Would you do a RM20,000 gamble off

RM20,000 gamble pays off for semi-retiree

What does this teach you?

Gambling pays?

It's haram (illegal) for Muslim to gamble, so, indirectly, does this also mean that SMS contests are HARAM as well?

The Star Online > Nation

Thursday May 26, 2005

RM20,000 gamble pays off for semi-retiree

BY FLORENCE A. SAMY

PETALING JAYA: Tan Soo Lay took a risk and spent some RM20,000 over several months on SMS to answer football trivia questions – all to win the grand prize of a Proton Gen-2 car.

The lucky stars were shining brightly on the 59-year-old, as his gamble paid off.

He emerged as the Proton Dare 2 Win contest grand prize winner and walked away with a brand new metallic energy orange Gen-2 (1.6 manual) worth about RM55,000.

“The contest dared us to win and I took on the challenge. I'm so happy to have won!

TAKING UP THE CHALLENGE: Tan standing next to his brand new Proton Gen-2 car, which he had won in the Proton ‘Dare 2 Win’ contest, after the prize-giving ceremony at the Proton Edar showroom in Mutiara Damansara yesterday.

“I've no regrets spending so much as I wanted to win the car but I don't think I'll spend that much again as I may not be so lucky next time,” said an elated Tan at the prize-giving ceremony here yesterday.

Proton Holdings Bhd group corporate communications head Yusri Yusuf, who handed the mock key to Tan at the Proton Edar showroom in Mutiara Damansara, said the key to winning was to continue to strive, as “if they have the spirit to win, they will win.”

Contestants were required to answer trivia questions on football, Proton and general knowledge, and were given a new question for every answer replied at the rate of 30 sen per message.

Tan, from Ipoh, won the final round of the contest, which ran for 12 weeks from Jan 14.

Unlike the previous five rounds, the number of questions for this final round was unlimited.

The semi-retired Tan, who now runs his own business, answered more than 44,112 questions while his closest competitor and first round winner, S. James, answered 39,327 questions.

Winning the grand prize was a team effort for Tan, who roped in his wife, three children and colleagues to help him send the SMS for the contest.

The top winners of Round One to Five were rewarded with a trip to England where they watched the Proton-sponsored Norwich City taking on Chelsea in Norwich on March 5.

The contest was organised by Proton and supported by The Star.

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