When I was 10 I won a coloring contest. The prize? A giant bag of popcorn. Although my winnings were only valued at about $4, that feeling of being a winner has stuck with me. I’ve won a few other things throughout my life (a $1,000 gift certificate to an electronics store and a bleacher seat at the Oscars were among the best ones.) I enter plenty of contests that I never end up winning, but you know what they say– you can’t win if you don’t participate. Here are a few contests I’m entering this week.
Spa Getaway
Win a 3-day, 2-night spa retreat from Dole with their Dole Sweet Retreat Sweepstakes. The prize includes a trip for you and guest. Five runner-ups receive a Homedics Personal Massage Lounger worth $100. To enter you must take a picture of yourself enjoying a Dole Fruit Parfait. So far it looks like only ten people have entered. That makes for pretty good odds of winning! The deadline to enter is March 14, 2009. You can enter once a day until then.
Trip to Switzerland
Ricola USA is giving away a trip for two to Switzerland valued at $5,000. Twenty runner-ups will win a year supply of Ricola. (That’s 100 bags!) All you have to do is print out this form and mail it in before March 31, 2009.
Prius Hybrid
Win a Prius Hybrid with the Fuel-Up the Family Instant Win Game from Red Baron. During registration you’ll be asked to enter the UPC code off a pizza box, but if you don’t have one you can still play. Twenty people will win gas for a year, 100 people will win pizza for a year and 1,000 people will win $50 gas cards.
Dream Home
HGTV is once again giving away the HGTV Dream Home. Enter once a day by filling out this online form for your chance to win. The prize is worth $2 million and you can enter once a day until February 19, 2008.