Tickbox win!!!
By: ruth cowell
Date: 06 Feb 2012 4:59 PM

Had a nice shock about 15minutes ago, I'm a winner in the tickbox surveys.

A HDTV - I've not got an idea on the size or anything (anything is a bonus) - replied back to them with me details.....

yippee!!!!!!! - keep doing those surveys (I've completed 153 to win this)

Ruth X

joanne13
By: joanne13Date: 06 Feb 2012 5:04 PM

wow!!! well done Ruth

KatieN
About me: I love taking part in active, lively discussions.
Why I like surveys: It's great to be able to give your opinion, and be active in lots of different communities.
By: KatieNDate: 06 Feb 2012 5:22 PM

Well done!!! That's brilliant, Ruth. I was beginning to get fed up with Tickbox, but I'll certainly keep going now. :))

Ros
By: RosDate: 06 Feb 2012 5:33 PM

Thats brill Ruth

janet spencer
By: janet spencerDate: 06 Feb 2012 5:52 PM

Nice one Ruth what a fantastic win

Jilly101
About me: Married with 3 kids, live in North West and enjoy reading, cooking and watching various sports on TV
Why I like surveys: Mostly for the rewards but I like getting to review and test products and ideas before they hit the shops and I enjoy mini-polls where you get to see how others have voted.
By: Jilly101Date: 06 Feb 2012 6:13 PM

Well done, nice to see that someone does win these draws, I have completed over 800 surveys with Tickbox and was beginning to lose hope

Fikinz
By: FikinzDate: 06 Feb 2012 7:23 PM

Congrats, great news!

serena
About me: I am a housewife currently, and my husband and 2 adult sons work full time, so i look after the house and finances.
Why I like surveys: I enjoy giving my opinion and earning a little extra to help out with the shopping now and again and it keeps me occupied.
By: serenaDate: 06 Feb 2012 7:38 PM

Well done Ruth !!!!

Deborah Borg
By: Deborah BorgDate: 06 Feb 2012 7:58 PM

Well done Ruth!!!!

ruth cowell
By: ruth cowellDate: 06 Feb 2012 10:02 PM

thanks for the congrats - I'll let you know what I get and how long (just in case any body else ever wins anything)....

Terence Raymond Lewis
About me: Hi, i'm tez, i am 23 years old, i live in blackpool and come from stoke, i support manchester united football club, love to spend time with friends and have a laugh.
Why I like surveys: Giving my opinion, great rewards.
By: Terence Raymond LewisDate: 07 Feb 2012 12:24 AM

congrats, nice win!!!

LizzieAnn
About me: I love surveys! You can't tell from reading any of my posts, though, can you?! I am a full time worker with two children and a full time house husband, are you jealous?
Why I like surveys: They are fun, interesting and lucrative, not to mention the fact that they can lead to amazing things!
By: LizzieAnnDate: 07 Feb 2012 11:13 AM

Well done Ruthie!! First time I ever heard of ANYONE winning on Tickbox and I have been doing it for years and am into the thousands....I will keep at it too....I could really do with a new telly as my current one has some odd little lines at the top of the screen which does not bode well for the future...:(

Congratulations again, girl and keep at it! :)

botec
By: botecDate: 07 Feb 2012 12:09 PM

Fun with binomial probability!

Take them at their word that 1500 people enter each survey.

If you do 10 surveys, chance of winning something (that is, _not_ winning 0 times) is 0.66%
50 surveys, 3.3%
100 surveys, 6.5%
250 surveys, 15.4%
500 surveys, 28.4%
750 surveys, 39.4%
1000 surveys, 48.7%
1500 surveys, 63.2%
2000 surveys, 73.7%

If you had done 5000 surveys, you'd have a 96.4% chance of having won something along the way... which of course means a depressingly high 3.6% chance of coming out empty-handed.

That's little comfort to those who've still not won after thousands of entries, of course, since past performance says nothing about future expectation of winning!

Just for fun, chances of winning twice or more:
100 surveys, 0.2%
250 surveys, 1.2%
500 surveys, 4.5%
1000 surveys, 14.4%
2000 surveys, 38.4%

LizzieAnn
About me: I love surveys! You can't tell from reading any of my posts, though, can you?! I am a full time worker with two children and a full time house husband, are you jealous?
Why I like surveys: They are fun, interesting and lucrative, not to mention the fact that they can lead to amazing things!
By: LizzieAnnDate: 07 Feb 2012 12:22 PM

Thanks for that, Botec, you are a fund of mathematical information! I will keep going for one because they are quite easy and fun to do too! :)

ruth cowell
By: ruth cowellDate: 07 Feb 2012 12:27 PM

botec - you should work for Nasa - your missing your calling.....
thanks for the info, I must buy a lottery ticket this week....

R X

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