Random Thoughts – May 7th
Chad Johnson Busted Running Fake Raffle Scam
Cincinnati.com - Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson has been added to a lawsuit for allegedly not giving away a Lexus that was supposed to be raffled off. Last month, a Cincinnati man sued the Funny Bone Comedy Club for allegedly reneging on a promise to give away Chad Johnson's Lexus.
On Thursday, the Bengals wide receiver was added as a defendant to the suit, with five more plaintiffs.
At least two of the additional plaintiffs made an additional claim that they won trips from Johnson they never received. One was for a single person to go to Europe while the second was for the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.
The amended suit claims the club was selling out every Tuesday during football season as word spread last year about Johnson's giveaways as host of a comedy showcase. In the past, Johnson had given away trips to Atlanta for the Falcons-Bengals game, according to the suit.
At the center of the suit, however, is a claim that Johnson offered to raffle a Lexus he got as a gift from a Florida dealership. Monahan claims Johnson changed his mind and gave the car to a female friend.
Tickets for the show were $17 each, according to the suit, and Monahan purchased $340 worth of tickets hoping to increase his odds on winning. A message left Thursday evening with Johnson's agent was not returned.
Well I can scratch “running fake raffles” off my list of promotional ideas for our upcoming Barstool Office Party. Because before reading this article I was planning on raffling off a night of free sex with the 2 Barstool Girls of the winner’s choice. And the beauty of this idea is that the raffle tickets were going to be free with admission. The only catch is that I had no intention of paying off the winner. That and I think raffling off sex is illegal.






