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Two sweepstakes were created for The Water Horse. The first, "See It To Believe It," awarded the winner with a family trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific. The second, "Unloch the Legend" awarded the winner with a family trip to Scotland. A 15-meter "water screen" was used to project a moving image, with sound, of the Water Horse in Tokyo Bay.
Dec 6, 2003 · Thirty years ago, the Sunday Independent published an explosive 8,000-word story on the shadowy people involved in the Sweepstakes and the millions it made for them.
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History. The sweepstake was established to raise funding for hospitals in Ireland. A significant amount of the funds were raised in the United Kingdom and United States, often among the emigrant Irish. Potentially winning tickets were drawn from rotating drums, usually by nurses in uniform.
Jun 27, 2003 · Madam, - The Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes (1930-1987) was once the biggest lottery in the world. Based on major horse races, with its catch call of "If You're Not In You Can't Win", it had...
Nov 16, 2007 · The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep. Water Horse Contests Water Horse Contests. November 16, 2007 ...
Ticket stubs were returned to Ireland to be drawn from a barrel and matched with the name of a horse running in a major Irish or British race. The largest prizes went to ticket holders whose horses won, placed, or showed.
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Ford’s opponent in this race was none other than Henry Winton, the foremost automobile racer in the country and heavily favored to win. To beat Winton, Ford and associates began work on the what was to become known as the Ford 1901 “Sweepstakes” car, named for this particular style of race.
