17 Millionaires in 17 Days FAQ
DURATION: February 9th to 25th
Digicel’s 17th Anniversary Promotion.
The following are the terms and conditions for active Digicel subscribers to participate in Digicel’s 17th anniversary promotion to be 1 of 17 lucky winners of 1 million dollars each. The promotion runs for 17 days so there will be 17 winners with a total of 17 million dollars being up for grabs.
Requirements to be eligible to take part in Digicel’s 17th Anniversary Promotion
QUALIFICATION
Prepaid Customers
Participate simply by topping up with $1000 or more, whether through electronic recharge, scratch cards, or online/diaspora channels. Entries are granted per transaction, with customers earning one entry for each $1000 topped up. For example, a $2000 top-up results in 2 entries, while a $4500 top-up yields 4 entries, and so forth. Each top-up qualifies customers for the daily drawing, and entries do not roll over to following days. To be eligible on other days during the period, customers must top up $1000 or more for each entry.
Postpaid Customers
Postpaid Consumer subscribers gain entries for the entire period by paying their January bill on time and in full. Subscribers paying their January bill in full will receive an entry for each day of the qualifying period from the day after their bill is paid. Corporate subscribers are not eligible.
MAIN COMPETITION
Throughout the promotional period, daily draws will take place for Prepaid customers topping up $1000 or more and Postpaid customers settling their January bill in full. A randomly selected winner from the previous day will be contacted live via phone on the following day. If the initial winner doesn't answer the call, the next winner will be contacted, and this process will continue until successful contact is established. To ensure you can claim your prize upon selection, it is crucial to keep your phone turned on throughout the promotion period.
ELIGIBILITY
Employees of Digicel Guyana or any associated company of Digicel Guyana and their immediate families, persons connected with the competition /prize draw and their immediate families i.e., prize sponsors, campaign talents, vendors, wholesalers & their agents are not eligible to enter the competition.
OTHER CONDITIONS
Digicel Guyana Reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition or the rules without notice in the event of any actual or anticipated breach of the competition or any other event outside of Digicel Guyana's reasonable control which impacts the fairness of the competition.
In the event of any dispute regarding the rules, conduct, results and all other matters relating to a competition, Digicel’s decision of who are the winner(s) shall be the final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.
By entering the competition, you hereby warrant that all information submitted by you is true, current, accurate and complete. Digicel Guyana reserves the right to verify the eligibility of all entrants.
Digicel Guyana assumes that by reading the publication or by using the website and entering the competition (and you warrant that) you are aged 18 or over.
Digicel Guyana assumes that the subscriber who presents his/her handset with the qualifying text message after they have been notified of being one of the winners, is the legitimate & the sole owner of same, which must be presented to our office along with identification details to claim prizes.
Prizes are non-transferable and there is not cash alternative offered by Digicel. Digicel Guyana reserves the rights to substitute prizes of equal or greater value at any time.
Digicel Guyana reserves the rights to disqualifying any entrant if it has reasonable grounds to believe the entrant has breached any of the rules.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. When does this promo start and end?
This promotion starts on February 9th and ends on February 25th.
2. How do I qualify?
Prepaid – Top Up with $1000 or more (any method) to gain entries for every $1000 topped up on that qualifying day. E.g., A top up of $5000 awards 5 entries for that day.
Postpaid (consumer subs) – You qualify for every day during the period from the day after you pay your January bill in full.
3. Would I need to purchase a special Scratch card?
No. Topping up with a regular scratch card of $1000 or more successfully will award you entries into the promotion.
4. If I top up with a $2000 scratch card, will I receive 2 entries?
Yes. You will receive 2 entries. The more entries you have, the more chances of winning you have.
5. If I top up with two $500 scratch cards, will I qualify?
No, you will not qualify. Every transaction of $1000 or more gives you entries.
6. Will I qualify with a Diaspora/Online Top Up?
Yes, an online or diaspora Top Up of $1000 or more will give you an entry into the Promotion.
7. How can I check my entries?
Postpaid and Prepaid customers can send CASH to 1441 to check their entries for that day.
8. If I top up with $1000 or more and activate a Prime Bundle, will I qualify?
Yes, you will gain entries for the top up of $1000 or more.
9. Will I get my entry message as soon as I top Up?
You will receive the message confirming your entry in about 5 minutes, or less after you top up with $1000 or more.
10. Does this promotion apply to both postpaid and pre-paid customers?
Yes, the promotion is applicable to both Prepaid and Postpaid customers.
11. What are the qualifying periods?
Daily from February 9th to 25th.
12. Will my entries from the previous day roll over to the next days during the period?
No, entries are purged at the end of each day and do not roll over.
13. If I receive international or online top up form a friend or relative, will I receive an entry?
Yes. If you receive an international or online top up (Diaspora top up) of $1000 or more, you will receive entries for that day.
14. Do I have to pay to receive the confirmation SMS?
No. The text is free.
15. Can customers qualify more than once?
Yes, customers gain entries for each time they top up $1000 or more for that day. Customers can also qualify on multiple days during the period once a top up of $1000 or more is done.
16. If I deleted my confirmation SMS by accident, will I lose my entry into the promotion?
No, you will not. Even if you delete your entry SMS, you will still have an entry for that day.
17. What do I do when I receive an entry into the promotion?
Once you receive an entry into the promotion, keep your phone on to receive a call once you were randomly selected from the previous day. The call will be recorded and televised daily on NCN at times shown below.
18. What if I’m a winner and miss the call if I am selected?
If you're chosen and happen to miss the call, your prize will be forfeited, and the next randomly selected winner will be contacted, and so on.
19. What will I win once my number is chosen and I answer the call?
You will win 1 million dollars in cash.
20. Will I qualify for the promotion form the credit I receive if I take a Credit Advance?
No, you will not qualify if you receive credit from a Credit Advance
21. Will I qualify if I receive a Credit U.
No, you will not qualify if someone sends you a Credit U.
Prepaid Customer will receive the below messages for the following activities.
When a customer tops up $1000 or more and an entry is received.
You’ve earned XX entries in today’s draw to win $1 Million CASH. Keep topping up $1000 or more to gain more entries. Text CASH to 1441 to check your entries.
When a customer tops up less than $1000
Ensure your next top up is $1000 or more to gain entries to be 1 of 17 winners of 1 Million CASH daily. Text CASH to 1441 to check your entries.
Checking Letters
Your total entries for today are XX. Keep topping up $1000 or more to gain more entries. Entries expires midnight daily.
Checking Entries but have none
Sorry you have no entries for today. Top up with $1000 or more for a chance to win 1 Million CASH daily.
Postpaid Customers
When a Postpaid customer checks their entries the day after clearing their January bill
You have an entry in today’s draw for a chance to win $1Million! Thank you for paying your January bill on time.
When a Postpaid customer checks their entries and they have not cleared their January bill as yet.
Sorry, you have no entries for today. Please clear your January bill in full to gain an entry daily to win $1Million.