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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler
How cool is that? I'd keep it too! A not quite well-known fact is that contestant winners are responsible for sales tax at retail value........
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Absolutely true. Years ago ('01 dot bomb) I got laid off and temporarily took a job in a game room attached to a bingo hall. Occasionally, the bingo hall would have a vehicle as "grand prize." They got a HUGE turnout for this. I don't believe they ever actually gave the vehicle away because the winner could never afford the sales tax. They always had an "alternate" cash prize that was generally a much lower value than the vehicle (which were never high end cars to begin with).
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