Happy Friday the 13th! Here's Some Sweepstakes for Good Luck!

Today is the day that some will love, and some will dread. It's Friday the 13th. Horror fans everywhere are set to watch their favorite scary movies, some for the umpteenth time. Superstitious types are following all of their routines for luck, and for making it through this day unharmed.

Whether you're superstitious or not, today's sweepstakes are bound to produce some lucky winners. Horror fans can double the luck, with some fabulous prizes just for them!

If you'd prefer to set the mood for some love and romance, with Valentine's Day arriving tomorrow, then you could certainly find some nice romantic comedies, with winning the year of Amazon Prime. What luck!


WIN a Special Friday the 13th Head Knocker and Animated Prop

* Grand prize is a Jason Head knocker and an Animated Jason Prop. No ARVs stated.

Open worldwide. Ends February 16, 2015.


Free Year of Online Streaming on Amazon Giveaway February 2015

* Grand prize is a one year membership on Amazon Prime. ARV $99.

Rafflecopter entry. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, D.C., and Puerto Rico, at least 18 and the age of majority in their place of residence. Ends February 28, 2015.


Today's Bonuses


For UK residents...
Giveaway – Win The Best In Horror on DVD & Blu-ray with Annabelle!

For those who enjoy the horror genre for their reading time...
Book Giveaway For Horror Business

For something a little more "Valentiney"...
“February Giveaway, Enter to Win a Staub Cast Iron 1.75-qt Heart Cocotte – Cherry & Staub Ceramic 3-pc Mini Heart Cocotte Set – Cherry” Sweepstakes


Winning News

Today I won a free Double Butterburger Cheese from the
Win Prizes from Welch's, Harvest Snaps, Twix, and More! post of February 10, in the Culver's sweeps. Now I have won all three coupons offered for this instant win, so am only eligible to enter for the grand prize.


And, finally, since this also happens to be Valentine's Day weekend, here's a fix for those horror fans... (Rated R)



Good Luck!

Enter to Win Amazon Gift Cards, a Carnevale Prize Package, a New Bike, and More!

Today's picks have a variety of prizes to offer. All are good wins, but I am especially giddy about the Carnevale sweepstakes. Along with all the pageantry and excitement of this fabulous event, it usually brings some interesting sweepstakes! I will have to look around to see if I can find some more with this theme.

In the meantime, you could still enjoy an Amazon gift card, this Carnevale prize package, or the fabulous Linus bike, if you'd win. Though the bike sweeps from Lucky did not have a rules page at the time of this writing, I don't doubt that they are a trustworthy resource, so I added this one anyways, as it is a really nice bike!

In Winning News, my latest win was a $15 product coupon from the Purina sweeps, listed in the Start Your Week Right, with Today's Sweepstakes! post from January 26. With two large dogs to feed, this is certainly appreciated! Thanks, Purina!


Find the Valentine's Mittens Sweepstakes

* 20 Grand prizes of one $50 Amazon gift card, each. ARV $50, each.

One entry per person/email address per day. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends February 27, 2015.


Redpack - “Carnevale Celebration” Sweepstakes

* Grand prize is a Redpack Carnevale Celebration Prize Package, including one Redpack Tote Bag, Pottery Barn Ceramic Round Serving Platter, Pottery Barn Ceramic Rectangular Serving Platter, Pottery Barn Stoneware Serve Bowl, Pottery Barn Stainless Steel Serving Set, Atlas Marcato Pasta Machine, Calphalon Contemporary Stainless 8-qt. Multi Pot, and the products to make the Redpack “Seasonal Salad Recipes.” Total ARV $350.

* Up to 3,000 weekly prizes (1,000 each week) of a Redpack Tote Bag, each. ARV $1.53, each.

One entry per person/email address, with bonus entries available. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., at least 18 and the age of majority in their state of residence. Ends March 4, 2015.


Enter to win a Linus bike—worth $807!

At the time of this writing, the above sweeps had no rules page.


Today's Bonus

For high school students. Though this happens to be for our local congressional district, it is a nation wide competition...
Congressional Art Competition


Good Luck!

It's All a Part of the Game

To be successful in the game of sweepstakes, a person needs to play. Like any other game, with practice comes knowledge of how the game works, and with this, you will likely have an improved success rate.

Some may ask, "What is there to know? Just fill out a form." However, whenever there are rules, you are bound to playing a fair game, if you want to win. Working within the rules will help to ensure an improved success rate, as others who do not play by the rules are regularly disqualified (you can thank them for improving your odds).

In this world of modern day technology, part of the game becomes more personal, with checking emails and returning responses on time. For some sweeps, this is what "verifies" your win.

Today, as I was checking my spam folder for winning news (which I generally do on a daily basis), I found a winning email. It told me that I am a "National Bagel Day Winner!" The prize was a printable coupon for a free 20 oz. bag of Thomas Bagels, in the form of $4.79 off. This was one of 10,000 product prizes in the Thomas’ English Muffins and Bagels “National Bagel Day” Promotion. This promotion only lasted for a week.

The email said I have ten days to claim the prize, or it would be forfeited. Luckily, it had only been sent the day before. I'd hate to have to forfeit any prize, just for missing the email. That would stink.

Still, this time frame is actually a generous one. Some sweepstakes only allow 24, 48, or 72 hours for your response, then they either pick a new winner, or the prize is just not awarded. Of course, some sweepstakes specify no time frame at all, and will just send you your prize (that's my favorite). It's all a part of the game.

Unfortunately, my enthusiasm was somewhat dampened once I printed the coupon, and a recall notice for the very bagels that I won popped up. Then, again, once I found it was for those with allergies to nuts, I was glad to know. Since neither I nor my sons have allergies of this type, I will still be happy to pick up my free bagels. Of course, I checked the affected "best by" dates, just to be on the safe side. I'm sure you know how that is.

Still, I actually felt bad for the company, that this had to occur during their big "National Bagel Day" promotion. I'd bet someone in some conference room or big warehouse bakery, somewhere, feels pretty darn bad.

In the end, I think an onion bagel, slathered with cream cheese and some smoked salmon, sounds pretty darn good right now anyways. Thanks, Thomas!


Today's Bonuses

Family Dollar Refresh Your Home Sweepstakes


Enter to win a Cooking with Cara Mia Set


Lennar Houston Home Sweet Home Sweepstakes



Good Luck!

Win Prizes from Welch's, Harvest Snaps, Twix, and More!

Today brings some fun sweepstakes, with some exciting prizes! Welch's is giving away a $500 gift card, and nearly as exciting, a bundle of grape juice! That cute singing pea is back, with more prizes from Harvest Snaps. Along with these, Twix has $100,000 up for grabs! Wow! Last, but certainly not least, if you live in a participating state, Culver's has some goodies, too!


The Welch’s “Stay Active for Heart Health” Sweepstakes

* Grand prize is a $500 Amex Gift Card.

* 4 Runner up prizes, each consisting of 52 coupons, each redeemable for one free 64 oz. bottle of Welch’s 100% Grape Juice. ARV $365, each prize.

One entry per person/email address. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., at least 18 and the age of majority in their place of residence. Ends February 28, 2015.


Singing Pea Valentines Day

* 250 Grand prizes of Harvest Snaps Variety Packs, that include sample bags, each.

* 1,000 prizes of free Harvest Snap bag coupons.

No ARVs are stated.

No entry limit stated. Open to legal U.S. residents, 18 or older. Ends February 16, 2015.


Mars Chocolate North America LLC Twix Brand Pick a Side Game & Sweepstakes

You can also enter this sweeps by texting the word word COOKIE or CHOCOLATE to short code 87654.

* Grand prize is $100,000. ARV $100,000.

* 400,000 First prizes of an MP3 file of a song from the library of songs available at www.amplifiedrewards.com, each. ARV 99 cents to $1.29, each.

* 100,000 Second prizes of a coupon redeemable for one package of TWIX Cookie Bars (1.68 oz. – 1.79 oz), each. ARV $1.49, each.

Limit of five prizes per person.

One play per person/email address/mobile number per day. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 13 or older. Ends December 31, 2015.


Today's Bonus



For residents of AZ, CO, FL, IL, IN, IA, ID, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WI or WY. Ends February 20...
Culver's “ButterBurger Knows Best” Sweepstakes

On my first play, I won a BOGO Double Butterburger Cheese, and then $1 off any Value Basket. You can play up to three times a day.


Good Luck!

Here's Your Chance to Win a Cruise!

It's been a while since cruise prizes have been featured, here, so it seemed like a good day to bring them back around. Viking River Cruises, Princess Cruise Lines, and SiriusXM all have some fabulous prizes to win.

Ok, so maybe Tom Cruise doesn't really have anything to do with it. A little eye candy never hurts...


The 80s Cruise 2016 Sweepstakes

* Grand prize is an Oceanview Stateroom with Veranda on The 80s Cruise for winner and guest, departing from Ft. Lauderdale, FL on February 28, 2016 and returning on March 6, 2016. Includes round trip air fare to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, one night's hotel stay prior to departure, and more. ARV $6,500.

One entry per person/email address/household. Open to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States., D.C., and Puerto Rico, 21 or older. Ends February 13, 2015.


Win a 2016 river cruise for two, including roundtrip air!

* Grand prize is a 2016 river cruise for two. Includes round trip trans-oceanic coach-class airfare, one 2016 “Romantic Danube” cruise for two, with category Veranda B accommodations on a Viking Longship provided on space-available basis only. ARV up to a $11,702, per couple.

One entry per person. Open to U.S. residents, 18 or older (19 in AL and NE). Ends March 31, 2015.


Princess Cruises Discovery Match and Win Promotion

* Instant win offers a different prize each day. Today's prize is a Gold Rush Panning Kit. ARV $39.95.

* Grand prize is winner's choice of one of the following five cruises, for two people sharing accommodations of one Balcony Stateroom:

One 10‐day Panama Canal cruise (embarking and disembarking from San Pedro, CA). ARV up to $1,649.00 USD/$ 1,922.57CAD /$1,054.60 GBP.   

One 7‐day Mexico cruise (embarking and disembarking from San Pedro, CA). ARV up to $899.00 USD/$1,048.14 CAD /$574.95 GBP.
   
One 7‐day Caribbean cruise (embarking and disembarking from Ft Lauderdale, FL). ARV up to $999.00 USD/$1,164.73 CAD /$638.90 GBP.

One 7‐day Alaska cruise (embarking and disembarking from Seattle, WA). ARV up to $3,988.00 USD/$4,649.61 CAD /$2,550.49 GBP.
  
One 12‐day Baltic Heritage cruise (embarking and disembarking from London (Southampton), England). ARV up to $5,418.00 USD/$6,316.85 CAD /$3465.04 GBP.   

Transportation to and from cruise departure point is winner's responsibility.

The sweepstakes allows one entry upon registry, with additional entries for social sharing. Instant win portion allows one play daily. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, D.C., Canada (excluding Quebec,) and the UK, 21 or older. Ends March 20, 2015.





Good Luck!