Best raffle you ever won

I’ll start with saying I’ve been fairly lucky over the years. First big one was the Washington California bighorn sheep raffle back in 97. (3 tickets) Second big one was the Oregon bighorn sheep raffle in 98. (6 tickets). Those two set the stage for me buying tickets for every Sheep raffle I could find for the next 25 years. I hit another good one with a Dall sheep hunt in Alaska through the Washington FNAWS raffle. My wife bought me $200 worth for my birthday. Got lucky again in the Washington Shiris Moose raffle 10 years ago. Ended up killing a great 182 inch bull. Last but not least, I won the Montana WSF desert Sheep raffle with one ticket last year. Had a great hunt in Mexico killing a 166 Mexicana ram.
 
I won a 2022 Washington Rocky bighorn sheep tag in the WSF raffle on 5 tickets and was guided by @Starbailey and other great guys to a B&C ram. Watched his name called live for the Montana desert hunt drawing. Considering his list above, I'll be chasing his leftovers in raffles for years to come.

#OnceARaffleWinnerAlwaysARaffleEntrant
#EvenThoughYouLoseConservationWins
 
Few years back, through Rokslide, I learned of a local CA Deer Association Tule Elk hunt raffle. Bought one ticket for $100 and won the $16k hunt on a ranch in southern CA. Included was a ranch house to stay in, breakfast, a pig hunt, and the guide even let my wife tag along with us.
 


Prior to this it was a 95mm Swarovski BTX from the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society.
 
Have you ever won some random big raffle item? Not talking about a NWTF raffle, that's easy. A big random raffle ticket you thought you were wasting your money on. A lucky draw.
I didn't win a raffle, but I did draw a random Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep tag when I was 17. I drew the 1 tag out 1,115 people that put in for it.
 
Few years back, through Rokslide, I learned of a local CA Deer Association Tule Elk hunt raffle. Bought one ticket for $100 and won the $16k hunt on a ranch in southern CA. Included was a ranch house to stay in, breakfast, a pig hunt, and the guide even let my wife tag along with us.

I think I sold you that tag! You live in Cottonwood? We’ve got a Nevada bull tag if you want to try your luck again! https://caldeer.org/event/redding-banquet-fundraiser/
 
NV NR Desert Bighorn tag in '91. WY NR Shiras Moose tag in '92. UT NR Henry Mts Bison tag in 2000. BC Roosevelt Elk tag in'14. Ended up filling all 4 tags DIY with my bow and arrow(s).
 
Once back in college I dropped $20 on a random raffle at a local car show for a fully restored '69 Camaro. Figured it was a total waste, never win anything.

Drew my ticket live on stage won the damn car. Drove it for two years before selling it to pay off loans. Still the luckiest dumb luck I've ever had. Felt like a glitch in the matrix
 
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