SUBSCRIBE TO ADSHere’s the deal folks. I’ve been wrestling with the decision to shut down Adjack for months. Friday night, I was in the airport and made the final decision to shut it down. I didn’t have time for a lengthy post, but I wanted to get the information out. With the exception of randomly generating numbers, the site functions normally. You are welcome to continue to comment on and watch your favorite commercials.
For those conspiracy theorists there is no conspiracy. The reason we are shutting down is the same reason we never had more than a Crackajack winner - insufficient usage. To attract national advertising dollars we need to show millions of ads a week. We thought the idea was so compelling we would have millions of users in the first year. But that never happened.
The odds are what they are. We never influenced an outcome of a drawing or otherwise compromised your trust. We just didn’t have enough entries to make it likely someone would win the larger prizes.
We put a tremendous amount of time, effort, and financial resources into making Adjack work. It’s with great sadness that I have to shut the site down. We loved the concept and really did enjoy celebrating the winners. But without advertising dollars, the site is unsustainable. … more
Lorraine Hoey was surprised by how quickly she won on AdJack.