Have you Ever Won Anything?
By dorannmwin
@dorannmwin (36392)
United States
December 17, 2009 11:00am CST
I don't typically consider myself to be an especially lucky person, but I have won things in my life from time to time. The first thing that I ever remember winning was 100 dollars on a scratch off lottery ticket. Then the most recent thing that I won was in June of 2008 when I won a HVAC system for our house from a local company.
How about you, have you ever won anything? If you have, how did you feel about it and what was it? If you haven't please tell me, do you ever enter contests to try and win something?
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31 responses
@much2say (55901)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Dec 09
I've won a few things here and there . . . but nothing "big". I love those scratch off lottery tickets, but I can't recall winning anything more than 5 bucks. The most recent "exciting" winning we've had was at the Kids Club at the mall. They had a drawing like they always did one day . . . and we thought we wouldn't win because we never do. Alas, they read off the numbers my daughter was holding, and we won a box of chocolate chip cookies from The San Francisco Cookie Company. Maybe that's not a big prize, but we were sure happy about it!
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
20 Dec 09
There is certainly no reason to not be happy about your daughter winning the box of cookies. Maybe she is going to be the lucky one in your family.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
22 Dec 09
I've seen those rhinestone tattoo things that you are talking about. Those are pretty cool and my daughter always wants me to get one for her, but I don't because I know that she would ruin it in no time flat.
@much2say (55901)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Dec 09
Maybe you're right! Before that she won something else at another Kids Club - it was one of those rhinestone type "tattoos" (it was some animal, I can't remember what though). In fact, she's always getting "something" everywhere she goes. I don't remember being so lucky as a kid!
@snafushe (791)
• Canada
18 Dec 09
For some weird reason I have never lost a scratch n win. I haven't ever won a huge amount but every single time I will win like 2 dollars, 5 dollars, 20 dollars, etc. I guess I am just lucky. Now that I have posted this I'm probably going to jinx my winning streak, but whatever. My Grandpa is even luckier then me, he won 100,000 in the lottery and bought a beautiful piece of property on Mable Lake in B.C. right next to Wayne Gretzkys piece of property. It was insane!
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
I hope that you didn't ruin your lucky streak. It sounds to me that luck just seems to run in your family.
@dorisday1971 (5657)
• Philippines
20 Dec 09
yes I did, quite a lot of times. I am quite lucky in raffles. just a few days ago, I again won in a raffle during our Christmas party. I love winning in the raffles. I may not have won first or major prizes (I have won the first prize only once), yet I am so glad to win even if there are more than 20,000 tickets were raffled.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
20 Dec 09
It is always exciting to win a prize of any sort. Sometimes we think that it means that we are coming into a period of good luck, and I too feel that way as well. There have been times where I have gone through small streaks where I will one thing after another in a short period of time.
@MrKennedy (1978)
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17 Feb 10
The most I ever won was £10 on a lottery scratch card
However, as unbelievable as this may sound, my sister actually won a Wii back in 2008 by correctly answering some quiz in a girly magazine. We were all absolutely gob-smacked
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Feb 10
It sounds to me like your sister has the luck in your family. Thank you for sharing today.
@angelsdaddy (84)
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17 Dec 09
I have never won a competiton or a contest but the best thing I have won is my partners heart. I am so happy that I won her love and had 2 beautiful little girls with her. I know its not exactly what you was looking for but that really is the best and the only thing I have won!
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
18 Dec 09
Awww, that's really sweet. Good luck to you my friend. :-)
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
That is a great thing to have won, and the most important thing that you could ever win in your life. Thank you so much for sharing. I'm sure that your partner would be thrilled to see this.
@blondeladyinred (106)
• Jordan
3 Feb 10
I do not beleive in lottery because easy comes easy goes but ibeleive that i have won many things and uncountable things in my life i have won sight blessing,the hearing blessing ,the health blessing all those and more because i saw many blinds and i saw many deafs and i saw many people how are suffering of health problems thatt's why i thank God day and night for all of that.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
4 Feb 10
I really like the way that you think about this. You truly are a very lucky person.
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
20 Dec 09
I won a door prize at a party once. It was a basket with little jars of jam. I was 13. I thought it was the best thing ever.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
20 Dec 09
It is really neat when we are lucky enough to win something, no matter how small.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
18 Dec 09
i don't win in any luck contest or any raffle. i get things by doing some work for it. wish i could be lucky. there is such a different feeling when we get something we didn't expect to win or get. i want that feeling but it seems so elusive.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
I don't think it is a regular thing for people to get to experience it, but you are right, it is a great feeling to have.
@Lucky09 (1763)
• Philippines
18 Dec 09
hi dorannmwin^^;;
although u can see my mylot's name as Lucky09 but i don't think i am really lucky when it comes to winning raffles and items and the last thing i remember was i only won a backpack. i only started using this screenname this year 2009. this year is my lucky year because many very important events had happened which changed my life like tying the knot with my partner LoL and also came to know mylot
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
Hey, getting married is one of the luckiest things that can happen to you in your life, so I would say that this year has been a very lucky year for you.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
Thank you for sharing your story and may you have more wins in the future.
@riribhakti (136)
• Indonesia
18 Dec 09
hai dorannmwin,
i have win a 29' flat televison from my cell poins. That;s the only one something i won..LOL..
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
I'd like to win a new television. That would be a great thing for our family. Congratulations on your win.
@fsll518 (304)
• China
18 Dec 09
I am not a really lucky person, but i won some small prizes before, several times only 5 yuan. Only once was 50 yuan. That's lotteries.
I attended reading text book context at primary school and won a ball pen...
Doesn't matter lucky or not, if a person attend more contests, then he/she must have more chance to win.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
Wonderful point, the more contests that you enter, you are definitely increasing your own odds of winning.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
20 Dec 09
The more times that you enter contests, you are increasing your overall chances of winning something eventually. I'm sure that your day is going to come soon enough.
@PSDirectory (116)
• United States
18 Dec 09
I never win anything! But I dont pity myself, because most people in life feel the same way I do. The last time I can recall something that I won was when I was in the 5th grade, I won a raffle and got a "free" snickers bar. But I actually spent like $5.00 on raffles lmfao, and that got me about 50 raffle entries. And even though I could have taken that $5.00 and bought about 6 snickers, I WON something and that was a good feeling :)
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
You've brought up a very good and very valid point here, a lot of times people that consider themselves to be lucky have actually invested more in the price of tickets than the value of the prize that they actually win.
@happy6162 (3001)
• United States
18 Dec 09
Yes I won 4,444 dollars off a scratch tickets over 9 years ago and a few times since I have won a little from my powerball tickets. I was very excited when I scratch off the ticket and found out I had won that much. I made a copy of it and then sent it in the mail certified and insurance it.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
Congratulations on that huge win on your scratch off ticket. My mother has just recently devised a plan so that we will be able to play the powerball every time. It will take just a quarter from myself and each of my two siblings as well as quarter from my mother for each drawing. Then, if we ever win we will split the winnings, no matter how small four ways.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
I believe that any time someone wins something, no matter how small they are always happy about it.
@artistry (4151)
• United States
18 Dec 09
...Hi dorannmwin, I was trying to think back to see what I have ever won, and the only thing I could think of was a basket of fruit. We were on a short cruise in
Philadelphia and they were drawing tickets out of a hat I believe, of all things my girlfriend drew my ticket and I won one of the prizes which was a fruit basket. I was shocked. I have won a little money on a scratch off lottery ticket here and there. Take care.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
Even though it was a small win, I bet you were excited about winning the fruit basket. I know that whenever I win something I am always very excited about it.
@neelimaravi (1793)
• India
18 Dec 09
hi dora, yeah, only twice yaar, i had one one wrist watch, actually i bought soaps and it has a scratch card also in that i won a wrist watch its a gents watch. so, i gave it to my hubby..
and one more gift is jeans, i bought one jeans even in that also they gave me scratch card, in that one more jeans we have to purchase or you want meet actor shahid kapoor, who will go to meet actors...yaar, so, i told them i will get the jeans itself.. oh.. i am so happy with these gifts yaar..thankyou, have a nice day.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
The watch that you won would have certainly made a great gift for your hubby. As far as the jeans, I wish there was a way that I was able to win some new jeans because all of mine are too big now.
@marrisa7 (18)
• China
18 Dec 09
I am a lucky man, althought my exam results was no ideal ,but before i graduate from my general high school, my school merger with a key senior high shool ,so my graduation certificate was covering the key senior high shool...and i think smooth is luck...isn't it ?
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
I believe that you are correct. Thank you for sharing.
@mizzbelly (28)
• Indonesia
18 Dec 09
In the contrary with you, I consider myself a lucky person. When I was at 6th grade of elementary, I won a bike. A year later I won another bike, next is a fan, and then last year I got a refrigerator. All those stuffs are from lucky drawings and still used at my household.
as for contest, I won sometimes when I was still at high school and I was proud about it of course
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Dec 09
It does sound like you are a lucky person. What on earth were you able to do with two bikes?