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'Cash and Prizes are what an individual would
recieve if they won a contest, such as a promotion or a
sweepstake.
For
example, if an individual won bobbing for apples, He or She might
recieve a goat as a
prize.However, if the
contest was for cash, they might recieve $500
instead.
History
of Cash and Prizes
Cash and Prizes might
have originated as early as the inception of
mankind.Since early
tribes had religious feasts usually consisting of dancing
half-naked around a fire and non-sensical chanting, it is possible
that these tribes had a contest where the participants would dance
around a fire until they collapsed of
exhaustion.The last
remaining dancer would be rewarded a wooly mammoth (prize) and gold (cash).<ref>http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/permafrosttunnel/1g3h_Wooly_Mammoths.htm</ref>
The
first civilization to regularly hold constests resulting in cash
and prizes are the Ancient
Mayans.<ref>http://www.indians.org/welker/maya.htm</ref>
The Mayans left behind magnificient murals depicting games
resulting in cash and prizes.The games were generally athletic in
nature.
Modern cash
and prizes come often from sweepstakes, notably the Pepsi Billion Dollar
Sweepstakes, where specific codes obtained from pepsi labels
were redeemed for 20$ cash.Winners of a NASCAR race recieve cash and
prizes from their sponsers.
Sweepstakes often trumpet massive
"Cash Prizes", which is basically a cash
reward.This is not to
be confused with Cash and Prizes because cash and
prizes are two seperate but related things.
Examples of
Contests You Can Win Cash and Prizes For
Bobbing for
apples
Opening up a soda bottle with specially marked caps and
hoping you won a free soda
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