Anonymous participant You meet the requirements and you get a visa.
About entries without any visa to work in Thailand is in my opinion a stupid game to play with stupid prices to win.
BUT some people love the thrill and anxiety of walking around as illegal alien in a foreign country. Thai jail might be different that the planned hotel room.
Love to read stories about Immigration and how people do react if they have no clue. And I do not care if snowflakes tell me to leave or have to be ignored.