Real prizes for 1 vs 100 starting July 10th.

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Mistershine said:

badgenome said:

Mistershine said:

badgenome said:
Finally!

@Mistershine: You can win Microsoft points and XBLA games.

Is that it? In the UK they've confirmed 'real' prizes, including digital cameras, holidays and cars.

Oh, yeah. There's stuff like that, too. I think you earn entries into the drawings for those prizes by just showing up and answering questions. That's been going on since the beta started, though, so I assume they're talking about the other stuff.

You don't go into a draw, that's the prize if the One beats the Mob.

"We are very excited about 1 vs 100," Tania Chee – the UK marketing manager for Xbox Live – told TechRadar. "We are hoping it will be a success and, from what we've seen, people seem to like it.

"In fact the more people play it the more excited they get and the thing about the UK is that we are offering real prizes on top of Microsoft points.

"So, imagine you are sitting at home and you are the one and you know you can win an HD television or a car, which we have guaranteed we will give away in one of our shows; that's pretty impressive."

Only 'the one' can win the major prizes, but those picked for the 100 (the mob) or even in the crowd will be able to pick up Microsoft Points or free Xbox Live Arcade games.

http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/microsoft-funding-prizes-for-1-vs-100-607638

Oh. I might have misunderstood just what the One can win. Or maybe Microsoft is extremely grateful that they outsold the Wii in the UK recently, and this is how they express it.