That Time A Company Paid People To Guess When It Would Rain, In Britain (Lucas' Prizes)

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Published on January 13, 2021 4:00:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yknFtfXGBE

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For people who live in the UK, it's a well known fact that the weather is usually terrible. So it'd be pretty stupid to bet against it...

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Original Article:
http://www.factfiend.com/time-company-paid-people-guess-rain-britain/

Sources:
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/climate/rain-much-london-well-not-much-really/
https://www.marketingweek.com/walkers-rainy-day-promo-ruled-unfair/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/crisp-giants-walkers-fear-huge-1074291
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18076732.will-snow-christmas-2019-odds-white-christmas/#:~:text=Currently%20a%20bet%20on%20snow,lower%20at%2025%20per%20cent.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3523376/plague-of-shoplifters-tearing-open-packs-of-walkers-crisps-to-bag-promo-fivers-put-supermarkets-on-alert/
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-01-02/cadbury-offers-10-000-prize-for-finding-white-creme-egg
https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/food-and-drink/fury-supermarket-staff-open-creme-eggs-find-prized-white-edition-115508
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2016/12/time-company-nearly-bankrupted-offering-free-flights-america-bought-vacuum-cleaner/

Images:
The UK,
Captain Blood, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons
Walkers,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Walkerslogo.png, https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walkers-Ready-Salted-Crisps-units/dp/B007BN4EJ2
Prawn Cocktail,
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/256644773
Salt and Vinegar,
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walkers-Crisp-Salt-Vinegar-32-5g/dp/B005TG44H0
Cadburys,
https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/cadbury-creme-egg-single
King Kong,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kingkong_bigfinal1.jpg
Hoover Logo,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoover_Logo.svg
Hoover,
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/1443862
PS5,
https://playstation.fandom.com/wiki/PlayStation_5?file=Ps5-models.jpg
Watchdogs game,
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ubisoft-81102-Watch-Dogs-Xbox/dp/B00CM1KX0W
Aiden Pearce,
https://watchdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Aiden_Pearce
Max Payne,
https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/21111/first-screenshots-from-the-pc-version-of-max-payne-3.html/

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"Two Finger Johnny" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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