The Winner's Circle

If you're a sweeper like me, then you've heard these words many times. "Oh nobody wins those things." or "You must just be lucky."

Trust me, luck has very little to do with it. As a matter of fact if you actually calculate the number of times I actually enter sweepstakes my luck must be incredibly bad.

This does not deter me however. I continue to enter sweepstakes and contests and I continue to win.

Here are my wins for the year 2010. Where possible I have placed the ARV of the prize.

January
Advance reading copy of Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff (ARV $5).
$100 gift card from Arbor Mist
Good Eats: The Early Years by Alton Brown (ARV $37.50).

February
$100 VISA gift card from the Tom's of Maine giveaway
Hill's Prescription Diet pet food for one year awarded in the form of coupons (ARV $$774/dog)
Prize: Fender Squire bass guitar, Ibanez electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, and Evans drumhead all signed and played by Saosin in the Changing music video.
Copy of Love & City Dreaming Poems by Margaret Havill Reid.
$50 snapfish gift card

March
Absolute Power by David Baldacci (audio book)
Marrying For King's Millions by Maureen Child (book)
$1,000, two tickets to Daytona and a Meet and Greet

April
Bake Me A Wish Cake
Photo notebook
Get Rid of the Performance Review! (book win)
A Touch of Scandal (book win)
Cienfuegos (book win)
This Ain't No Hearts and Flowers Love Story Pt 2 (book win)
Green Like God: Unlocking the Divine Plan for Our Planet (book win)
$25 Rite Aid Gift Card

May
Little Billy's Letters (book win)
The Swimming Pool (book win)
Work Song (book win)
Still Missing (book win)
Corked (book win)

June
music download from Universal Music
$500 grocery gc
won the Guide To Online Dating.
Poison by Sara Poole (book win)

July
Focus Features DVD pack (ARV $80). Movies included Brokeback Mountain, Atonement, Away We Go, Etrenal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Pride & Prejudice.
Gary Allen Get Off On The Pain CD
Matched by Allie Condle (book win)

August
$100 Visa gift card
$25 Rite Aid Card
If I Stop Talking You'll know I'm Dead audio book win

September
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse "Team Jacob," "Team Bella," and "Team Edward" 1-liter aluminum water bottle set (ARV $30).
$100 Visa Card.

October
100 MyCokeRewards
1 bag of Ghirardelli Squares Chocolate
30 MyCokeRewards
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30 MyCokeRewards
30 MyCokeRewards

November
Troll2 DVD
Tarizon: Conquest Earth (Tarizon Trilogy)
Francesca Battistelli t-shirt, CD, and bag; and Satellites and Sirens CD, poster, sticker, button, and guitar picks (ARV $60).
Jonah Hex DVD
$20 Dollar General Gift Card
Corona Summer Beach Kit with Weber Smokey Joe Gold grill, two beach chairs and beach umbrella (ARV $125).

December
Commemorative R.W. Knudsen Family® anniversary bottle of Sparkling Concord grape juice
$2 scratch-off ticket
3 FREE scratch off lottery tickets
Free Fries from Wendy's
Breakfast from Hardees for my Department from local radio station WLAQ
A New Shoah: The Untold Story of Israel's Victims of Terrorism - book win
The Devotion of Suspect X - book win
The Flirt Club - book win
$100 Publix GC
$10 Family Dollar Gift Card

What I Won In 2008

mr. bean's holiday DVD, Inside French Rugby - Confessions of a Kiwi Mercenary. American Idol All Star Challenge DVD game (ARV $19.95). Mass Effect video game for Xbox 360 (ARV $59.99, $5 amazon gift card, Admission for two to a Hard Rock Cafe Official Grammy Viewing Party on February 10, 2008, in Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Hollywood, FL; Houston, TX; Memphis, TN; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; or Washington, D.C. [no transportation] (ARV $50). Copy of Red by Amy Goldwater, 15" Vermont Teddy Bear of your choice ($95), $50 savings pass from 1-800-flowers.com, and 25,000 AAdvantage miles (ARV $625), Coupon for a free 17-stick pack of Wrigley's gum, Tide to Go Pen (ARV $2.99), neutrogena healthy skin rejuvenator ($37), cell phone wallpapers (ARV $1.99), Terry Jones' Barbarians DVD ($30), capitals ringtones (ARV $1.99), flyer wallpapers (ARV $1.99), jersey devils ringtone ($1.99), $5 Blockbuster gift card. Star Pendant Earrings (Price $204.00), adult wim custom hoodie ($20), $100 AMF gift card, 4 Pepsi Splash Bash at Aquatica tickets $198.00, $10 Esprit e-shop voucher, Twix Java candy bar, $50 publix gift card, Michael Recycle book, Free 22 oz. Dr Pepper fountain drink at BURGER KING coupon (ARV $1), Bonnie and Clyde 2-disc special edition DVD (ARV $20.98). Indiana Jones wallpaper (ARV $.99), Indiana Jones screensaver (ARV $.99). $50 publix gift card, 5-night trip for two (2) to Almond Morgan Bay in St. Lucia with airfare from Vacation Express. Plus a $1,500 Kroger Gift Card, and a Signature Day Spa to Natural Body Day Spa! ($6,000), Nature's Gate Organics shampoo, Nature's Gate Organics conditioner and Nature's Gate Organics body lotion (ARV $26), $40 William-Sonoma gc, Love the lake T-Shirt ($10), Giraffe silk satin robe lined with chenille (ARV $290), $20 Amazon card, 1 Free Movie Ticket ($14), (11) 25 oz bag of Frito-Lay FLAT EARTH Cheddar Flavor Chips (ARV $1.19), Full-size Rembrandt product (ARV $7). Jawbone wireless headset (ARV $130), Sponsor-selected music download (ARV $0.99). Twelve cartons of Edy's Slow Churned Light ice cream and napkins, ice cream scoops, spoons, name tags, disposable camera and more (ARV $350). The Andromeda Strain t-shirt, The Andromeda Strain DVD Collection and copy of The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton, Unique Hollywood Movie Money Code redeemable for an admission certificate to the Get Smart movie (ARV $12). So Close CD single, Loud CD single, and poster, Crystal Towers in Gulf Shores July 17-20, Semi-Pro DVD (ARV $34.98). Had to turn down The trip will consist of two round trip tickets (Atlanta, Georgia-Guadalajara, Jalisco), including a two-night stay at a hotel to be designated by the sponsor. This trip also includes two (2) entrance tickets to the Tequila Express, a train-ride-and-guided-tour through the Tequila Herradura hacienda and its agave fields, to be completed within the timeframe of your stay in Guadalajara $2,290 USD, George Stanford Big Drop CD, ($12), $70 Converse gift Card, Latina tote bag filled with beauty samples from Nivea and Softsheen Carson (ARV $40), Copy of Bobby Flay's Grill It! cookbook, Food Network keychain, and The Next Food Network Star t-shirt, poster and postcard.($25), $50 American Express gift card, totem puzzle for boys (value unknown), New York City Prize Pack (City Walks with Kids: New York A deck with 50 adventures for children and adults. From exploring the city's museums to finding the perfect hot dog on Coney Island, there is something for everybody! ($14.95 value) Streetwise Midtown Manhattan Never get lost in Midtown with his handy laminated map. Detailed index of bookstores, cinemas, colleges, concert halls, transportation, and more! ($6.95 value) Luxe City Guide: New York Have the best of New York in one compact guide. This tiny guide lists the best of every Manhattan neighborhood. ($9 value) Starbucks $15 Gift Card Beat the summer heat with a icy cool beverage from Starbucks) $39, new mom goodie bag ($15), Origins mini-facials for four and make up applications (value unknown), Oopsy Daisy High Chair Hair Care and No Bath Bubble Bath (ARV $36), Blockbuster movie or game rental card (ARV $3.99), Delta Goodrem CD ($12), Maroon 5 Wallpaper (50 cents), Emile Henry pie dish (ARV $40). Personalized Book of Life photo book from Shutterfly.com (ARV $29.99). St. Pauli Girl metal bottle opener (ARV $1.99). Minusbag tote. ($16); 2 wallpapers from dr pepper, $100 Publix gift card, Real Simple Coffee table book ($28), Red Robin GC ($10), Jazz t-shirt ($12), $10 in coupons, MLB.com gift certficiate ($24), Indy Adventure Prize Pack; includes Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures PC video game and Indiana Jones t-shirt ( ARV $40.), Sexy Jesus doll and surfer shirt, Samantha Who? The Complete First Season DVD, 5 music downloads ($5) I Really Really, Like You DVD, ($89.99), Counting Bunnies puzzle from ImagiPLAY. ($17.99), Wanchai Ferry coupon ($5), Copy of A Bluestocking Guide to Economics by Jane A. Williams (ARV $17). Publix gift card ($100), Burger Debate t-shirt (ARV $10), Prize: HP TouchSmart, Notebook PC, HP Pavilion Entertainment Notebook PC, HP Mini 1000, HP MediaSmart Connect, Photosmart wireless All-in-One printer, Photo value pack, Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 with 3 licenses, Microsoft WIndows Live, Corel VideoStudio X, Kung-Fu Panda on Blu-ray disc, and two DVDs (ARV $6,000), Exclusive Capitals ringtone (ARV $1.99), Exclusive Capitals wallpaper (ARV $1.99), Serah's Christmas Reindeer Candy Corn Cupcake Soap (ARV $12