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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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HoopsMania sweepstakes are exciting and engaging for participants because every ticket holder has an
equal chance of winning. In this $20 version of HoopsMania, each ticket holder is automatically
entered into 5 separate contests, and there are 90 prizes awarded. In each of the 5 contests,
the ticket is assigned 5 random teams playing in college basketball's national championship tournament.
Winning tickets are determined based on the performance of the teams randomly assigned to it.
Prizes are awarded to the tickets whose teams scored the most and fewest total combined points in each of the
5 contests. In case of ties, the total combined rebounds by the teams are used as a tiebreaker to determine
the winner. Read the official rules for more details.
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Prizes |
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Throughout the HoopsMania sweepstakes, participants check their tickets to see if they've won prizes.
HoopsMania sweepstakes ticket holders have 18 chances to win a prize in each of the 5 contests,
with a total of 90 total prizes awarded. There are 4,608 unique tickets, each of which has a
minimum 1 in 51 chance to win a prize during the sweepstakes.
At the end of each of the 5 contests (which correspond to the rounds of the tournament
see ticket image for details), 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 per Contest |
| Ticket with the highest 5-team combined total points scored |
$500 |
| Second highest combined score |
$300 |
| 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 |
| Ninth highest combined score |
$20 |
| Total prizes paid per contest |
$1,315 |
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| Low Score Prizes per Contest |
| Ticket with the lowest 5-team combined total points scored |
$500 |
| Second lowest combined score |
$300 |
| 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 |
| Ninth lowest combined score |
$20 |
| Total prizes paid per contest |
$1,315 |
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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 $14.25 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 $5.75 to CharityMania to cover the costs of the entertainment package and the management of the sweepstakes.
The remaining $14.25 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 each contest
(which corresponds to the rounds 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 $14.25 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 |
“Charity mania has made a huge impact on our schools budget problems by generating $45,000 in profits 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 |
