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Winners Roundup - Sweepstakes Wins from Real People

Read about Sweepstakes Wins from About Contests Readers

By Sandra Grauschopf, About.com

Do you ever wonder if anyone ever really wins sweepstakes, and who those lucky winners are? Every month, I ask my readers who has won prizes in the month before. Here, you can easily find their answers. Just click on the month you want to hear about the prizes, both big and small, that my readers have won. Let their luck motivate you to keep entering more sweepstakes!

11. September 2008 Prize Winners

In September, we had a lot of instant winners. There were reports of cash and pedometers from BeeWell Miles' instant win game, a $1,000 gift certificate from BluFly, and much more.

12. Prize Winners from August of 2008

In August of 2008, we had several people win gift cards thanks to big sweepstakes from Lipton and Kraft, lots of tubes of Colgate toothpaste and M&M candies, and some bigger prizes like $13,039 worth of prizes from the Valero Tailgate Party Sweepstakes.

13. Prize Winners from July, 2008

July had some great winners reporting in, including still more chips and movie tickets from Subway, lots of bags full of goodies from Oprah, grills from Cisco, gift certificates from Oriental Trading Company, and much more. Plus, some of our winners have shared some fantastic advice this month, for people who are feeling discouraged.

14. Prize Wins from June, 2008

Some fantastic wins were reported this month, including big cash prizes, trips, Indiana Jones movie merchandise -- and tons and tons of chips and movie tickets from Subway!

15. Wins Reported in May, 2008

In May, 2008, readers reported winning some fantastic prizes, including a 7-night Royal Caribbean cruise, gift certificates for stores like Limoges Jewelry or from American Express, and a bunch of bread from a Sara Lee sweepstake that was giving away tons of prizes.

16. Wins Reported in April, 2008

Prizes reported this month included a trip to Hollywood, $1,000 cash, toys, gift certificates, and many more. Susan reported winning an instant after two months of trying, and Larry received his first win just as he was started to get discouraged.

17. Wins Reported in March, 2008

Some of the big prizes that readers reported winning in March of 2008 included a trip to Saint Lucia, diamond bracelets, and HDTV - and a new car! John reported winning a Toyota Prius Hybrid in the Naturalee Living Sweepstakes from Domino to Go. Read the posts and let the winners' excitement charge you up, too!

18. Wins Reported in January and February, 2008

Another big month for About Contests readers! Jeff reported winning a whole bunch of prizes, including $1,400 worth of Firestone tires for his car. Jackie had been sweeping for five months without a prize to show for it, but month six netted her four different wins! Becky, on the other hand, won her first prize in a week. Diane's husband became a convert when she brought home her first prizes. Other prizes included a trip to Italy, season football tickets, and a total gym.

19. Wins Reported in December, 2007

Gina reported that she never thought she'd win a prize - until she received a 19-inch television from an instant win! Patty broke a long dry spell - a year without wins - by hanging in there and finally winning a $250 Circuit City gift card. James won a year of dinners from one of my favorite restaurants, and Brenda discovered that "Real people do win" when she won a 42-inch plasma TV. Read through the thread for many more wins!

20. Wins Reported in November, 2007

Although Dan is new to sweepstakes entry, he saw his hour a day of entry time pay off when he won a $100 Visa gift card. I had a nice win myself, a bunch of CDs valued at $500 from EMI. Many people reported instant wins.

21. Wins Reported in October, 2007

Jeani reported a great win that benefited her son and his friends - a $1,000 donation to his soccer team from Coca Cola and Publix. Mo received a set of upgrades for an SUV including 20″ custom wheels, tires, performance exhaust system, DVD player and two 7″ headrest monitors. Deb hit an instant for her first prize, but even more importantly shared all the fun she is having entering sweepstakes!

22. Wins Reported in September, 2007

About Contests readers reported winning spa gift certificates, a MTV Video Music Awards tote bag full of music prizes, gift baskets, t-shirts and more!

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