Next Twitter/Facebook Contest

Mark your calendars for our next contest on Facebook and Twitter! It’s set for 2 p.m. next Friday (Jan. 23). We’ve got a whole pack of prizes this time around: 20 sets of tickets to the Missouri-Iowa St. men’s basketball game on Feb. 7 in Ames!

Just follow us on Twitter or join our fan page on Facebook, give the correct answer to an EASY question during the contest and you’ll be entered for a chance to win one of the sets of tickets. It all kicks off at 2 p.m. on Jan. 23, and the contest will only last for 15 minutes!

At 2 p.m. next Friday, we’ll pose an easy question on Twitter and Facebook. If you don’t know the answer off the top of your head, you’ll be able to find it on our Web site! 

Reply with the right answer within the next 15 minutes and you’ll be entered into our contest for a chance to win one of the 20 sets of free tix to the basketball game! Reply to @ialottery on Twitter or write your answer on the lottery’s wall on our Facebook fan page. (Don’t direct message us on Twitter, as direct messages aren’t eligible for entry.) 
 
We’ll assign a number to your name based upon the order in which the correct answers are received. Then we’ll write the numbers on pieces of paper, wad the paper up to make “mini-basketballs,” and toss them through a plastic hoop to see which one lands closest to the target.

We’ll videotape the contest results, then post the video on our Web site and YouTube. We’ll also provide a link to the video from Twitter and we’ll post an announcement with the winners’ names on Twitter and Facebook. If you win, you’ll need to contact us with your name and mailing address so we can send out your tickets!

A few requirements:

• You’ve got to be at least 21 years old to enter, and you must live in Iowa.
• No purchase necessary to enter or to win!

Good luck and if you win, enjoy the basketball game!