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Reader Stories: Sweepstakes Winners Talk about Their Prizes

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Many people believe that no one really wins sweepstakes, but anyone who's dedicated to enter sweepstakes knows that nothing could be farther from the truth. People win everything from cars and dream vacations to gift certificates and cash cards every month. Read some of the stories here!

Tell Us about Your Wins

Zegota Wins $25,000, a Trip to Hawaii, More

In Hawaii we took our two closest friends of forty years, they recently lost their son in a motorcycle accident and we wanted to try and provide them with a break. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency Reso…More

AppleG8 Won a Vacation to New Orleans Jazz Fest

I was out of town when I got the e-mail and the phone call, so I had to hustle to find someone to travel with me and to get all the necessary paperwork signed, notarized, and FedExed. The approximate…More

Hot Tub Prize Win Turns Into a Free Motorcycle

My DH and I were looking for a hot tub when we first moved into our home. We went to a dealership in a town about 20 miles away; looked at their display, and filled out three entry forms, including o…More

Oren187 Won an Amazing Trip to New Zealand!

When I first received the email saying I had won and asking for a contact phone number I was extremely skeptical. I emailed the company on my own to verify the authenticity. I didn't tell my wife at …More

Chicago Cubs Rooftop Party Prize Win

You could either enter at Wrigley field, online with a story about why you are a the biggest fan, or mail in entry. I chose to mail in. I received the call, filled out the affidavit and sent it in. L…More

$50 Gift Card Win from PartyLite

Not much to tell. I enter daily for a chance to win their $10,000 room makeover prize and like a bazillion other sites the instant win thing seems to be designed to waste my time. Until yesterday tha…More

How it Feels to win a $13,000 Pottery Barn Prize

Well I just got into entering a few contests. I don't honestly remember where I found this one since I don't really browse Pottery Barn much hehe. I am guessing it was flagged on one of my Sony tech …More

$100 Home Depot Gift Card Win, and More

I started entering 30-50 sweeps a day this May. Within a month I won a $25 gift card from Olive Garden. Later, another $25 from Safeway, and a water bottle from T-Mobile. They were all instant prizes…More

A Variety of Prizes Won in September and October, 2010

Every little prize is fun because right around the corner could be a BIG prize! One week I won a coupon for a loaf of bread. The next week I won $20,000! The little prizes hook us to keep doing conte…More

Sandra's Spaghetti Feast Prize

I received notification of my wins by email, and the prizes arrived by mail a few weeks later. I didn't have to fill out an affidavit, because the prize had a small value, but boy was it fun to recei…More

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