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By Sandra Grauschopf, About.com Guide to Contests

More than 100 Entries - Finally a Win

Wednesday August 22, 2007
One of my relatives was recently diagnosed with diabetes, and I also have it myself. So when I saw an instant win sweepstakes that was giving away quite a few diabetic cookbooks, I thought that might be a helpful prize for both myself and my relative and added it to my daily sweepstakes. Well, after entering it more than 100 times, I finally received a winning message! More than three months of daily entries finally paid off, and I'll be receiving the book in the mail in about eight weeks.

Although this was a small and kind of silly prize, it was something I really wanted to win. But it also illustrates how much patience and persistence you need to win sweepstakes. Sure, I could have gotten lucky and won with my first entry, but since I'm not that lucky, I had to substitute hard work instead.

This strategy works as well for winning big prizes as it does for cookbooks and other fun stuff. So don't give up! If you're feeling like you'll never win, challenge yourself to enter even more sweepstakes today! Check out these pages for great prizes:

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