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Where Did the Term "Sweepstakes" Come From?

Posted by Mithrandir on 5/6/2026, 10:21 am

This seems to be more like I won the sweepstakes prize (e.g. lottery or simular). How did we (UIL) get that term to mean the highest award/trophy?
Related to this how to you explain to parents what a 1st division and/or sweepstakes actually means. I also seem to fall flat when try to explain how awesome it is. Usually parents get the take-away that we "won". Which is ok, but not technically correct.

Re: Where Did the Term "Sweepstakes" Come From?

Posted by Old Director on 5/6/2026, 5:47 pm, in reply to "Where Did the Term "Sweepstakes" Come From? "

Ed McMahon used to deliver it to to bands.

Re: Where Did the Term "Sweepstakes" Come From?

Posted by Mithrandir on 5/7/2026, 11:57 am, in reply to "Re: Where Did the Term "Sweepstakes" Come From? "

I would love that.

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