Find Sweepstakes With the Best Chance of Winning - 5 Ways
There are many sweepstakes out there. The total prize pool of sweepstakes that are open right now is in the millions of dollars. Many people however, have never won anything and believe that the odds of winning a sweepstakes are too long for them to bother entering. But that is not correct. Here are some tips on find winnable sweepstakes.
Instructions
1. Of the many many sweepstakes available to you, there are some that offer much better odds of winning than others. If a sweepstakes is hard to find, hard to enter, or very restricted for some reason, it stands to reason that there will be fewer entries. This tilts the odds of winning in favor of those that make the effort to find and enter them.
2. The number one type of sweepstakes with the best chance to win is a local sweepstakes in your area. The reason is that it will only get a dozen to a few hundred entries. All kinds of local businesses have periodic giveaways or contests to get people to come in to their store. Almost any grand opening has some type of giveaway or sweepstakes to attract new customers. These are your best bet to win. See my related article 'Win Local Sweepstakes and Giveaways' for more specifics (link below).
3. Radio station call-ins are another type of sweepstakes that offer pretty good odds of winning. They may be held several times a day, and you have to be listening to enter on the spot. They always offer tickets to upcoming local events, as well as the latest CD releases. The pool of listeners is fairly small compared to big sweepstakes. Most people don't believe they can win even this type of giveaway, so they don't bother calling. You just have to be ready. I recommend putting the call-in number on speed dial and giving it a try. You'll get through eventually if you keep at it.
4. Second chance sweepstakes also offer a very good chance to win. These are often offered where the original sweeps has multiple prizes, and there is some reason why some of the prizes will not be claimed. Usually this is because you need to find a winning ticket and then redeem it. Or you might need to collect codes over a period of time, and then redeem them somehow at the end of the sweepstakes. Most people will not realize there is a second chance sweepstakes for unclaimed prizes. They will have long forgotten about it by the time the second chance entry period comes around. That means there are usually still a lot of prizes, and fewer people entering. Read the official rules of sweeps with multiple prizes to see if they have a second chance drawing. That's the one you want your entries in.
5. Another sweepstakes that offers good odds is one that is only advertised on a product. You may need a code from the label to enter, or the product may be the only place the sweepstakes is advertised. Cereal boxes are a good example of this, but there are many sweepstakes run this way. It makes people actually look at and touch the product to enter, and that's what manufacturers are trying to persuade potential customers to do. Keep your eyes open for this type of sweepstakes.
6. Online blog sweepstakes and giveaways are a fairly new category, but one that is quickly gaining popularity. Bloggers run giveaways to get more visitors to visit their websites. Usually you must leave a comment to be included. These have good odds because many blog websites are just getting started, therefore they don't have many visitors. You can see how many entries there are when you leave your comment. Many times, you can get extra entries by linking to the blog site. Look for these sweeps at blogsearch.google.com, which limits its search to blog websites. Use search terms like sweepstakes or giveaway.
7. Those a five types of sweepstakes that offer good chances to win. Give them a try and good luck!
