Congratulations to Mr. Edward Scarboro

Ok, is he one of us on AR?

What was the winning number.

Yes, he is an AR member.

Congrats you SOB for winning my rifle!

JPK

Congrats and I'm glad the winner is an AR member. Hope my 4 tickets help the team.

Yes, I am one of us. I talked with Butch Searcy this morning after I got back to the office and saw the email. I told Butch I would use it on my next trip to Africa for Cape Buffalo. I just sold one of my Merkel 470's to make room for it.

You received numbers?

Jim

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Originally posted by Ed Scarboro:
Yes, I am one of us. I talked with Butch Searcy this morning after I got back to the office and saw the email. I told Butch I would use it on my next trip to Africa for Cape Buffalo. I just sold one of my Merkel 470's to make room for it.

Congratulations on your win!
I cannot begin to imagine how good you must feel!
Enjoy!

Good for you! Congratulations!

Great for you!! Now, don't let me fool you, i wish it was me .. but an AR winner is good enough!

Good that an AR member won! I must expose a very disturbing bit of information. Myself and at least two other AR members sent in checks on or about Feb 19-21. At the time there were tickets available. Sent priority mail with one of the other members sent return receipt. NONE of the checks were ever cashed. I sent Butch two emails trying to get confirmation of receipt. Never got a response. I will stop payment on the checks Monday. If it was just me I would say the check was lost in the mail, but two others with the same MO and no response. Wondering if us Texas guys were blackballed???

Since I obviously didn't win, didn't get conformation of receipt from Butch, but did from the post office, and never received a number, I hope to receive my check back.
I understand the money is for a good cause, but I think the raffle could have been run in a bit more orthodox manner.
Maybe I'm just upset I didn't get one of Butch's rifles!
Jim

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Originally posted by Ed Scarboro:
Yes, I am one of us. I talked with Butch Searcy this morning after I got back to the office and saw the email. I told Butch I would use it on my next trip to Africa for Cape Buffalo. I just sold one of my Merkel 470's to make room for it.

Congratulations Ed what was your winning number?

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Wondering if us Texas guys were blackballed???

7Mag, I dropped my check off at the post office on Sunday the 14th and got the next to last ticket. I imagine there was a whole slew of checks in the pipeline. He probably could have sold 200 tickets. That's not a bad thing, as hopefully it will encourage another raffle at some point down the road, and again benefit a good cause too.

While I highly doubt the existance of an anti-Texas conspiracy, I'd be real careful about giving folks any ideas!

Mac,
The number was 49 and I mailed my check in the day after Butch posted the first announcement of the raffle.

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Originally posted by sevenmagltd.:
Wondering if us Texas guys were blackballed???

With an accusation like that, if you weren't you should have been!!!!

Seriously, with Butch involved do you really think something like that would happen? Gimmee a break.

Congratulations to Ed, I know that you will get a lifetime of pleasure out of the rifle.

This just goes to prove that no good deed goes unpunished. Butch is doing a good deed for the softball team, giving folks a relatively cheap opportunity to participate in a relatively low odds, 1-in-100 chance raffle, and then folks want to complain and become conspiracy theorists.

I'm simply glad that an AR member won! Congrats ED. Packy

There was about 20 checks sent in over the 100 #. In fact they got two more yesterday. All checks were sent back three days ago over the 100 mark. The checks were held in anticipation of some checks not clearing.
The raffle is over and I thank all that participated.
Has there been a Texan conspiracy without notifying me.HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most of the rifles I sell go to Texans.

Damn! My number was 53,oh so close ,when is next raffle?
Congratulations to Mr. Scarboro

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Originally posted by Ed Scarboro:
Mac,
The number was 49 and I mailed my check in the day after Butch posted the first announcement of the raffle.

They sold fast! I mailed mine only about three days after you, and mine was 74!

As someone above said Butch could have sold 200 tickets easily. A better idea would be to sell the 100 tickets for $200 each, there by doubling the to funds raised, but still maintaning the 1 in 100 odds.

This raffel was a good deal over all, and for a good cause! Thanks Butch!

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Wondering if us Texas guys were blackballed???

Most likely you were. Be careful or we will cut our state in half thus making you the third largest state

I proudly wear my tee shirt that has a picture of a bull moose screwing a texas long horn, and the caption says..... "Texas is Alaska's Bitch".

Uh,, Hey WoLffie.. You know we just might want to wander down there somedy to shoot some porkers.. Be nice..
(at least til we're back) j/k

Congrats to the winner! Wonderful rifle, great cause.

Congradulations Ed. Enjoy the rifle.

Dave

Ed,

Congratulations!

I imagine you feel thunderstruck ... as I did when I won the raffle for the Ottmar rifle. Is a strange and WONDERFUL feeling

Congratulations, Ed!

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Originally posted by Omnivorous_Bob:

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Wondering if us Texas guys were blackballed???

7Mag, I dropped my check off at the post office on Sunday the 14th and got the next to last ticket.

Bob,

What was your ticket number? I got #S099 and figured that was the next to last one out of 100.

Or am I counting wrong? never have been very good at higher math

Roi

510, I stand corrected! I just checked my tickets and have #5097 and 5098.

Cheers,

Bob

Bob,

Thanks for letting me know

I feel better now, though not as good as if I had been the winner.

Roi

Once again I'd like to thank all that participated. I will do two more next year for the same team plus our high school team. With the cut backs in our schools caused by the need of our liberal politicans to take care of the illegals there's no money for our kids.

I look forward to participating in next years drawing also.

I think it is wonderful what you are doing for these kids and their teams !

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Originally posted by Butch Searcy:
Once again I'd like to thank all that participated. I will do two more next year for the same team plus our high school team. With the cut backs in our schools caused by the need of our liberal politicans to take care of the illegals there's no money for our kids.

Good for you Butch, nice that you can help. Put me down for tickets on the next one also.

Congrats to Ed !!!

I am bummed I didn't win, but glad a fellow AR guy did!


...GO XPLOSION !!!!

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Originally posted by Butch Searcy:
Once again I'd like to thank all that participated. I will do two more next year for the same team plus our high school team. With the cut backs in our schools caused by the need of our liberal politicans to take care of the illegals there's no money for our kids.

Butch,

You Da Man make sure you let us know in advance. And I'll but a ticket (or 2 ?), after all one can never have enough (double) guns

Roi

I guess what threw me was there were a few tickets left on the 20th Feb. and my check should have been delivered. Did not know they were already sold out. My apologies extended to Butch, hope you accept.