I have this awesome friend, maybe you know her?

Emily, aka Designhermomma

Back in early October she made

<—This tweet.

I was intrigued, and asked if she wanted another participant for control.  She said “Sure!” and off I went to the races.

Over the course of 3 days I entered 100 random giveaways using the #giveaway hashtag on twitter.

I was NOT picky. Not in the slightest.

I signed up for iPads, Kindles, ebooks, diapers (which, really, I don’t need), toys, power tools…pretty much everything under the sun including coupons.

I figured, hey…it’s just for fun.

I guessed I’d win 1…maybe 2 tops…since I don’t have stellar luck most times (Still in total shock I won a KitchenAid 6 years back).

To keep my mental status somewhat in check I kept records.

The websites URL, the end date, and the product.  I figured I’d win something I had NO use for and donate it to someone who did.

I kept track, and as the month, and most of the giveaways, drew to a close I realized I had won a grand total of…

ZERO.

None.

None?

I know my luck is bad, but that couldn’t be right. 100 giveaways and nothing?

I thought it was a fluke, so I tried again.  I took another weekend and randomly entered another 100 giveaways (plus a few I spotted I really wanted…grand total was probably around 125).

This time I was even more particular. I didn’t put extra entries in anything, I did the minimum required entry for everything and left it at that (no matter how bad I really wanted it). Figured maybe a level playing field would be better.

As November drew to a close and still no “Congratulations!!” emails came my way…

I mean really?

I’m not a greedy person, and I didn’t care one way or another.

But 200+ giveaways entered, and I won…NOTHING?

Talk about a bust!

So this was one social experiment that, for me, was a wash.

Emily?  Oh, she entered about 80 and won 4 little items.

Wonder if she’ll send me some of her luck?