Where Everyone Has a Chance

A Good Problem to Have Few moments in the sweepstakes world are as exciting as opening a winner notification. Then, sometimes, comes a twist. The sponsor offers you a choice between the prize itself and a cash alternative. Maybe it's a car or the cash equivalent....

Why People Mix Them Up Mention to a friend that you enter sweepstakes and there's a decent chance they'll respond with something like, "Oh, so you play the lottery?" It's an easy assumption to make. Both involve prizes, both involve luck, and both end with someone's...

The Moment After You Hit "Enter" You've filled out the form, clicked the button, and gotten the confirmation that your entry went through. Then the page refreshes and suddenly there's a whole new menu of options. Follow us on social media for two more entries. Refer a...

The Entry Method Most People Skip Right Past If you've ever scrolled down to the bottom of a sweepstakes' official rules, you've probably seen a paragraph explaining how to enter by mail. It usually sits somewhere near the phrase "no purchase necessary" and gives an...

There's a noticeable difference between people who enter sweepstakes now and then and people who enter them as a genuine, ongoing hobby. The occasional entrant clicks on a giveaway when one happens to catch their eye, enters once, and forgets about it. The regular has...

Most people treat the dates on a sweepstakes as a simple window. There's a start date, an end date, and as long as you get your entry in somewhere between the two, you're in the running. That's technically true, but it leaves a lot of value on the table. The way a...