A door prize or door-prize is a gift that is given to people who attend a meeting, party, event, etc., especially one which is given on a random basis to one or some of the attendees.[1]
Door prize winners open their gifts during the Navy Ball at the Officer's Club at Naval Air Facility Atsugi.
History and etymology
A door prize is a kind of prize for a contest where the entering is accomplished by walking through the door. In most of these situations, participants will pay a small amount of money to come into a dance or convention, and then participants are given tickets. At some point the organizer will remove the matching ticket from the glass, and cancel it. If no one answers it, they will choose a new one. No one knows when this practice was implemented, but from The Carpet Trade it was implemented in 1867.[2]This practice became populer (in America) in the 1950s, during the growth of the American consumer society.[3]
^The Carpet and Upholstery Trade Review. Review Publishing Company. 1878.
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May 04, 2023
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