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How does the HoopsMania sweepstakes work? |
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People who want to support your organization actually purchase a digital entertainment package,
a selection of digital music and books that can be accessed online.
With each sale you provide the buyer a free HoopsMania ticket and they are automatically entered into the sweepstakes.
Participants use their ticket number to download music and books from the Charity Studio, an online entertainment library.
Since it's online, you avoid the headaches associated with
traditional fundraisers like managing inventory and fulfilling orders. |
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Sweepstakes Tickets |
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In this version of HoopsMania, each ticket holder is automatically entered into 3 separate contests. In Contest #1 and #2, the ticket is assigned 5 random teams playing in college basketball's national championship tournament.
HoopsMania sweepstakes are exciting and engaging for participants because everyone has an equal chance of winning. Winning tickets are determined based on the performance of the college basketball teams randomly assigned to it. During the HoopsMania season, the holders of the winning tickets win prize money–it’s that easy!
Each ticket holder is automatically entered into 3 separate contests. In both Contest #1 and Contest #2, the ticket is assigned 5 random teams (represented by their tournament seed numbers) playing in college basketball’s national championship tournament. Prizes are awarded at the end of the tournament to the tickets whose teams score the most and fewest combined total points in each contest. In case of ties, the teams’ total combined “Weighted Score” is used as a tiebreaker.
In Contest #3, ticket holders try to match the final game’s final score with the two numbers that are randomly assigned to their ticket. Winning tickets are determined and prizes are awarded to any ticket whose winning and losing numbers match the last digits of the final score of the tournament’s final game played on April 9th. See the HoopsMania official rules for more details.
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Prizes |
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Throughout the HoopsMania sweepstakes, participants can track the progress of their ticket online and see if they've won prizes. HoopsMania sweepstakes ticket holders have 16 chances to win a prize in each of the first 2 contests and another chance to win in contest #3. There are 3,456 unique tickets, each of which has a minimum 1 in 52 chance to win a prize during the sweepstakes.
At the end of the HoopsMania sweepstakes (which ends after Round 6, the final game of the tournament), CharityMania determines the winning tickets. We then send you the prize money so that you can send it to the winners with a personalized letter thanking them for their support. CharityMania also posts the winning ticket numbers on the web site so that ticket holders can see if they've won. |
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| High Score Prizes for Contest #1 and #2 |
| Ticket with the highest 5-team combined total points scored |
$1000 |
| Second highest combined score |
$500 |
| Third highest combined score |
$200 |
| Fourth highest combined score |
$100 |
| Fifth highest combined score |
$75 |
| Sixth highest combined score |
$50 |
| Seventh highest combined score |
$40 |
| Eight highest combined score |
$30 |
| Total prizes paid per contest |
$1,995 |
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| Low Score Prizes for Contest #1 and #2 |
| Ticket with the lowest 5-team combined total points scored |
$1000 |
| Second lowest combined score |
$500 |
| Third lowest combined score |
$200 |
| Fourth lowest combined score |
$100 |
| Fifth lowest combined score |
$75 |
| Sixth lowest combined score |
$50 |
| Seventh lowest combined score |
$40 |
| Eight lowest combined score |
$30 |
| Total prizes paid per contest |
$1,995 |
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| Prizes for Contest #3 |
| Any ticket whose numbers match the last digits of the winning and losing score in the tournament finals. |
$100 |
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Profit |
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Determining your profit with HoopsMania $20 version is easy.
You sell our digital entertainment package (offered through the Charity Studio) for $20 and give out a
sweepstakes ticket with every sale. For every entertainment package you sell and sweepstakes ticket
you distribute you keep $14 as profit. It is that simple.
Note: If you are looking for a sweepstakes with a lower cost of entry,
the
$10 version of HoopsMania may be right for you.
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Costs |
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You determine how many HoopsMania sweepstakes tickets you need, and purchase them from
CharityMania for 15¢ per ticket to cover the printing costs (plus shipping and a $10 handling fee per order).
You then distribute one ticket for every digital entertainment package you sell for $20.
For each sale, you pay $6 to CharityMania to cover the costs of the entertainment package and the management of the sweepstakes.
The remaining $14 is your profit!
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What CharityMania Does for You |
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Creates the HoopsMania sweepstakes tickets |
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Each HoopsMania sweepstakes ticket contains a unique ticket number.
This ticket number allows the holder access to their digital entertainment package.
The ticket also describes the sweepstakes and rules, and contains the randomly assigned teams that
the ticket holder should root for. We design the tickets and sell them for 15¢ per ticket
(plus shipping and a $10 handling fee per order). You can purchase as many tickets as you need
and purchase more tickets as needed. Tickets can usually be delivered within 5-10 business days.
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Maintains the online library of digital entertainment |
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CharityMania will maintain and update the Charity Studio with the digital music, books and other entertainment items.
Your HoopsMania sweepstakes ticket holders can access this digital entertainment online, which means there is no
inventory for you to manage or fulfill.
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Helps you manage your fundraiser online |
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CharityMania provides you with a secure web site that allows you to manage every aspect of your fundraiser,
from ticket distributors, to tickets, to winners. From this site you can also access the promotional guides,
banners and posters that we have put together to help your organization promote the fundraiser easily and effectively.
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Calculates winners and pays for the prizes |
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CharityMania calculates the winning tickets at the end of the tournament, and tells you which of your tickets is a winner.
We then send you the prize money for your winning tickets so that you can send it to your winners.
We also post the winning ticket numbers on the web site so that ticket holders can see if they've won.
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What You Need to Do |
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Sell digital entertainment packages and distribute sweepstakes tickets |
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The HoopsMania sweepstakes tickets make it easy to sell the $20 digital entertainment package,
because supporters love having a chance to win money! You make $14 in profit for every digital
entertainment package you sell. The more you sell, the more money you raise - it's as simple as that.
You can purchase as many HoopsMania sweepstakes tickets from CharityMania as you need,
and you can purchase tickets as many times as necessary (your fundraiser may be so successful
that you run out of tickets!).
Please note that HoopsMania is a no-purchase-necessary sweepstakes.
If someone does not want to purchase the digital entertainment package but still wishes to enter the sweepstakes,
then they can request a free ticket from you.
Read more about the rules and restrictions for people who want to request a free ticket.
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Track your tickets, winners, and pay prize money |
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The CharityMania web site allows you to manage your portion of the sweepstakes fundraiser online, safely and securely.
You will use the site to track which tickets have been distributed, to see what tickets have won, and to see how much
money will be paid to winning ticket holders. We send you the prize money for your winning tickets so you can send it
to the winners with a personalized letter thanking them for their support.
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“All we had to do was promote the program, CharityMania did the rest. We raised around $17,000 and we are now renovating our school gym!”
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, PA |
“CharityMania has made a huge impact on our schools budget problems by generating $45,000 in profit in two years. This profit allowed our school to avoid a big tuition increase and to purchase new multimedia items. CharityMania is a fun, profitable way to get everyone involved.”
—St Germaine School, IL |
“We raised over $23,000 - 3 times as much as any other fundraiser we have ever done. We are using the money to fund the first dedicated wrestling room our program has ever had. We will definitely use CharityMania in the future.”
—Miamisburg Wrestling, OH |
