Don Chavez

Last Thursday night I made another attempt at Midnight Money Madness. This time I didn’t get suckered into entering via phone, but instead used the free entry system via their webpage.

About 15 seconds after my fourth entry, I finally got the call back. I was put into the “hot room” and was waiting to go live on the air and name one of five Whitney Houston songs for $150. The crazy Whitney Houston impersonator on the screen all but told me that “Hold Me” was one of the songs (I’m not a fan of her music, but I did have a website pulled up listed all of her songs and lyrics).

So there I am on hold, waiting to cash in, and they decide to go to a commercial break. What happens to the “hot room” during this break? They dump it. That’s right; even though I had the call back, I was dumped. I kept entering on their website, and getting their message to try again if I didn’t receive a phone call within 30 seconds. Before I knew it, I was totally shut out. It seems that you are only allowed 10 entries per show.

In the meantime, I’m sure thousands of people were once again suckered into making 99 cent phone calls and text messages during the show. What a great scam. On a positive note, I wouldn’t have found this youtube video if they didn’t have the crazy Whitney question on the other night.

“Kiss my ass!”