I don't recall winning too much as a kid but it must even out over all. I think the first real prize in our family came when my toddler son went to an Easter egg hunt put on buy the local Kewanee club at the municipal park. He lined up with the other kids, not too certain what it was all about, and turned to look at us when they said "GO" and the others started running across the open grass to gobble up the eggs that were everywhere. He trotted out about half way, squatted down and touched a plastic egg. The 'referee' (that had been monitoring) grabbed him and the egg and brought a startled, crying 4 year old back to the starting line to open the egg that had the certificate for his first two-wheeler inside.

Since then it seems our clan has had more than it's share of good luck at drawings and such. Nothing grandiose, but often the top prize at the function attended.

I did learn a little trick for ticket drawings that seems to have MUCH improved my odds at small functions like seminars, annual meetings, fundraisers etc.. Bend the four corners back with the opposite corners in opposite directions enough to stand off rom another flat ticket. I've left with every kind of door prize from briefcases to a dozen golf balls. LOL

I can't post to this thread without a reference to one of our best streaks of luck every.

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