Bonairetrip
Contributor
I went to the expo and had a good time -- a tip of the hat to the organizers, volunteers, and vendors. I know it was a ton of work and it showed.
That said, upon reflection who could justify prizes being distributed based on first name? It sounds like he was overhelmed and didn't have time to better consider this. And, in all fairness, there are lots of possible ways to have done this. So, while I don't think he had any personal interest in the outcome (nor was he trying to help anyone), the chosen approach could leave the opposite impression.
I think StillHope nicely laid out two of the considerations. I would offer a third possibility: the effort/skill of the diver should somehow influence the prize.
Here would be some I might consider:
a) Go to a straight raffle (must be present to win). Give away fewer prizes but do so on the hour. You could start with the low cost stuff and work your way up. (Sort of the UWS approach). Similar approach but you could always let the first winner pick another option (all in boxes) -- the let's make a deal option. Sort of the Lighthouse approach.
b) Use numbered golf balls. You turn in the golf ball and you get a numbered ticket. Tickets are drawn at random (maybe even by a litle kid).
c) Use numbered golf balls. There are drawings on day 1 and day 2 of the event. You can put your ball in a bucket for any one day. Must be present to win. If you don't win, there is a last chance drawing that has all of the non-winners.
d) Use numbered golf balls but some are specially marked ones. Those are premium prize balls. The odds of winning with the premium balls is lower than the other balls. Then use approach b or c.
As I said, nice expo.
That said, upon reflection who could justify prizes being distributed based on first name? It sounds like he was overhelmed and didn't have time to better consider this. And, in all fairness, there are lots of possible ways to have done this. So, while I don't think he had any personal interest in the outcome (nor was he trying to help anyone), the chosen approach could leave the opposite impression.
I think StillHope nicely laid out two of the considerations. I would offer a third possibility: the effort/skill of the diver should somehow influence the prize.
Here would be some I might consider:
a) Go to a straight raffle (must be present to win). Give away fewer prizes but do so on the hour. You could start with the low cost stuff and work your way up. (Sort of the UWS approach). Similar approach but you could always let the first winner pick another option (all in boxes) -- the let's make a deal option. Sort of the Lighthouse approach.
b) Use numbered golf balls. You turn in the golf ball and you get a numbered ticket. Tickets are drawn at random (maybe even by a litle kid).
c) Use numbered golf balls. There are drawings on day 1 and day 2 of the event. You can put your ball in a bucket for any one day. Must be present to win. If you don't win, there is a last chance drawing that has all of the non-winners.
d) Use numbered golf balls but some are specially marked ones. Those are premium prize balls. The odds of winning with the premium balls is lower than the other balls. Then use approach b or c.
As I said, nice expo.
