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Chatab Wins $3,000 on the Verge of Giving Up

Reader Stories: Have You Ever Won Sweepstakes When You Were About to Give Up?

From chatab

What Sweepstakes Prize Did You Win? 

I have been entering sweeps for over a year now, daily and I enter many. Even with Robo it is time consuming and I had only won a few small prizes with the largest being a $250 purse that was very flashy, very dressy, so not me. I did make one of my friends real happy when I gave it to her for Christmas. I was starting to feel like I was just wasting time when FED X pulled up and handed my a letter from Progressive informing me that I had won $3,000. It came at a great time as both my husband and I are self employed and had hit a slow period. So now I think of that whenever I get discouraged. So Hang In There.

Why Were You About to Give Up on Sweepstakes? 

I felt like giving up because I knew I was spending a lot of time doing the sweeps, not that I was letting other things go but still after not winning much I was about to give up. I enter about 200 sweeps daily and assumed I would win a great prize within a year.

I realize there are many of us and it does take luck, but I do think persistence pays off.

Lessons Learned 

  • Keep at it.
  • Enter as often as you can.
  • Take breaks if you are getting tired.
  • Have a good system
  • Have Faith you will win.

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