The OGAE Ireland Sweepstakes are returning for a second year, to raise money for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) – and guess what – they’re open NOW!
Last year, we had incredible success with our inaugural sweepstakes, where €1,000 was raised for Doctors Without Borders – an incredible effort by our members, which was guaranteed to make a huge difference to those who need their support.
After the success of last year, it was only right to get the Sweepstakes up and running for another edition – and we can’t wait to see it all unfold!
For those of you who haven’t a clue what I’m talking about right now, or just need a refresher, here’s a quick explainer:
After you pay for your entry, you’ll receive two random countries via email, one each from two pots – the first pot contains the countries in the top half of the odds, while the second pot contains the countries in the bottom half of the odds.
These pots have been determined already, based on the odds as of 11pm on Thursday March 27th, so as to maintain fairness and transparency.
The aim of the sweepstakes is simple – collect the most (or least) amount of points possible, and win!
I include “the least” in that sentence because there will also be a prize for the person who gets the LEAST number of points – so anyone truly has a chance!
Scoring:
If a country qualifies to the Grand Final, that’s great news for you – as you will collect the total amount of points that they earn in the Grand Final.
If a country fails to qualify to the Grand Final, don’t fret – you’ll still get some points awarded to you. For this, it will depend on the country’s placement in the bottom places. Since there are 15 countries in Semi Final 1, and 16 countries in Semi Final 2, this will work slightly differently, but it’s easy to understand – here’s the maximum amount of points the country can earn based on their placement:
- 11th place: 25 points
- 12th place: 20 points
- 13th place: 15 points
- 14th place: 10 points
- 15th place in Semi Final 2: 5 points
- Last place (15th place in Semi Final 1, 16th place in Semi Final 2): 0 points
However, if the country receives higher than this amount, they will be awarded the lower amount of points. And if they receive less than the maximum amount possible, they will receive the lower amount.
For example, if the country comes 11th and receives 34 points, it is over the maximum amount of points that can be earned, and therefore you get 25 points.
HOWEVER, IF YOUR COUNTRY COMES 11TH, AND GETS 19 POINTS, THE LOWER OPTION OF 19 POINTS IS AWARDED.
Who wins?
The person to score the highest amount of combined points will WIN!
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and LAST place – so even if you do terribly, you could still win something!
FYI – the prizes are actually very good – so it is totally worth your while to enter!
So what are you waiting for? Enter the Sweepstakes NOW and give money to an incredible cause!
