{"id":472,"date":"2013-01-15T13:07:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T19:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powerfulhunger.com\/powerful_hunger_blog\/?p=472"},"modified":"2013-01-15T14:42:41","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T20:42:41","slug":"flab-to-fabulous-its-about-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powerfulhunger.com\/powerful_hunger_blog\/flab-to-fabulous-its-about-math\/","title":{"rendered":"Flab to Fabulous: It’s About MATH"},"content":{"rendered":"

Consider this an Open Letter to any would-be Flab to Fabulous Pageant contestants. I’ve become aware that there are extremely well-intentioned folks who want to enter the competition in the hopes of donating their prize money to the WLSFA. Very well-intentioned, indeed. But does the MATH work out? I was a licensed Series 3 broker for five years and today I develop website-based marketing campaigns for futures traders. I was working this morning and I got to thinking about return on investment. How good of an investment is the Flab to Fabulous pageant? LET’S CRUNCH!!!<\/p>\n

Let’s say three very nice, very cool people who have lost gobs of weight enter the pageant. Their cost? $97 x 3. They’re in for $291. It’s my understanding that these clever folks are trying to spread out the odds so they’re each in one of the four categories. They’ll be competing separately in their own categories and never against each other. OK, good plan!<\/p>\n

At the Entry phase, they each have a shot at winning $200. Let’s be very generous and say our contestants are SO fabulous, that they ALL win! Our gang has raked in $600 collectively and they’re up $309!<\/p>\n

The next phase is Preliminary. Now they’re eligible to win $300 each. Because they’re so fabulous let’s say this time two of them are winners. Those are some very generous odds. Our group would collect another $600 and be up a whoppin’ $909!!<\/p>\n

Every contestant who makes it to the Semi-Finals will get $500. WOW. I think our group is so mind-blowingly fabulous, I believe they will ALL make it to this round, earning for the gang, an impressive $1500. They would now have an amazing $2409!!<\/p>\n

Official pageant rules require that each Semi-Finalist is responsible for a minimum payment to the pageant of $3200, either out of your own pocket or collected from sponsors. Our hopefuls will each have to pay for:<\/p>\n

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  1. Production of pageant week<\/li>\n
  2. Official State Crown<\/li>\n
  3. Official State Sash<\/li>\n
  4. Official Flab to Fabulous Program Magazine<\/li>\n
  5. Opening Number and Competition Wardrobe<\/li>\n
  6. Contestant Handbook and paperwork<\/li>\n
  7. Welcome reception<\/li>\n
  8. Awards banquet<\/li>\n
  9. Personal Best Seminars<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You can see this list of required expenses on this web page<\/span><\/a><\/strong>. Oh man. Our gang’s $2409 in winnings are wiped out by these expenses. In fact, they’ll be in the hole for $9200!! Minus the winnings, that’s $7191 they’ll have to come up with! PLUS they’ll need a triple occupancy hotel room at the Hyatt; at $124\/night, that’s another $868 for the week. Delta is based out of Hartsfield so you get good deals. Let’s estimate airfare for three people from some random city….how about Portland OR? We know the Hyatt says the Fabulous Foundation has reserved event rooms for August, but let’s use the dates that have been posted on the website. Our Fab Trio would arrive the evening of May 25 and depart the morning of June 3. The lowest airfare the Delta website comes up with for three people is around $1000.<\/p>\n

    So far, our folks are investing $9059 but they will also need their evening wear ensembles and food for three people for a week. Let’s add another $500 each for these expenses and round the whole package off at $10,500. Ouch.<\/p>\n

    OH OH. Time out, just one itty bitty minute. Semi-Finalists have the option to buy an all-inclusive package from the pageant with airfare, hotel room, and a week’s food for $6600. If our gang went for this, that would be $19,800. Yow. That’s nearly ten grand MORE our group would spend collectively for airfare, hotel, and food! What is it, first class plane seats, the Presidential suite, and caviar for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Let’s not buy the inclusive package from the pageant. Why is it so much more money? Yeah, let’s take a pass on that.<\/p>\n

    It’s pageant day! And our Fab Trio are serious contenders in each of their categories! Let’s look at what they have a chance to win! Find this Grand Prize list on this web page<\/span><\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n