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A Chinese auction
is a type of raffle (actually a combination of raffle and auction) that is
typically featured at charity, church festival and numerous other events.
The difference between a raffle and a Chinese auction is that in a raffle
with multiple prizes, there is one "hat" from which names are drawn, but in
a Chinese auction each prize has its own "hat". This allows ticket buyers
can choose which prize to focus on, as opposed to having a first, second,
third, etc. prize.
In a Chinese auction, bidders are not prospective buyers. Instead, they buy
tickets, which are chances to win items. Bidders may buy as many tickets as
they like, and bid them on any item(s) they want by placing them in a basket
or other container in front of the item(s) they are trying to win. At the
conclusion of bidding, the winning ticket is drawn from the tickets bid on
each item, and the item is given to the owner of that ticket.
A bidder may increase the chance of winning by buying and bidding more
tickets on a specific item. Although there is generally no limit to the
number of tickets a given individual may bid on a specific item, the chance
of winning depends on the total number of tickets bid by all individuals.
Last year Johnny's family provided several baskets of various items. A
paper bag was placed in front of each item. We all bought however many
tickets we wanted. I forget now how much they were, but it wasn't much and
you placed however many tickets you wanted into each bag. If there was
something you really wanted, you might put all of your tickets in that one
bag or you could divide them between items. When we had the drawing,
someone would draw a ticket out of the bag and the person who held the
matching ticket won the item.
They also raffled off an afghan and matching pillow that Johnny's sister,
Lori had made.
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