What ever happened with the "I Dream Of Space" contest?

[astropapi1]

Do you remember that contest? The one where the best screenshot would win a "trip to space" or something like that. I remember people submitting screenshots like crazy, but (as far as I know), we never got a result!

I don't want a ticket to space, I'm genuinely curious about it.

Oh, and sorry, mods! I didn't know where to put this thread.

[deadshot462]

From 2012? I remember someone winning it and it being announced on KSPTV. Not sure what happened to the winner though.

[antiquark]

The KSP prize was actually a raffle ticket to a draw to win a space trip. The actual contest was designed to sell 25,000 tickets, and then have the draw once those are all sold. Looks like they only sold ~1000 tickets thus far. Since the contest has been running for about two years now... I have a feeling sales have stagnated, and nobody will ever win the contest. BTW here's a link: https://www.idreamofspace.com/

Edited September 22, 2014 by antiquark

[Fenris]

Hurry, only 23,897 entries left!

[antiquark]

Hurry, only 23,897 entries left!

I thought the whole thing seemed sketchy. Especially in the FAQ... "who will provide the space flight?" Answer: "gee we don't know yet!"

[Thomas988]

Man, were those times different. KSP seemed to be like a whole different game!

[Seshins]

There is another such thing going on at the moment - looks interesting!

https://www.spaceshipearthgrants.com/mission

[TheFlyingPigs]

Hmm, I don't like how it mentions Gravity as a marketing ploy. It's not a good thing to say 'Come to space and die like everyone did in Gravity:wink:'

It's not healthy, m'kay

[Franklin]

Pretty solid scam, really. Post a raffle that isn't drawn until all the tickets are sold. Make the tickets non-refundable, and issue an insane number of tickets, like 25,000. Collect cash until the well runs dry, and when asked about the stagnancy, say you're still counting on people to join in for a chance to win! Repeat that script until everyone just forgets about the raffle.

[Thomas988]

Pretty solid scam, really. Post a raffle that isn't drawn until all the tickets are sold. Make the tickets non-refundable, and issue an insane number of tickets, like 25,000. Collect cash until the well runs dry, and when asked about the stagnancy, say you're still counting on people to join in for a chance to win! Repeat that script until everyone just forgets about the raffle.

In my opinion, I'm sure Squad would never do something like that. If it didn't ever happen, it was probably something outside of their ability.

[Franklin]

Squad has nothing to do with the raffle beyond just giving away a ticket they bought.

[dchperemi]

Hi all,

I was an assistant at IDreamofSpace. I know this thread is old, but I wanted to shed some light in case anyone else google'd it. 

We realized we weren't going to get enough raffle tickets, and both SpaceX and Virgin Galactic had setbacks.

In early 2017 we updated the website and sent out an email announcement that the raffle was over, and we would issue refunds to everyone who bought a poster/ticket. 

I can see how it might have seemed like a scam. The truth is we just weren't eager to give up. But, the timing wasn't right. In light of the Falcon 9...it might finally be closer to the right moment....

-Diana

Edited February 7, 2018 by dchperemi