New York Style Colonoscopy

Lately I’ve noticed a changing trend in sweepstakes that have been announced.  They’ve become more interactive, more personal, more in depth.  Well how would you like to stay in a luxury hotel in NYC for 3 nights?  How about while you’re there you also get a free…COLONOSCOPY!  When I saw this commercial on CBS I figured it was a promotional ploy to get people to the CBS site or something, but no, it’s real!  I checked out cbscares.tv to find that this is a real sweepstakes, with a real colonoscopy involved.

Apparently CBS has found that too many people aren’t getting their scheduled colonoscopy, so they’re doing a little sweepstakes to bring attention to the issue.  Also, this will get them tons of free publicity (to which I am contributing as you read this) by creating such an obscure contest.  Brilliant idea actually.

Here’s part of the contest description on the website to give you an idea of what they’re offering:

What should you expect if you are the lucky winner?

The hardest part is the preparation the night before when you drink a laxative. This laxative is well known for declaring itself at the very moment you have called a relative or friend (or room service) to comment that it does not seem to be working. But hang in, because it’s important to have a clear colon for the screening and the fun part is about to begin

Wow.

So unfortunately you have to be between the ages of 40 and 79 to enter the contest, so some of you may not be eligible.  But if you meet the requirements and want a free trip to an NYC hotel where you can drink laxatives, then feel free to enter by clicking here: CBS Cares