"Never have the odds to win something so great
been so ridiculous!"
Paul Shedman's Chronicles
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Your stake in winning a prize
Just because we've removed all risk doesn't mean there isn't money involved.
The time has come to make a commitment, throw your penny in the wishing well.
We originally priced the raffle tickets at 15 euros for each property - ten properties, ten drawings - for a total of 150 euros.
But of course we give you that ticket free.
And we made the odds 10 chances to win in 33,333.
That's 500 to 2,500 times better than the best lottery odds.
We figured 150 euros - £100 - $200 -- was an amount almost anybody can find.
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Calculating the odds - a mathematician's view
For the first drawing, we assume the number of people taking part will be approximately 7,000 and the value of the property to be $275,000. That's one chance in 7,000 for a return of $275,000, or a risk ratio aspect of $39.28 on a $200 ticket, a chance to win 1,375 times the capital price of the ticket (ignoring the fact that this amount is apparently refundable under given circumstances). On the second set of draws the odds are 3 draws in what we assume will be approximately 11,000 vouchers, but this time with the value of the properties rising to $345,000 each (a total of $1,035,000 to play for), with each voucher having a chance to win at a risk aspect of $31.25 or a chance to win 1,725 times the price of the voucher, (three times). The third set of drawings are similar, though we assume 22,000 vouchers taking part, but with the reward value rising to $483,000 each, or $1,449,000 total for the three winners, a chance to win 2,415 times the amount invested in the voucher, again three times.. Finally, when the houses are raffled, it is our assumption that all 33,333 vouchers will participate so that the odds will be 3 in 33,333, but with the average value of the properties being $690,000, giving a risk ratio aspect of $20.70 and a chance to win 3,450 times the voucher value, again three times, with a total win potential of $2,070,000. The inescapable conclusion is that potential purchasers should enter the drawings as early as possible.
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A place to take a break for a nap after thinking about all those numbers.
"It's buying a raffle ticket but being able to get
your money back after the raffle is over."
Caroline Chase in The Sentinel
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Let's sit down at one of our antique desks, pour a glass of wine,
and list some reasons why it makes good sense to sign up now...
Because the odds and the winning potential are extraordinary.
Because you're entered in multiple drawings, not just one.
Because you can get back the amount you invest in your voucher if you use it in our hotels, so your raffle ticket is free.
Because even if you don't visit our hotels before the raffles, you're still in the drawings and you have five years to use your vouchers, sell them, or give them away.
Because what you win could change your life forever - give you cash if you sell your prize - give you income if you rent it out - give you a richer leisure life if you just use it for yourself or lend it to friends and family.
Because the price of a voucher --150 euros - is so insignificant compared to the value of the prizes. What else might you do with that money - put it in your gas tank? Buy floor wax or kitty litter or overpriced ink cartridges for your printer? What fun.
Because this isn't something you want to put off doing. Don't fall into the "good-intentions-not-acted-on trap". Anyone who has lived long enough will tell you that they have more regrets about the things they didn't do than the things they did.
But be advised ...
There's another reason you should make a positive decision now: the new Congress may change the law that makes this offer so ironclad for you. There have already been what they call "carve outs" - exceptions - made for poker players and horse race betting. Who is to say that property raffles might not be excepted? If they are, we might just go back to just selling raffle tickets without the "money-back" aspect.
Our guarantees ...
What do we guarantee you, absolutely?
We guarantee absolutely to give you 100% of your voucher cost back for any reason whatsoever as long as you ask for it prior to your raffle ticket having taken part in a prize draw.
We guarantee this is a legal and legitimate offer you can invest in with full confidence. It seems sad to me to have to say that, but that's the world we live in today.
We guarantee that if you visit our hotels under the terms of our offer, we will give you a free 150 euro raffle participation for each three nights you stay.
We guarantee your 150 euro numbered and limited edition hotel vouchers will participate in the raffle and we will credit you back the money you spent on them if you visit us before the end of 2012.
"If your idea of the best revenge is the chance of living rich as the result of a no risk flyer, then this one's a no-brainer."
The Stanford Investment Letter
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My final thoughts to you ...
Decisions like this are made in your heart. I've tried to lay out the offer as plainly as I can, highlighting the advantages for you without making inflated claims, letting you know it's an offer we stand behind with our reputation and personal integrity.
There are at least a dozen practical reasons for investing in this small, no-lose gesture toward sweetening your future, but please let me add my own belief that life has no meaning unless we live it with conviction and trust, unless we open our hearts to providence, unless we allow ourselves to take small stakes with destiny and offer our guardian angels a chance to light up our lives with a sweet gift of luck.
Trust your angel and go for it.
And I wish you luck in the draws, and hope to meet you in the hotels.
PS I have no more words, just the warm wish that we might meet when I hand you the keys to one of the properties. If you're ready to go for it, click HERE
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