Ashley Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 That global festival of football is upon us all over again. All that pleasure, then fun and probably for England that penalty heartache is here again and lets be honest, none of us would miss it for a moment! So once again, the forum should be part of that with out own little competition, the 2014 OCD-UK World Cup Sweepstakes. Plus, maybe if you like the idea, you can take it and plan your own fundraiser for the charity at your place of work. If you do that, be sure to let us know so we can help you explain OCD to your colleagues. Remember... You've got to be in it, to win it! Now, I know what you are thinking..... <i>How does it work then Ashley?</i>, fret not my footballing fanatics I will tell you. Don't worry, no footballing knowledge needed, it is all down to the luck of the draw! World Cup Trivia - Not needed, but just for the fun of it! During the 18 tournaments that have been held, seven nations have won the title. Brazil have won the World Cup a record five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. Italy, the current champions, have won four titles, and Germany are next with three titles. The other former champions are Uruguay, winners of the inaugural tournament, and Argentina, with two titles each. Current World Cup Champions Spain, and England and France all have one title each. So what we need to do. Firstly, we need 32 entrants, each paying £5 each for their entry. The £5 can be paid online through our own secure server or through paypal. Non-Members that take part will also be offered one months free access to the game arcade and chat room and an email version of our next members magazine. Secondly, the sweepstake selection... I will have two pots and hold a day or two before the first game perhaps at one of the Support Groups I run so there are independent witnesses (just in case I draw the favourites). Pot one will have all the participating forum users names, pot two will have all the countries. Someone will draw one from each pot, this is then your selected country in this footballing extravaganza. Assuming we have 32 entrants, the eventual winner will receive £30 whole English Pounds, plus a years membership to OCD-UK (or a year's extension if already a member) how good is that? :clapping: The runner up will receive £20, plus 6 months free membership to OCD-UK. The winner of the third place match off between the two losing semi-finalists gets nothing, nobody remembers that match for the big L for losers anyway :lol: ok, maybe a little something for the third place team, they receive £10 or 6 months free membership to OCD-UK. This means that OCD-UK will receive £100 donation from your entries after prizes have been paid. How to Enter Firstly, send us your dosh, £5 worth to be precise! by making an online donation using our secure server by clicking here. On the first part of the donation form, where it says 'Notes / Information about the donation' make a note of your board username and that it is for the World Cup Sweepstake. If you forget, PM me with your real name so I can cross reference. If you want to pay via Paypal, send the £5 to paypal@ocduk.org along with the note about your forum username and what the donation is for. If you prefer to send by cheque, that is fine too, just PM me to tell me you are doing so I will reserve your place. If the cheque is not received the day before the first match I will have to release your place though. First come, first served. So, these are the 2014 World Cup nations. Group A Brazil Croatia Mexico Cameroon Group B Spain Netherlands Chile Australia Group C Colombia Greece Ivory Coast Japan Group D Uruguay Costa Rica England Italy Group E Switzerland Ecuador France Honduras Group F Argentina Bosnia-Hercegovina Iran Nigeria Group G Germany Portugal Ghana United States Group H Belgium Algeria Russia South Korea Sorry.. no space for Wales or Scotland The Forum Footballing Sweepstake Participants I will update this section every few days with the usernames of those participating. 1 - AJ45 2 - LauraMac 3 - Andrea 4 - OCDCanuck 5 - Taurean 6 - Grams88 7 - Gingerbreadgirl 8 - Carolj 9 - David (via Carolj) 10 - MrsF 11 - Preeti (trustee via Ashley) 12 - Itsnotmeitsmyocd 13 - Angel (Itsnotmeitsmyocd's dog!) 14 - Miranda123 15 - Mr Legend 16 - Mrs Legend 17 - Machiato 18 - Footygirl 19 - Kylie (trustee) 20 - Machiato's missus 21 - Catherine (trustee) 22 - Hal 23 - Justonce (OCD-UK employee) 24 - SophieM 25 - Debs (Therapist at ADRU) - Entry 1 26 - Vicky T (via Twitter) 27 - Debs (Therapist at ADRU) - Entry 2 28 - Mummyoftwogirls 29 - Mark H (via Mummyoftwogirls) 30 - dheuhff (trustee) 31 - Purple Piper 32 - Phili (Note: I have indicated which of us are trustees/employees of the charity for conflict of interest declarations. All have paid the £5 out of our own pockets of course). Chile - 23 - Justonce (OCD-UK employee) Ecuador - 25 - Debs (Therapist at ADRU) - Entry 1 France - 27 - Debs (Therapist at ADRU) - Entry 2 Germany - 4 - OCDCanuck Australia - 20 - Machiato's missus South Korea - 18 - Footygirl Spain - 14 - Miranda123 Nigeria - 29 - Mark H (via Mummyoftwogirls) Ivory Coast - 24 - SophieM Brazil - 16 - Mrs Legend Bosnia - 22 - Hal Switzerland - 10 - MrsF Italy - 6 - Grams88 Mexico - 21 - Catherine (trustee) Uruguay - 2 - LauraMac Russia - 12 - Itsnotmeitsmyocd Japan - 8 - Carolj Holland - 7 - Gingerbreadgirl United States - 9 - David (via Carolj) Algeria - 3 - Andrea Argentina - 31 - Purple Piper Cameroon - 28 - Mummyoftwogirls Portugal - 13 - Angel (Itsnotmeitsmyocd's dog!) Ghana - 19 - Kylie (trustee) Iran - 11 - Preeti (trustee via Ashley) Colombia - 17 - Machiato Greece - 32 - Phili Belgium - 1 - AJ45 Croatia - 5 - Taurean England - 15 - Mr Legend Costa Rica - 26 - Vicky T (via Twitter) Honduras - 30 - dheuhff (trustee) Like this idea? Then why not do something similar with work colleagues and raise more money for the charity. If you work in a large company where people get paid lots of dosh, charge them a £10 per entry Once we get 32 entrants the competition is closed to new entrants I am afraid, so don't delay and get that donation in today. I will of course notify the forum once we get to the last couple of places left. P.S. Anyone that refers to football as 'Soccer' is illegible! Link to comment
OCDCanuck Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 P.S. Anyone that refers to football as 'Soccer' is illegible! Well, I'm out then. Oh well...maybe one year Canada will qualify!!! Link to comment
PolarBear Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Me too. I guess if we don't call it the right name we can't expect to win. Or qualify. Link to comment
Ashley Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Ha.,, that was mere jest, you are most welcome to take part Link to comment
Guest LauraMac Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Sorted, just sent you the entry fee Link to comment
Guest legend Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Had to steal a few Panini stickers to complete the Germany team. I'm keeping my friend's Kroos and my enemy's Klose. Link to comment
Guest Anonomous17645 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 ... Wait, it's the World Cup??? Yes next week Cub :-) x Link to comment
Guest LauraMac Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 You do have to wonder how Northern Ireland didn't get into the World Cup don't you! NOT! Haha! Link to comment
Cub Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I'm just trying to get my head around the fact that IT'S THE WORLD CUP! Oh, dear, my poor soap operas (compulsive watcher of Hollyoaks and Corrie... I know, I'm so ashamed). Link to comment
Ashley Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 So who else is up for a little World Cup fun? Link to comment
gingerbreadgirl Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 lol there's no way it starts next week?! where is all the usual crazy publicity?! Link to comment
Guest AJ45 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I'm sure I've been enduring a series of historic football matches being show on TV, but that's about it. Note to self - must buy appropriate flags for car and search out England T Shirt !!!! Link to comment
Ashley Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 lol there's no way it starts next week?! where is all the usual crazy publicity?! England are not considered likely to get out of the group, so it's low key, which I think could work in their favour. I think if they win their first game then the world cup fever will go through the roof overnight. Link to comment
Ashley Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 Come on guys, we need a few more entries to make this worth doing Link to comment
grams88 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) I might maybe take part, it sounds like a fun way to raise money for ocd uk. Does your team get picked randomly or do you need to pick which team you want to win? Edited June 6, 2014 by grams88 Link to comment
Ashley Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 I might maybe take part, it sounds like a fun way to raise money for ocd uk. Does your team get picked randomly or do you need to pick which team you want to win? It is a bit of fun Grams, so if your own team is knocked out early, gives you some interest in another team.. perhaps The draw is a random lottery, so we will draw the teams for people at random next week and post who gets which team on this thread Link to comment
taurean Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Ok come on you football fans or just supporters of OCD UK. I've just submitted my payment, we need a few more of you to make Ashley's efforts worthwhile. Link to comment
grams88 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 That's me got my one sorted by sending the 5 pounds, It's going to be fun and looking forward to the world cup, that means I might be following two teams at the same time. Link to comment
gingerbreadgirl Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 I'd be happy to play... where do I go? and also is it idiot proof, as a I am (a) an idiot and (b) know nothing about football. Or sweepstakes. But I do want to support OCD UK Link to comment
gingerbreadgirl Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Oh, I've just read Ashley's intro... d'oh! Link to comment
machiato Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Think I will probably give this a go... Have only once entered a sweepstake and got Croatia. Took the mick out of my boss who got Greece (ps. I am Greek). And what do you know, Greece won the tournament. Everybody happy Link to comment
carolj Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Paid for two Ashley, one for me, one for David. This is on the proviso I don't get England! :lol: Link to comment
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