My Sweeping Story

Prior to my "sweeping" obsession, I'd won a few things here and there (concert tickets, movies, etc) on the radio or through local contests. During Summer 2010, my husband and I were dreaming about going to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I was searching for travel info, hoping to find a deal, and a link to a contest through Orlando's Convention and Visitor's Bureau came up in my search results. On a whim, I entered. Lo and behold, I ended up being one of a large group of winners.

While on this trip, I met one of the other contestant winners. I don't remember his name, but I now refer to him as the "Godfather" of sweeping. The Godfather told me all about his adventures in sweeping. He is retired and enters more sweepstakes a day than I can fathom. Practically everything he was wearing he had won. In fact, just a few weeks after our Orlando trip, he was headed to Israel courtesy of a sweepstakes win.

I was awestruck and inspired!

When I returned home, I started looking for other contests to enter. Eventually, I discovered that there are several sweepstaking websites that catalog the majority of sweepstakes available for entry. I started exploring these websites and got hooked.

Since January 2011, I have been a member of my sweepstaking website of choice, Sweepstakes Advantage. I've enjoyed being member of this particular virtual community, finding others who share my passion. I have found members of this sweeping community to be welcoming, positive, encouraging, and helpful. Often times, others share tips, entry codes, and other information which has definitely impacted my sweeping success.

Since I began sweeping regularly, I've been fortunate to enjoy some fantastic wins. Beyond my initial big win, the aforementioned Orlando trip, I've won a week long trip to Mendoza, Argentina, an amazing weekend to Las Vegas, NV, for the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival, and a long weekend getaway to Myrtle Beach which I have yet to take. I've also won some sizable gift card, including $3,000 to Home Depot, $300 to Williams-Sonoma, and $100 to Target. Some other great prizes I've won include an iPad2 and a voucher for any pair of KEEN shoes, regardless of price. Although I love winning big and exciting prizes like those mentioned, it's fun to win small things too. In fact, one of my favorite things to win is movie ticket vouchers.

Suffice to say, I have been fortunate and blessed in sweeping success. I don't know if the win falls are always like this or maybe I have been lucky. All I do know is that I LOVE sweeping, I love winning, and I won't be stopping any time soon!

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Sweeps entered today: 99
Amount won 2013: $33.27
Total winnings (Since Jan 2011): $16,239.96