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Share Your Wins for November 2008!

Monday December 1, 2008

We're starting a new month, which means that a lot of us will start getting notifications of prize wins from the sweepstakes that ended in November. For me, November was a pretty slow month, though I did win a $25 gift card from Lipton and some other small prizes. Then again, I can't complain too much, as I'm just getting back into entering daily after my vacation.

We had some amazing wins reported last month, including cash prizes, vehicles, trips, and much more. I'd love to hear about your wins for November, too. Click on the "Comments" button below and tell us about the prizes that you won last month. Not only will you get the chance to brag to a group who really gets how exciting winning is, but you can also inspire others who may be wondering whether it's worth continung to enter.

Remember, too, that you can send in a picture and be featured in the Prize Winners Photo Album. Read the photo submission guidelines for more details.

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December 1, 2008 at 9:13 am
(1) tkharmonic says:

$50 Electronics GC (Tale of Magical Crackers)
$20 Gift Cert, free shipping and 15% off (HSN)
Two free coupons (Steamfresh Meals for Two)

Kind of a slow month, but it seems like I’m forgetting something but I can’t find my list, my living room is crazy because we are rearranging for the Christmas tree.

December 1, 2008 at 9:20 am
(2) Contests says:

Oooh, congratulations! They might not be huge, but they sure sound like fun wins! :)

December 1, 2008 at 9:24 am
(3) Diane says:

A few instant wins. Sangria pitcher from Tyson, a book from Magical crackers, and a mixing bowl set from Splenda.

December 1, 2008 at 9:34 am
(4) Contests says:

Congratulations, Diane! :)

December 1, 2008 at 10:07 am
(5) Greg says:

Nothing for me this month. Oh well.

December 1, 2008 at 10:23 am
(6) Contests says:

Greg, I hope next month will be better!

December 1, 2008 at 1:28 pm
(7) chatab says:

I won $50 Amex Card from chiquita snack and play and $50 Electronic card from Kraft magical
crackers. I was starting to feel discouraged as I’ve been entering lots of sweeps everyday and only won something small back in the summer. So this came at a good time to help me
stay motivated as it is a busy time for us all. Harder to get on here.
I wish everyone A Merry Christmas or Happy Holiday and good luck all.

December 1, 2008 at 2:06 pm
(8) Char says:

SteamFresh Meal for 2 Coupon. Thats it so far. Wish there was more. Oh Well…. Keep trying.

December 1, 2008 at 2:40 pm
(9) Mtn gal says:

I’ve been entering religiously 20 to 30 contests per day since June and have not one even one item. Starting to question the legitimacy of the contests. Am I the only with with no-luck? I’ll try one more month, but it’s really discouraging.

December 1, 2008 at 2:48 pm
(10) Contests says:

Congratulations on two great wins, Chatab! $100 worth of gift cards is always a welcome prize :)

December 1, 2008 at 2:48 pm
(11) Contests says:

Char, little wins are still a lot better than nothing at all, congratulations! Maybe next time, it will be the big win you’re reporting :)

December 1, 2008 at 2:50 pm
(12) Contests says:

Hang in there, Mtn gal! It’s not that the sweeps don’t award prizes, but that there are a whole lot of people competing for those prizes. I enter about 100 a day, and sometimes I still go for a long time between wins.

You might enjoy the Lots of Prizes sweepstakes list, where the odds are often a bit better.

I hope next month you’ll be chiming in with a nice prize :)

December 1, 2008 at 3:01 pm
(13) Larry says:

Been going through a dry spell for a long time now but won a $100 Cooking.com gift card from bird’s eye. Great conterast was online ordering 10 minutes aftwer my win.Still waiting for the cabela’s gift card from an “Instant Win” last spring. Keep Entering!

December 1, 2008 at 3:20 pm
(14) Contests says:

Oh, that’s a fun one, Larry, I love Cooking.com. There’s always something I could use there! I hope you had a great time shopping :)

December 1, 2008 at 4:25 pm
(15) Angie says:

I won a Wii from the General Mills Win a Wii sweepstakes. It’s my first big win, and I’ve been entering about 40 a day every single day for four months now. My only other wins have been the free bag of chips in the Subway Get Smart contest and a free bag of M&Ms in the Haunted House one. I’m super excited to get the Wii!

December 1, 2008 at 5:22 pm
(16) Contests says:

Very nice win, Angie! I just got a Wii myself (sold another prize to buy it) and I really love it!

December 1, 2008 at 6:29 pm
(17) Todd says:

I won 4 tickets to a Houston Texans game and a pre-game tailgate party and $150 cash for travel expenses. I can’t go to the game, which is tonight because it is 300 miles away, but at least I got money in the deal.

December 1, 2008 at 9:22 pm
(18) Lynn says:

Enjoyed reading posts. New to this. Only entering 15-20 per day for the last month or so. No nibbles yet, always a “sorry” on the instant wins. Your wins, even small are encouraging. Though from the sounds of it I am not entering enough, but try to just enter things I think I might like. Plus 50 hr work week, does not leave a lot of time each night to “sweep”. Hopeful for any small recognition to keep my interest. Thanks for sharing your comments!

December 1, 2008 at 11:07 pm
(19) Jane says:

Won an Itunes $15 giftcard and two Disney Enchanted calls from two different Disney sweepstakes. Three in total. Still waiting for a Starbucks $5 giftcard I won last summer.

December 2, 2008 at 12:38 am
(20) Brian says:

Won a $50 Amex Card (gas card) from chiquita snack. Also a bag of Chocolates. I’ve only been entering now for 2 1/2 months. Hang in there everyone. When the win comes it is worth it.

December 2, 2008 at 5:40 am
(21) Contests says:

Congratulations, Todd! I hope you do something fun with the cash! :)

December 2, 2008 at 10:37 am
(22) TiffanyO says:

I won a $5K trip to London last week from visitlondon.com…I think it was a one-time entry contest?

December 2, 2008 at 2:07 pm
(23) Contests says:

Lynn, there was a recent discussion in the Sweepstakes Forum that might interest you: Entering Enough??, where a forum member asked whether he was entering enough sweepstakes to win.

My opinion is that there is no such thing as “enough.” You can win with a single entry in a single sweep. But the more you enter, the more your chances of winning rise, and the less patient you have to be before your next win comes in.

So if you can enter a few more sweepstakes every day without spoiling your fun entering, go for it! But if you can’t, just remember that it doesn’t mean you won’t win — it just means you might have to wait longer until the prizes show up :)

December 2, 2008 at 2:08 pm
(24) Contests says:

Very nice, Jane! I love iTunes gift cards. It’s much more fun to shop for music when I don’t have to pay for it! :D

December 2, 2008 at 8:54 pm
(25) Scott says:

I won another 100 dollar publix card from the pepsi contest, this is my 3rd card from them this year alone - Phone contest entry, love publix and pepsi. Also won a cooler with soccer shirt and cups in it from kraft. I thanks sandras contest blog for all the information and ive got alot of other coworkers on the bandwagon. Thanks and Good Luck To all.

December 4, 2008 at 2:15 am
(26) Steve says:

I also got a winner announcement screen for the Oreo Double Stuff Cooler and cups but no confirmation email or call. I was wondering if I missed something more I was supposed to do..

December 4, 2008 at 10:53 pm
(27) Scott says:

Steve that was the contest i won, it took a few weeks after you got the congratulations message so hang in their nothing else for you to confirm other than getting it in the mail. Just entered the Chevron Contest and Won on the 1st try but their is 87 thousand winners of the 5 dollar cards so enter it because everyone will be winning this one. Ive given chevron a ton of money this last year as all of us have so everyone should get the 2500 grand prize. LOL. Good Luck to all and enjoy the Cooler Steve

December 5, 2008 at 11:25 pm
(28) Liz says:

I received my win from the Beckham Soccer Academy this month. It was a goodie bag: mug, pen, pencil, keychain and skills book. Very cool for our soccer loving family. I won a Stick of secret deoderant, $50 electronics gc from Kraft, Gain Fabric Enhancer, Enchanted phone call and $2 month’s subscription for Zagat’s. i was doing about 50 instant win entries a day until November ended, now I am trying to replace those that have closed. I do also enter about 50 daily entries and some single entries when the new ones come out. The $50 gc is my biggest win so far, but I love every time i see that congratulations. I get so excited just to not see “sorry” that I don’t care what I won. Thanks to Sandra and all her tutoring I have been having so much fun!!

December 10, 2008 at 1:56 am
(29) Joanne says:

1st prize winner in the Nascar Performance Contest which ended in October. Nascar is arranging for my Good Year tire and wheel installation. In addition, I recently received a huge box full of sponsor stuff: caps, cup holder, t-shirts but also a 6 pack of Mobil 10W30 motor oil, electronic car, etc.
Instant win: box of Gain laundry detergent and tonight a $5 gift card from Sears Golden Wish instant win.
Happy to hear of everyone’s wins.

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