Oprah's Big Give - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

02/24/2008 10:23:04 AM · #1

My wife filled out some information for Oprah's Big Give and recieved 2 free months of people. Well, when we recieve the March issue on page 37 it says:

CINDY -(HER LAST NAME)-,
IF OPRAH GAVE YOU A BUNCH OF MONEY, BUT YOU HAD TO GIVE IT ALL AWAY, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

I'm a graphic designer, so I understand that this could have been added later by a printer. It's definitly not a stamp, it was printed on, but some ads put personalized names on pages to trick people. I decided to go down to the store to find another copy, and that one said something like this:

TEN PEOPLE WERE GIVE LOT OF MONEY, BUT THEY HAVE TO GIVE IT AWAY. FIND OUT WHAT THEY DO WITH IT.

So, I've been trying to find another person who may have filled this form out and recieved 2 free months of people. I need to know what it says in your magazine on the top of the Oprah Page; 37.

Thank you!!

Kelli

Canon EOS-D60

02/24/2008 10:38:11 AM · #2

The people have been picked for ages, so unless your wife has been taping with Oprah for a while, she wasn't choosen. I don't subscribe, but I don't think it would be hard to personalize them for the people that do.

02/24/2008 10:46:36 AM · #3

I have been looking into this a lot and figured out how the new reality show works. 10 people are given a lot of money and they are given a picture of a complete stranger. They must use this money to change the lives of this stranger.

I understand they already have the 10 givers, but they don't announce the getters until the show starts. My wife had a pretty good story to tell Oprah, so she did have a chance. I was just looking for someone who has a subscription of People so I could see what their magazine says.

That would be the only way to know for sure right now, or I could just wait until March 2nd.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

02/24/2008 11:35:26 AM · #4

Nobody gets the magazine?

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

02/24/2008 11:36:19 AM · #5

My guess is that anyone who subscribes to the magazine has their name printed in the ad, and that those sold on the newsrack are "generic" versions. Many magazines also print the subscriber's address on the cover rather than affixing a label.