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May 2008 Archive

Win a Sex and the City-Themed Trip to NYC from Fandango
Fandango is celebrating the long-awaited release of the Sex and the City movie with a fun trip to the setting of the show, New York City. The winner of ... Read More

Sunday May 18, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win Logitech Electronics from Ugo
Ugo is celebrating the release of the movie Untraceable with this sweepstakes which brings you the best electronics from Logitech for indoor and outdoor comfort. The grand prize includes a ... Read More

Sunday May 18, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a New Chevy Malibu - and a Trip to a NASCAR Race to Pick It Up
If you thought that nothing could be more exciting than attending a NASCAR race when you can get right down into the pit with the crew and meet some of ... Read More

Saturday May 17, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Let Autovantage Ease the Pain of Skyrocketing Fuel Prices
If you're feeling the pinch of ever-rising fuel prices, let Autovantage help with their 20 Years of Free Gas Sweepstakes. A lucky winner will receive a cash prize of $1,750 ... Read More

Saturday May 17, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Enter to Win a Car, a Laptop, and More from Listerine Kids
Listerine is offering a host of fun prizes in their Sound Byte Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner will take home a Toyota Tundra vehicle, valued at over $37,000. Two first ... Read More

Saturday May 17, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win Prizes Every Hour from Pizza Hut
We're starting to head into summer, and people are starting to think about getting together with friends and family and enjoying a great time grilling on the patio or in ... Read More

Saturday May 17, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a New Car, a Trip to a Race, and More from Scotts
Scotts is offering stock car race fans some amazing prizes in their Thrive and Drive Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner will receive a 2008 Ford Racing equipped Mustang GT Coupe ... Read More

Friday May 16, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Publishers Clearing House's Prize Patrol On the Roam
If you've been participating in the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes, you might want to keep your ears open for a knock on your front door. America's most famous sweepstakes ... Read More

Friday May 16, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win Cash and a Disney Vacation with Your Pizza Recipe
Enter your own unique recipe using Mama Mary's pizza crusts in the Official Pizza Creations Recipe Contest and you could be one of three winners to receive $2,500 cash, a ... Read More

Friday May 16, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)
Get the Chance to Win $10,000 a Day from Burger King
Burger King is offering lots of chances to win big prizes in their Reveal the Secret Sweepstakes. Every day from now until June 8, 2008 you can enter for the ... Read More

Friday May 16, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)
Win a Luxurious Trip to Hawaii from Scotties
Have you ever stayed at a hotel, and wondered to yourself just how fresh the air you were breathing really was? Maybe you have allergies and felt the worse ... Read More

Thursday May 15, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a Year's Worth of Bras from Playtex
Playtex is offering one lucky winner the chance to receive 12 high-quality bras in their Win a Year's Worth of Playtex Bras Sweepstakes. To enter, you must be a U.S. ... Read More

Thursday May 15, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win Some Green from HGTV
Even though the big Green Home Sweepstakes has ended, HGTV is giving viewers a second chance to win through their Green Home show in the Get More Green Sweepstakes. ... Read More

Wednesday May 14, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win 1 of 25 Trips to California from Best Buy
Best Buy is promoting the new Will Smith movie, Hancock, with a fantastic sweepstakes that is giving away 25 big trips to Hollywood. Each winner will be flown out ... Read More

Wednesday May 14, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a VIP Trip to Disney World to Tour Playhouse Disney - Live On Stage!
How would you like the chance to take your family to The Happiest Place on Earth without having to pay a dime for the vacation? Wondertime Magazine is offering ... Read More

Wednesday May 14, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a Bedroom Makeover from Lavender Fields
Send a picture of your bedroom and a short essay describing why you deserve a makeover, and you could win a variety of bedroom furnishings and decor in Lavender Fields' ... Read More

Wednesday May 14, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win Cash from Tires.com
If you're tired of watching car races and seeing the drivers get all of the prize money, enter Discount Tire's Triple Crown Sweepstakes for your chance to win cash prizes ... Read More

Wednesday May 14, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win $25,000 or Instant Prizes from Ballard Designs
Ballard Designs is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a big $25,000 shopping spree, and 250 instant prizes. Enter the 25th Anniversary Sweepstakes for your chance to win $25,000 worth of ... Read More

Tuesday May 13, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Get the Chance to Pitch a Movie to Hollywood Execs, and More
United Artists and Panasonic have teamed up to offer a really unique prize in their Ultimate Movie Lovers Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner will receive a trip to Hollywood, ... Read More

Tuesday May 13, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a Toyota Prius from O.B.
O.B. may call it the Mighty Small Sweepstakes, but the prize is mighty big - a brand new 2008 Toyota Prius car! The Toyota Prius is not only cute, but ... Read More

Monday May 12, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Mail-In Sweepstakes Just Got a Little More Expensive
The price of entering mail-in sweepstakes rose a little bit today as the U.S. Post Office raised the price of a first-class stamp from $0.41 to $0.42. Although a ... Read More

Monday May 12, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Sweepstakes Ending This Week: May 12 - May 19th, 2008
This week's expiring sweepstakes include several on my favorites list, including great vacations like the ones offered by iVillage and Starbucks, the premium golf ball sweep that I've been hoping ... Read More

Monday May 12, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a Trip to the Winter Olympics and Electronics from Panasonic
Panasonic is giving away an amazing prize package in their Get Your Family Ready Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner will receive a trip for 4 to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ... Read More

Sunday May 11, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win Fitness Prizes from Bumblebee Foods
Bumblebee Foods has opened a website where you can improve your fitness by keeping track of the calories you burn while you exercise, analyze the calories in the food you ... Read More

Sunday May 11, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Kids, Win 1 of 5,000 Spiderwick Chronicles Prize Packs!
Kraft Lunchables is offering kids the chance to win a slew of prizes from the popular book-series-turned-movie, The Spiderwick Chronicles. 5,000 lucky children under the age of 17 will each ... Read More

Sunday May 11, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Small Prizes, Great Odds from Nestle
Nestle Chocolate's For the Kid in You Sweepstakes isn't offering huge prizes, but the odds of winning are really great. Enter this sweepstakes once for your chance to win one ... Read More

Sunday May 11, 2008 | permalink | comments (6)
Win $20,000 to Green Your House from Silk Soy Milk
Silk Soy Milk is running a promotion where, for every carton of their product with a green cap that you buy, they'll donate 30 kilowatt-hours of energy from wind power ... Read More

Saturday May 10, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win Cash or Appliances from GE
G.E. is giving away fantastic appliances every week, plus a cash grand prize, in their What's on the Menu? Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner will take home $5,000 cash. ... Read More

Saturday May 10, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
California Looking to Crack Down on Sweepstakes Scams
Many people, especially the elderly and other vulnerable members of the community, fall victim to misleading advertisements and gimmicks that claim they "may already be a winner" or they have ... Read More

Saturday May 10, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Sara Lee Sweepstakes Awards More than 20,000 Prizes!
Sara Lee's Score Big Bucks Instant Win Sweepstakes is a great one to enter if you haven't seen a win notice in a while, or if you're feeling like you'll ... Read More

Saturday May 10, 2008 | permalink | comments (4)
Win One of 4 Trips to Orlando from Coca Cola
Coca Cola and Universal Studios have teamed up to offer four families a free trip to Orlando, Florida in their 2008 Universal Resort Summer Sweepstakes. Each trip, which includes airfare, ... Read More

Friday May 9, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Smoothie King to Give Away Four $5,000 Visa Gift Cards
One of my problems with winning cash is that there is a high chance that it will just be stowed in my bank account and eventually used to pay bills ... Read More

Friday May 9, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)
Pick Your Favorite Vacation to Win from USA Today
USA is offering entrants the chance to win a trip to their choice of three great vacation destinations in the USA Today - Pick a Trip Sweepstakes. When you register, ... Read More

Friday May 9, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Is There Really a Heineken Lottery?
One of the ways that scam artists try to convince people to hand over sensitive information like their bank or credit card numbers, or even to write out a check ... Read More

Thursday May 8, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Progressive Giving Away $75,000 Cash and $28,000 in Gift Cards
Enter Progressive's Pump Up the Savings Sweepstakes for your chance to instantly win some fantastic prizes. Three grand prize winners will each take home a whopping $25,000 in cash. ... Read More

Thursday May 8, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)
Win Guitar Hero Prizes from 7-Eleven
7-Eleven is giving away fun prizes like XBox 360, Guitar Hero Aerosmith games, and XBox Live points in their Guitar Hero Instant Win Game. With over 2,500 prizes being awarded, ... Read More

Thursday May 8, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a Complete Pokemon Gaming System from Nintendo
Nintendo is offering two lucky winners everything they need to play video games in style in their Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Online Sweepstakes. Each winner will receive a treasure chest full ... Read More

Thursday May 8, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
General Mills Awarding Hundreds of Gas Cards
With the rising gas prices, just about anything that makes filling up the tank a little less painful sounds great to me. That's why I love General Mills' Fuel Up ... Read More

Wednesday May 7, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a Trip to Paris from Fandango
Fandango, the online movie ticket site, is offering entrants the chance to win a trip to Paris in their Speed Racer Sweepstakes. Five additional winners will receive a prize pack ... Read More

Wednesday May 7, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Winners Announced in GMAC 2007 Get the Edge Instant Win & Sweepstakes
GMAC has announced the grand prizes winners in its 2007 Get the Edge Instant Win & Sweepstakes. Many sweepers, myself among them, entered this sweepstakes every day and answered trivia ... Read More

Wednesday May 7, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)
Enter this Cartoon Network Sweepstakes Quick!
Kids aged 6 - 18, enter Cartoon Network's Lego Indiana Jones Sweepstakes for Kids for your chance to win one of 100 sets of Lego Indiana Jones toys worth over ... Read More

Tuesday May 6, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a Trip Worthy of Indiana Jones from Expedia
Indiana Jones is always jetting off to exotic locations as part of his treasure-hunting expeditions. Now, to promote the new Indy movie, Expedia is giving you the chance to have ... Read More

Tuesday May 6, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)
Protect Your Computer from Spyware While Entering Sweepstakes
When you're entering sweepstakes, you visit a lot of sites that are new to you and jump through a lot of extra hoops to get the most entries into valuable ... Read More

Tuesday May 6, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Become the Ultimate BBQer with Food Network
Food Network is offering one lucky winner the chance to become the grill master in his or her neighborhood in the Ultimate BBQ Sweepstakes. The winner will receive over $77,000 ... Read More

Monday May 5, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a MazdaSpeed 3 Sport Car from RoadRunner Internet
To promote the upcoming Speed Racer movie, Road Runner High Speed Internet is offering you the chance to win a new car in their Online Race to Win Sweepstakes. The ... Read More

Monday May 5, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Sweepstakes Ending This Week: May 5 - May 12, 2008
Happy Cinco de Mayo everybody! I hope that you're planning on celebrating by entering a lot of sweepstakes! We have some fantastic sweepstakes ending this week, including stylish ... Read More

Monday May 5, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win a Rigged Up Truck from Advance Auto Parts
Advance Auto Parts is offering one lucky winner the chance to receive an angler's dream - a tricked out Toyota Tundra pick-up truck that has everything you need to go ... Read More

Sunday May 4, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Big Backyard Sweepstakes for Canadians
Canadians, if you've been frustrated by big backyard sweepstakes like the Coastal Living Backyard Makeover Sweepstakes that are only open to Americans, here's your chance to win. CTV's Ultimate Backyard ... Read More

Sunday May 4, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Enter this Milk-Bone Contest for the Chance to Win a $100,000 Spokesdog Contract
Milk-Bone is celebrating its 100th anniversary next year, and it's looking for a special pet to be its spokesdog. If you enter this contest, your dog could be the ... Read More

Sunday May 4, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win an XBox 360, and HDTV, and more from WhatTheyPlay.com
WhatTheyPlay.com is an interesting website that evaluates computer games to help parents understand what their children are playing, and which games are age-appropriate for them. I like the site ... Read More

Saturday May 3, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Get the Chance to Be Immortalized in The Simpsons Ride
Universal Studios is holding a fun sweepstakes to celebrate their new Simpsons ride at the Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando and California. Enter The Simpsons Ride Sweepstakes for your ... Read More

Saturday May 3, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Your Baby's Bed Head Could Pay for College!
Does your baby have adorably silly hair? Did you ever think that could be the first step to fame and fortune? Well, Disney Family.com is celebrating all those ... Read More

Saturday May 3, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win Your Own Navigation System and The Golden Compass
USA Weekend is offering one lucky winner the chance to own two completely different types of navigation systems - a Tom Tom GPS and a golden compass - or at ... Read More

Friday May 2, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Win Maid Service for a Year from Weiman's!
There's a lot of things that I do very well and very diligently. Entering sweepstakes, for example, is something that I usually find time for every day. But ... Read More

Friday May 2, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
DIY Sweepstakes Awarding $192,000 in Prizes!
The DIY Network is once again announcing a huge new sweepstakes in their Sweat Equity Challenge 2008. The grand prize winner will receive $100,000 cash, and that's only the ... Read More

Thursday May 1, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)
Share Your Wins for April!
April was a very slow month for me in terms of wins. In large part, that's because I spent most of the month visiting family, which prevented me from ... Read More

Thursday May 1, 2008 | permalink | comments (35)
Win a Pontiac G8 Coupe from K & N Filters
If you would like the chance to cheer on a hot rod race with more passion than ever before, be sure to enter K & N Filter's Horsepower Challenge Sweepstakes. ... Read More

Thursday May 1, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

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