£280k Greatest Hits Radio Competition - How?

[DSLiverpool]

So since July GH radio has been running this competition where they call you up, you say what’s in the bank and they pay you immediately.

To my knowledge nobody’s won it and it increases weekly.

How can they afford it?
Does anyone ever win?
Does it attract listeners?

If love to know.

[addey]

It's a network competition so its on loads of different radio stations (I listen to planet rock and kerrang and it's on both of them) and it costs £2 to enter so I'm sure that soon racks up the £££ when you've got millions? of listeners

They usually do "make me a winner" which is daily and gives away similar amounts over the course of a week.

Edited by addey on Wednesday 14th August 21:25

[popegregory]

Probably a bit like super six where it sounds straightforward but the odds are actually insane

[bigandclever]

Bauer Media aren't a small outfit; they can afford to run a competition across about a gazillion radio stations

[PhilboSE]

The competition is shared across loads of radio stations that constantly push their listeners to pay the money to participate each week. Presumably their receipts exceeds the costs of the prizes.

Planet Rock plays occasional bits of rock music between a rolling adverts for their phone competition and gambling website. With an incredibly short playlist, and with Thin f*cking Lizzie massively over-represented.

[Truckosaurus]

DSLiverpool said:

...Does it attract listeners?...

I suspect no-one tunes in to listen to the competition but those who enter might listen longer to see if they win.

PhilboSE said:

... with Thin f*cking Lizzie massively over-represented.

"There's going to be a jail break, somewhere in this town". I'd start by looking over by the jail if it were me.

[smithyithy]

Yeah I flick between the Absolute Radio stations and it's always advertised, always assumed it was covered by so many stations with enough listeners to bring in a big amount of entries..

[MattS5]

addey said:

They usually do "make me a winner" which is daily and gives away similar amounts over the course of a week.

Edited by addey on Wednesday 14th August 21:25

I'm never ceased to be amazed when some people win this, and break down in tears when trhey get told they've won say £100k.
They then go on to tell the presenter that the money will mean they can have a family holiday, put the money towards a deposit on a house, pay off some bills etc etc, and that they're currently not working.

Then they follow it up with something like "I've been entering daily for the last 18 months etc and say they cant' beleieve they've won"

I'm a cynical old fool at he best of times, but anyone who is entering a text competiton every day (at £2 a day) is happily blowing £60 a month on a competition, when by their own admission, they are not at all flush for cash, and in fact are likely in a pretty awful place from a debt perspective.

I do wonder how they (Bauer) are allowed to constantly target people with ads about entering the competition, so frequently during the shows, it just doesn't seem responsible at all/ duty of care etc.

[Truckosaurus]

Same with all types of gambling/lotteries/etc. (no idea if radio competitions are regulated?)

[LARK F1 GTR]

PhilboSE said:

The competition is shared across loads of radio stations that constantly push their listeners to pay the money to participate each week. Presumably their receipts exceeds the costs of the prizes.

Planet Rock plays occasional bits of rock music between a rolling adverts for their phone competition and gambling website. With an incredibly short playlist, and with Thin f*cking Lizzie massively over-represented.

I lost interest in Planet Rock when their hard on for Joe Bonamassaa showed no sign of going down. They'd introduce him Joey B sometimes before playing his songs and that just did it for me. So it was either smash the radio up or forget about PL.

[LARK F1 GTR]

MattS5 said:

I'm never ceased to be amazed when some people win this, and break down in tears when trhey get told they've won say £100k.
They then go on to tell the presenter that the money will mean they can have a family holiday, put the money towards a deposit on a house, pay off some bills etc etc, and that they're currently not working.

Then they follow it up with something like "I've been entering daily for the last 18 months etc and say they cant' beleieve they've won"

I'm a cynical old fool at he best of times, but anyone who is entering a text competiton every day (at £2 a day) is happily blowing £60 a month on a competition, when by their own admission, they are not at all flush for cash, and in fact are likely in a pretty awful place from a debt perspective.

I do wonder how they (Bauer) are allowed to constantly target people with ads about entering the competition, so frequently during the shows, it just doesn't seem responsible at all/ duty of care etc.

I'm always surprised when they forget they've entered the make me a winner competition!

Oh private number calling. I wonder if that's Jeff?? Hello

[Skyedriver]

PhilboSE said:

Planet Rock plays occasional bits of rock music between a rolling adverts for their phone competition and gambling website..

PR was the only radio station I listened to for years, loved the music, the DJ's and the banter. Haven't listened for about a year now due to the ever increasing "make me a f***ing winner" ads. It got to the stage where whenever I switched it on it was an ad.

[towser44]

Although you can enter for free, most probably do it via text at £2 per text. This competition, in different guises has been running since at least 2017 (I know because I've been entering it every single time lol). I did win £2,000 on it in 2017.

You can enter 60 times for free for tomorrow's draw, it means calling a 0330 number 60 times and each call lasts about 30 seconds. I've done my 60 entries for tomorrow

[PhilboSE]

Skyedriver said:

PhilboSE said:

Planet Rock plays occasional bits of rock music between a rolling adverts for their phone competition and gambling website..

PR was the only radio station I listened to for years, loved the music, the DJ's and the banter. Haven't listened for about a year now due to the ever increasing "make me a f***ing winner" ads. It got to the stage where whenever I switched it on it was an ad.

Yeah, it used to be good, especially when Vincent Furnier was presenting. I’ve been listening to the radio like a tradesman recently, as I’ve been renovating a property. But PR is now more airtime for adverts for their own side hustles than it is music.

What’s odd is that Greatest Hits Radio, also owned by Bauer and part of the same competition network, have a far higher music:advert ratio. But it’s generally not the sort of music I want to listen to. And, you can’t access the GHR stream via a generic app, you have to download their app which is more data-hungry.

The whole commercial radio thing is in danger of eating its own tail.

[AndyAudi]

Not just one station….

Driving round the country it’s amazing listening to same things on supposedly different stations.

I paid for a few entries this week!
Loads of folk speak about this competition all over, I think it gets a few folk in listening.

This is a Rayo Network Competition, running on the following Bauer Media Audio UK brands:
Absolute Radio, Absolute Radio 60s, Absolute Radio 70s, Absolute 80s, Absolute Radio 90s, Absolute Radio 00s, Absolute Radio 10s, Absolute Radio 20s, Absolute Radio Classic Rock, Absolute Radio Country, Clyde 1, Cool FM, Cool Old Skool, Downtown Country, Downtown Radio, Forth 1, Greatest Hits Radio, Heat Radio, Hits Radio, Hits Radio Pride, Jazz FM, Kerrang! Radio, KISS, KISSTORY, KISS Bliss, KISS Dance, KISS Fresh, KISS Garage, Magic Radio, Magic Chilled, Mellow Magic, Magic at the Movies, Magic at the Musicals, Magic Soul, MFR, Northsound 1, Planet Rock, Scala Radio, Tay FM, West FM, Win Happy
ITEM

[trev540]

Glad to see its not just me thats fed up with the adds on Planet Rock then.I think there are more when its streamed than on dab.I have just about given up with it but theres not a lot of choice for that style of music.Tried Radio X classic rock but they just play the same tracks day after day.

[MattS5]

towser44 said:

You can enter 60 times for free for tomorrow's draw, it means calling a 0330 number 60 times and each call lasts about 30 seconds. I've done my 60 entries for tomorrow

Good shout, I had no idea about this, I just thought it would be charged at a higher rate, until I checked, and 0330 calls are included in a lot of plans free minutes.

[Skii]

Skyedriver said:

PR was the only radio station I listened to for years, loved the music, the DJ's and the banter. Haven't listened for about a year now due to the ever increasing "make me a f***ing winner" ads. It got to the stage where whenever I switched it on it was an ad.

100% this , it has ruined my enjoyment of planet rock , the radio ads are irritating enough without "make me a winner" every 10 minutes

[roadie]

I listen to Kerrang a lot when driving and the adverts for this gambling disguised as a competition are frustrating and diminishing my enjoyment of an otherwise excellent radio station.

It seems underhand to me to be pushing this 'competition' whereby not only do need to be picked as a winner, but you also have to be further qualified by answering the phone promptly and giving them the correct answer.

I am not a fan.

[The Brummie]

Did anyone win the £280k today?