Apr 6, 2012 9:33:02 AM Ignore Road4Runner Report Abuse Sometimes Gas Buddies don't know where to look for the winners or where and when the draws are taking place. This senior lady is new to the gas buddy site and just learning the ropes. This krysieck comments about discrepancy was a little unnerving. What will happen to this gas buddy's points.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,484 Points:809,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2012 11:20:33 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse kwzh: Based a couple of positive replies in the Winners topic. I thought it best to open a discussion about it in the "Suggest" category so members can kick the idea around and so far its getting kicked around pretty good. Prize Give-away drawings
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,649 Points:3,683,360 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2012 10:58:23 PM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse maxstar: Why do you think your proposal would be better than the status quo? (It would be worse for me -- I participate in the site, but I have reasons for saving my points instead of spending them each week.)
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,825 Points:2,839,120 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2012 8:58:44 PM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Of course it'd make sense; just hope that is implemented right away if they go to that system.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,291 Points:3,253,620 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2012 7:23:20 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse I would hope you wouldn't receive 100 e-mails. One letting you know you entered 100 times would make sense. Sorta like a daily journal of site activity.
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,825 Points:2,839,120 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2012 9:28:13 PM Ignore plastic Report Abuse If I were to buy 100 tickets, would I receive 100 e-mails to have to verify?
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,484 Points:809,545 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2012 9:02:15 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse Rather than "purchase" tickets, I think tickets instead should be awarded to members based on the current week participation. Perhaps for every 1000 points the member is awarded 1 entry into that weeks drawing.
buckeyecountry Champion Author Ohio Posts:8,024 Points:699,980 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2012 5:41:37 PM Ignore buckeyecountry Report Abuse winner found today for February 13, 2012 - February 19, 2012
RichWLIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,095 Points:638,865 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2012 4:29:55 PM Ignore RichWLIN Report Abuse Just think, GB could put advertising links and images in the hundreds of thousands of lottery ticket verification e-mails creating a direct marketing strategy that everyone who spends their points on tickets would be subject to. P.S. sarcasm intended [Edited by: RichWLIN at 4/3/2012 5:30:51 PM EST]
plastic Champion Author Virginia Posts:46,825 Points:2,839,120 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2012 4:16:45 PM Ignore plastic Report Abuse Seems like a great idea but I'm not too crazy about it just because I don't know how you pick winners. For instance, if my "strategy" is to buy 7 tickets at the end of the week, I might not be able to get to my e-mail to confirm that purchase by the deadline. If my "strategy" is to buy one ticket daily, when I can, then those tickets won't be posted until I can get to my e-mail and verify them; thus defeating my "strategy".
PD Moderator	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2012 4:08:38 PM Ignore PD Report Abuse interesting idea, byte.
lilron704 Veteran Author Charlotte Posts:435 Points:225,165 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Mar 30, 2012 1:40:32 AM Ignore lilron704 Report Abuse @bytebug that is a great ideal
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,291 Points:3,253,620 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 1:11:16 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Excellent idea bytebug!
bytebug Champion Author Orange County Posts:26,389 Points:4,123,630 Joined:Oct 2001	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 1:09:29 PM Ignore bytebug Report Abuse Here's an idea: What if the process of "purchasing" tickets included an email confirmation that you had to click on within 24 hours to actually enter the drawing? It would verify that the site had a working email address for each member who entered, and would verify to each member what email address would be used to notify them of winning. I also think there should be some notification to each member who enters what the process of notification involves, and a warning that not getting back within some defined time period will result in an alternate winner being awarded the prize. This could be included in the confirmation email, and clicking through to verify receipt would also verify their agreement to the terms of the award. Points would not be deducted for the "purchase" until the verification link was responded to. [Edited by: bytebug at 3/28/2012 2:12:40 PM EST]
buckeyecountry Champion Author Ohio Posts:8,024 Points:699,980 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 8:56:12 AM Ignore buckeyecountry Report Abuse <Hey ya didn't win and the moderators responded! Your work here is done.> I agree. Nothing more here, move along.....lol
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,291 Points:3,253,620 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 8:27:27 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Hey ya didn't win and the moderators responded! Your work here is done.
buckeyecountry Champion Author Ohio Posts:8,024 Points:699,980 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 8:02:51 AM Ignore buckeyecountry Report Abuse <If you really want to know why there isn't a winner for the week in question, send the moderators a PM> I did. Got the standard answer about contacting winners 3 times etc. etc.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,291 Points:3,253,620 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 5:50:09 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse "We don't know that he didn't win." Yes we do. Look at buckeye's last post. If you really want to know why there isn't a winner for the week in question, send the moderators a PM.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,649 Points:3,683,360 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Mar 28, 2012 4:48:55 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse scoutmaster writes, > Well, you didn't win so what's the problem? We don't know that he didn't win. The information available is consistent with any number of situations. For example, if the drawing was aborted for some reason and hasn't yet been conducted properly, then any of the entrants might still be winners.
buckeyecountry Champion Author Ohio Posts:8,024 Points:699,980 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 27, 2012 8:24:32 AM Ignore buckeyecountry Report Abuse <Well, you didn't win so what's the problem?> . Yeh I know that. You keep saying all the long past winners are listed and they are not....so everything is not ok with the listing. I am just pointing out that there is that one week....February 13, 2012 - February 19, 2012.....that no winner has been announced. This topic is about the prize giveaway and there is one missing over a month ago. [Edited by: buckeyecountry at 3/27/2012 9:25:57 AM EST]
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,291 Points:3,253,620 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Mar 27, 2012 7:39:22 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse Well, you didn't win so what's the problem?
buckeyecountry Champion Author Ohio Posts:8,024 Points:699,980 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 27, 2012 6:41:32 AM Ignore buckeyecountry Report Abuse <Looks like everything is OK.> NOPE........ The fact is there is still no winner listed for week... February 13, 2012 - February 19, 2012 - no winner - between GasTagFL and CAT TAC If they announced the winner today for that week it would be #188 and they would place it between GasTagFL and CAT TAC so the weeks would show as consecutive. Prize Giveaway #'s are not always consecutive but the weeks are always. February 13, 2012 - February 19, 2012 is NOT there ! [Edited by: buckeyecountry at 3/27/2012 7:43:14 AM EST]