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Welcome to the official SD Coca-Cola.com/offers / Formerly My Coke Rewards Discussion Thread, proud to talk rewards since 2006! (We often discuss Coke promotions, (texting games, sweepstakes, etc.), which use Coke/MCR/codes or membership info to signup.)

Site: https://us.coca-cola.com/offers

A toast to My Coke Rewards, the Greatest Rewards Program in History! Applause

Coca-Cola.com Offers FAQ, (Formerly My Coke Rewards [MCR]):

- How may I contact them?
  • Phone: 800-520-2653 to reach an agent directly
  • email address: [email protected]
  • Ask Chip, your virtual agent, (formerly Allysa and Hank) on the site footer under the CONTACT US link.
- When does the promotion end?

There is no specific end date for the program.

- Inactivity

Each particular Coke promotion may have its own activity clause.

- Participating Products:
Barq's, Coke, Coke Zero, Dasani, Diet Coke, Fanta, Fresca, Mellow Yellow, Minute Maid, Powerade & Powerade Zero, Fuze, Pibb, Sprite, Seagram's, Tab.

- Values:
Point values per code are no more, All codes are equal value, but check promotion. Check packaging for a MyCokeRewards Label! Not all Coke packages have the MCR logo, (i.e. 6-pack w/glass bottles).
However, in Coke's Give Program to schools, codes still have different values to school donations, see wiki below!

- List of Accepted MCR Letter & Number Code Characters & Character Substition

There are 25 total characters, (letters or numbers only), that are accepted in 14-character MCR codes, (out of 36 available, A-Z, and 1-0). Five of the characters may also be input as substitutions for other similar-looking characters. Either upper- or lower-case letters are accepted. The available characters are:

Letters: B F H J K L M N P R T V W X (No C D E G* I O* Q S* U* Y Z)
Numbers: 4 5 6 7 9 0 (No 1 2 3 8*)

* The five accepted substitute characters for similar-looking characters:
  • B = 8
  • V = U
  • 5 = S
  • 6 = G
  • 0 = O (Zero, '0', is the officially accepted character according to MCR error messages; letter 'O' is the substitute.)

- Where do you find all the codes?
Here are a few ways...
- drink soda
- participate/lurk on this board
- ask friends/family/neighbors/co-workers to save
- dumpster diving
- jumping out of cars upon seeing flaps on the side of the road
- referring a friend on the site
- ask Maids to save for those who travel
- ask recycling centers to save
- purchase on eBay
- sporting events, zoos, parks, etc
- make trades
- become buddies with vending machine stockers
- become the vending machine stocker

- Previous MCR threads:

The very first, one, true, original, readable, God-thread of Coke threads (Feb. 26, 2006 - Feb. 15, 2007)

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bru20
03-15-2018 at 07:40 AM.
03-15-2018 at 07:40 AM.
Quote from TweetTweet7 :
The reason why you got the sorry message for the NCAA IW is because you already have that seed and no dupes are allowed.
I just started playing, got one seed and today, my second time playing I got the did not win message. So you are saying the exact same seed came up again even though I only have one? Doubt it. People have every seed times 8, 10 or more so the rest of us get nothing now.

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My bracket is full. I never got a "sorry, not a winner" I have all 16 spots filled. This is actually going to be kind of boring compared to previous years. I enjoyed the excitement of not knowing if I would get a prize. I'm now guaranteed each prize except the Grand Prize, but I'm guaranteed to be in the running for it.
"boring" when you are guaranteed to win a prize. Now I've heard it all. Some of us don't have dozens of accounts and actually just want to play and we get a "sorry" result because of everyone else taking them. And yes I do believe that is what happened otherwise why would I get the "sorry" result after only getting one seed?
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billiemorgan
03-15-2018 at 07:43 AM.
03-15-2018 at 07:43 AM.
Quote from McReggie :
When did you play? I stupidly continued my usual "just after midnight" playing, which was probably the worst time to play now that the guaranteed to get a team times are over. I'll have to go back to waiting a bit. With 6 more days, I'd be happy to get 3 more teams. I could finish my second account with just 2 more if I get lucky. My first account actually completed an entire side of the bracket with just 9 teams. So I may have used up my luck with that account.
I played my 16th day yesterday morning - which I think may have been before the AMOE opened up. I actually missed the first day, but was still able to fill all the brackets. There's still time though - and you don't necessarily need all of them to win anyway - good luck!Smilie
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StormRichards
03-15-2018 at 07:52 AM.
03-15-2018 at 07:52 AM.
Quote from bru20 :
I just started playing, got one seed and today, my second time playing I got the did not win message. So you are saying the exact same seed came up again even though I only have one? Doubt it. People have every seed times 8, 10 or more so the rest of us get nothing now.


"boring" when you are guaranteed to win a prize. Now I've heard it all. Some of us don't have dozens of accounts and actually just want to play and we get a "sorry" result because of everyone else taking them. And yes I do believe that is what happened otherwise why would I get the "sorry" result after only getting one seed?
Sorry to hear you didn't get a seed today, but early bird gets the worm. Yes, there are some cheaters abusing the Coke Rewards program. However, the majority of the people posting about multiple accounts, including myself, manage accounts of family members with their permission. It is no different than if they were logging on their self and getting a seed before you,

Also, this promotion does kinda suck so I doubt the cheaters are using a bunch of fake accounts so they can get more food from Wendy's. I imagine their time is being spent on more profitable endeavors.

May the force be with you during this contest and Dilly Dilly Peace
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talkbackfreebie
03-15-2018 at 07:59 AM.
03-15-2018 at 07:59 AM.
Quote from TweetTweet7 :
The reason why you got the sorry message for the NCAA IW is because you already have that seed and no dupes are allowed.
I don't think it is because the dupes aren't allowed as much as it is duplicates are worthless. Three of my accounts got duplicates so it is possible. I just make a note of it and move on to one of my other accounts when it happens. Nothing I can do to prevent it from occurring.
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bru20
03-15-2018 at 08:02 AM.
03-15-2018 at 08:02 AM.
Quote from StormRichards :
Also, this promotion does kinda suck so I doubt the cheaters are using a bunch of fake accounts so they can get more food from Wendy's. I imagine their time is being spent on more profitable endeavors.
Don't believe that for a second. If there are prizes/freebies to be had people will do whatever to get them. I've been on SD long enough to know this.
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StormRichards
03-15-2018 at 08:13 AM.
03-15-2018 at 08:13 AM.
Quote from bru20 :
Don't believe that for a second. If there are prizes/freebies to be had people will do whatever to get them. I've been on SD long enough to know this.
I certainly wouldn't argue the sentence that I bolded. However, this one Coke promotion is not the only game in town and the prizes are nothing to get excited over. Also, the work of a cheater doesn't stop once the prizes are won. Follow this thread and the trade threads more closely, and you will see the sense of urgency to monetize.

You are not struggling to get seeds because of cheaters. You are struggling because you didn't get started on Day 1 of the promotion.
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bru20
03-15-2018 at 08:20 AM.
03-15-2018 at 08:20 AM.
Quote from StormRichards :
You are not struggling to get seeds because of cheaters. You are struggling because you didn't get started on Day 1 of the promotion.
How can you definitively say that? Do you know more than others here? Some have speculated you get the did not win result when a duplicate seed is generated. So if that's the case why would I get that after only having one seed? Obviously something else is at play and it has to be related to a limited amount of seeds being available so of course people using multiple accts, etc have used them to the point people playing now can't get them.

Regardless I know what I know, people want freebies and they will do whatever they can to get them. Sure they prefer the better prizes, to monetize, etc. but that won't stop them from doing this AND that.

And fwiw I'm not "struggling". I play the game, I don't win every time. It is what it is but to keep denying why its occurring is ridiculous.
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StormRichards
03-15-2018 at 08:42 AM.
03-15-2018 at 08:42 AM.
Quote from bru20 :
How can you definitively say that? Do you know more than others here? Some have speculated you get the did not win result when a duplicate seed is generated. So if that's the case why would I get that after only having one seed? Obviously something else is at play and it has to be related to a limited amount of seeds being available so of course people using multiple accts, etc have used them to the point people playing now can't get them.

Regardless I know what I know, people want freebies and they will do whatever they can to get them. Sure they prefer the better prizes, to monetize, etc. but that won't stop them from doing this AND that.

And fwiw I'm not "struggling". I play the game, I don't win every time. It is what it is but to keep denying why its occurring is ridiculous.
I have no doubt that your lack of win is due to the seeds dwindling, but it isn't due to people with multiple accounts. If I sit in my living room by myself and play this promotion for both me and my wife, the outcome would be no different than if she sat next to me and played it for herself.

The reason you are not winning is because unlike the majority of people in this thread, you did not start on Day 1 and religiously enter each day to get seeds before the AMOE started.
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mdyoung
03-15-2018 at 08:52 AM.
03-15-2018 at 08:52 AM.
Quote from bru20 :
How can you definitively say that? Do you know more than others here? Some have speculated you get the did not win result when a duplicate seed is generated. So if that's the case why would I get that after only having one seed? Obviously something else is at play and it has to be related to a limited amount of seeds being available so of course people using multiple accts, etc have used them to the point people playing now can't get them.

Regardless I know what I know, people want freebies and they will do whatever they can to get them. Sure they prefer the better prizes, to monetize, etc. but that won't stop them from doing this AND that.

And fwiw I'm not "struggling". I play the game, I don't win every time. It is what it is but to keep denying why its occurring is ridiculous.
I'm just guessing here, but you are not getting a seed could be due to the time of the day you are trying, or Coke might have fixed things. Those of us that are here all the time played I think for the most part after midnight from day one and got a different seed every night until our brackets are now full. Some how I just done think it was supposed to work that way that you got a new seed every time you played until you filled up the bracket. If getting a seed is supposed to be an Instant Win Game play, I have never before seen Coke have an IWG that every play is a winner.
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mdyoung
03-15-2018 at 08:58 AM.
03-15-2018 at 08:58 AM.
Quote from bru20 :
"boring" when you are guaranteed to win a prize. Now I've heard it all.
Yeah me too, I get so sick of winning all the time. LOL
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talkbackfreebie
03-15-2018 at 09:14 AM.
03-15-2018 at 09:14 AM.
Quote from mdyoung :
I'm just guessing here, but you are not getting a seed could be due to the time of the day you are trying, or Coke might have fixed things. Those of us that are here all the time played I think for the most part after midnight from day one and got a different seed every night until our brackets are now full. Some how I just done think it was supposed to work that way that you got a new seed every time you played until you filled up the bracket. If getting a seed is supposed to be an Instant Win Game play, I have never before seen Coke have an IWG that every play is a winner.
MD: I don't think the time of day has anything to do with it. On Monday and Tuesday I was playing from 6AM to 4 PM while sitting around in a hospital. I never got any "sorry" message till Wednesday . I knew the free ride would eventually end so I'm not surprised I'm not going to get a full 16 in each of my accounts but I'm going to keep plugging away till the 21st.
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jimmy5
03-15-2018 at 09:49 AM.
03-15-2018 at 09:49 AM.
Anyone having trouble with the Sprite/NBA code entering sweeps, (for me it's the Timberwolves).

I've been entering a cap a day, but Sat. it said I wasn't eligible. Six days later and now at work across the river, and I'm still not eligible. I don't know what happened.

I'm just fishing for trouble stories.
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sandbeach
03-15-2018 at 10:05 AM.
03-15-2018 at 10:05 AM.
Quote from jimmy5 :
Anyone having trouble with the Sprite/NBA code entering sweeps, (for me it's the Timberwolves).

I've been entering a cap a day, but Sat. it said I wasn't eligible. Six days later and now at work across the river, and I'm still not eligible. I don't know what happened.

I'm just fishing for trouble stories.
It says I'm not eligible, too, and I should be. I have not been entering it, though. Looks like it ends March 16.
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ChrisB65
03-15-2018 at 10:07 AM.
03-15-2018 at 10:07 AM.
Quote from mdyoung :
I'm just guessing here, but you are not getting a seed could be due to the time of the day you are trying, or Coke might have fixed things. Those of us that are here all the time played I think for the most part after midnight from day one and got a different seed every night until our brackets are now full. Some how I just done think it was supposed to work that way that you got a new seed every time you played until you filled up the bracket. If getting a seed is supposed to be an Instant Win Game play, I have never before seen Coke have an IWG that every play is a winner.
They must have fixed it because the rules did say that the seeds were supposed to be given out randomly, and there's no way that everybody(or even anybody) that started on day 1 randomly got 16 different seeds in 16 attempts.
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03-15-2018 at 10:19 AM.
03-15-2018 at 10:19 AM.
Quote from ChrisB65 :
They must have fixed it because the rules did say that the seeds were supposed to be given out randomly, and there's no way that everybody(or even anybody) that started on day 1 randomly got 16 different seeds in 16 attempts.
Coke's definition of random is different than the rest of the world's

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