It sounds so appealing: win $25,000! Win a new dream home! Free vacation to the Bahamas! Enter and WIN! It’s no wonder that the sponsor will cheer, “Good Luck!” on the entry page, because in almost every case that’s exactly what’s needed to actually land the prize: some good old-fashioned luck.

The good news is that most of the sweepstakes out there are legitimate, and someone out there actually wins those amazing prizes. The bad news is that thousands of people also throw their name into the hat, and the resulting chances of winning are quite slim.

Tips to Maximize the Chance of Winning a Grand Prize

1. Bookmark an online sweepstakes directory and visit it often. The best way to maximize the chances of winning a prize is to enter as many sweepstakes as possible. Online directories give sweepers easy access to thousands of online sweeps, and the sites are often updated daily with new contests. A good online directory to start with is Sweepstakes Advantage. It provides a well organized, frequently updated listing of thousands of sweepstakes, plus it offers a winners circle and bulletin board to help keep sweepers motivated and encouraged.
2. Create and email address just for entering sweepstakes. Many times a company will open a sweepstakes as a handy way to increase their email subscriptions. Depending on how the contests’ rules are structured, the simple act of entering the contest may give them permission to send emails to the address given on the entry. Setting up a special email account helps to keep those emails from clogging up a sweeper's personal account, and also helps to increase over-all privacy. Check this account frequently, because many contests notify winners by email!
3. Find out how many entries are accepted, and then enter the maximum amount. Again, it’s important to read the official rules. They are always linked on the entry page, if not listed on the page itself. The rules must state how many entries are accepted per person, household, or email address. The most common entry allowances are one per person and one per person, per day. Note: sometimes the rules vary and specify that only one entry is allowed per household. If two sweepers happen to live under the same roof, this means only one person can enter without risk of disqualification.
4. If more than one entry is offered, take them up on it. Many times sweepstakes will offer a chance for more entries in exchange for the email addresses of friends. While the thought of more entries is naturally appealing, don’t take advantage of your friends’ information unless you know for sure they won’t mind. Giving away their address could be signing them up for unsolicited emails. It’s best to get a group of friends together and enter each other for the extra entries. This way, everyone gets more entries, and you don’t risk ruining a friendship over a chance at winning a trip to Mexico.

How Sweepstakes Winners are Chosen

When an online entry is submitted, it is most often assigned a number, usually the number in which it was received. For example, the first entry to be received electronically is assigned the number ‘1’, and continues until the final entry is submitted. The drawing is actually a random selection of one of those numbers, which is then matched to the corresponding entry.

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