So, I'm drinking a Tim Horton's Coffee and they're having some contest where you roll up the lid and win a prize. Well, I'm reading the rules on the cup and notice something funny.

 

NO PURCHASE REQUIRED. ODDS OF WINNING A PRIZE 1 IN 9. SKILL-TESTING QUESTION REQUIRED FOR CANADIAN RESIDENTS. FULL DETAILS AVAILABLE AT PARTICIPATING STORES AND AT ROLLUPTHERIMTOWIN.COM.

From the Official Rules and Prize Claim form:

 

HOW TO CLAIM A 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX VEHICLE, BAYLINER BOAT PACKAGE, GARMIN GPS NAVIGATION DEVICE OR $50 TIM CARD:

 

26. IN CANADA: If you are eligible to win a 2009 Toyota Matrix vehicle, Bayliner Boat Package, Garmin GPS navigation device or $50 Tim Card, COMPLETE PRIZE CLAIM FORMS I & II. Attach your complete original winning RIM TAB to completed Prize Claim Forms I & II on the reverse of these rules (Extra copies available at participating Tim Hortons stores) and send by REGISTERED MAIL to: "RU08", P.O. Box 9901, Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L 4N2.

 

In order to be declared a winner, you must have provided the correct answer to the mathematical, skill-testing question on Prize Claim Form II. Upon receipt of your completed Prize Claim Forms I and II, the contest organization will verify your prize claim.

The skills question:

 

MULTIPLY	  5 x 10
SUBTRACT		   2
ADD				8
ANSWER:	  _______

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The answer, by the way, is 56. :mischief

 

I think it's some sort of law in Canada that requires big-ticket prize winners to answer a simple math question.

 

I myself am impressed that Tim Horton's bothered to make the necessary arrangements to provide the contest in both Canada and their American markets.

I myself am impressed that Tim Horton's bothered to make the necessary arrangements to provide the contest in both Canada and their American markets.

They are a Canadian-based company, so it makes sense that they would make the contest work for both countries.

That's such a weird law

That's such a weird law

Welcome to Canada!

 

They have many an oddity.

 

A Canadian cannot drive an American-owned car over to Canada without permission.