For info here's a copy of the email that 'Christopher' (on Behalf of Team Kobo) sends from the email address
contest@kobo.com.
Note the bold emphasis is mine.
The sentence '
Due to a small glitch in accessing our database I was prevented from reaching out earlier and was working on this issue when you contacted us.' seems to get sent to everyone who contacts re their device prize win - and has been the stock standard sentence used for a long time (maybe over 1 year?).
And here's the skills test that all winners seem to be given:
Skill Testing Question: (42 + 3) – (5 x 3) = ________