re: Have you ever won anything big?

My buddy won a self propelled boat once.

He drove to Arkansas to get it and it was a blow up raft with a paddle

Won 100 bucks from TJ Ribs for filling out the survey link on the receipt. Actually was a 100 dollar gift card to TJ Ribs. I was cool with it.

I was born a heterosexual white male in America. I considered that a big win up until the last year or so.

A plastic pumpkin filled with smarties when I was in second grade.

Won 3k playing golf. Local 2 man scramble tournament with a buddy who frankly wasn't very good but was fun to golf with. I didn't play for money as a rule in tournaments, but this a-hole on the other team wouldn't let it go.

I'd just finished a project in the UAE so I had plenty of cash. So I told him fine 100 a hole, 100 a birdie, press when you want if you're at least 2 down. Step up or shut up. He stepped up.

At one point we had made 11 birdies in a row, and he wanted out. So I let him out for 3k.

He was already 3400 down.

Alice Cooper concert tickets

Won the 5th grade chess championship.

US made Fender Stratocaster in 1980.
Still have it.

Won a Lincoln Aviator in a St. Jude raffle, and won a trip to Cancun which we used for our honeymoon.

I won a three state Napa Auto Parts drawing for a 1988 Jeep Wrangler. The only reason I was in the store was to buy a starter for my 1972 Bronco I used to hunt in. Told my buddy to fill me out a ticket while he filled one out for himself. He wanted half equity in the thing but I told him to piss off cause his family was somewhat affluent. I've won all kind of things. Generally I'll buy some raffle ticket from someone I know that's for a good cause and damned if I don't win the thing. I recently won a stainless steel smoker, bigscreen tv and around Christmas a HP Printer. I've raked it in at Ducks Unlimited and no telling how much I've won just playing slots wasting time while my degenerate gambling buddies played blackjack. I'd have to say I've been pretty lucky at times.