Is anyone watching Sweepstakers on OWN?

[orangeblossom]

It's about a group of people who constantly enter sweepstakes. One women gets up at 3am and does it all day.

Another one, won so much that they owe a lot in taxes and her husband sold some stock to pay the tax bill.

[orangeblossom]

Okay, I'm not sure I'm going to make it through a whole episode. I just happened upon it while flipping channels.

It's a little too staged and over the top for me.

[kwynn]

I'm embarrassed to say that, about 3 years ago, I got into this a little bit. I'd spend like 2 hours a day entering contests. Barely won anything (free movie ticket, a few other small things). Years back, I won some amazing Steelers tickets at a local business.

It's sort of like Extreme Couponing.

I also got into this in HS with scholarships---I'd enter ANYTHING. I got maybe like 3k total, until I lucked out and got a GREAT one that covered my tuition for 2 years!

[biscoffcookies]

My mom used to do this for a hobby. She won 2 trips to Hawaii, some cash I think, and a car, as well as an assortment of smaller items.

That was nothing compared to some of the people in her local sweepstakes club -- there was one family that routinely won cars and large cash prizes (like, several a year, minimum).

[orangeblossom]

I think it's a fine hobby, but the people they showcased, seemed a little bit obsessed.

I think more than anything the interaction with family and friends seemed so scripted and that's what turned me off more than anything.