When Sweepstakes Advantage member, Dansbrat, received an email notification on Valentine’s Day, she had to hold her breath up for a while and had to re-read what was in the email to make sure she wasn’t hallucinating.

And it was true, Dansbrat, who hails from North Carolina, had been with SA since July 2008, and had been an avid sweeper since time immemorial, wasn’t dreaming when she realized she had won $10,000 of cold hard cash in a sweepstakes she hoped for but never expected.

To formalize things, AMEX sent Dansbrat a confirmation email and asking her to review some docs, sign them and send them over to ePrize, the organization who handles the sweepstakes.

Certified American Express Sweepstakes Winner

Sweepstakes Advantage gold member, Dansbrat, was chosen as one of the ten lucky first prize winners in the American Express  Season of Surprises Sweepstakes 2011. Because of the win, this lucky SA member will be happy to wait in as she is waiting to get that feisty $10,000 check in her hands.

It was a fantastic win for Dansbrat – in fact it was another fantastic win for her because she had won quite a lot last year, including several trips that had her paying quite a lot in taxes amounting to $20,000!

A Just-in-Time Sweepstakes Win

So she was paying $20k but she didn’t know where to get the money from. Lucky for her, the win came just in time, saved her life and gave her more bonuses to enjoy.

“I received this email on Valentine’s Day and just received confirmation and verification of my win! With 20k worth of taxes from trips won last year, God knew I’d need some help,” she said as she shared her success story on the Sweepstakes Advantage Forum. “Thanks to Team Sweepstakes Advantage for all the hard work you guys do, AMEX and the Lord for his abundant blessings on my sweeping hobby.”

The American Express 2011 Season of Surprises Sweepstakes and Instant Win Games ran from November 14, 2011 to January 31, 2012.  AMEX chose a total of ten (10) winners to win $10,000 each and one (1) winner to win the grand prize of $100,000.  Instant Winners received $25 American Express Gift Cards each.

An Inspiration to many Sweepstakes Fans

Dansbrat’s is another inspiring sweepstakes story that tells us there is hope – a lot of them. Congratulations to Dansbrat and all the other winners of AMEX Sweepstakes! Good luck to everyone and keep checking our directories for more sweepstakes to enter and win.

Today, there are about 34 Facebook contests you can join to gain prizes and I am pretty certain you are going to have loads of fun. This week is clearly packed with exciting things to do, so get online, sign in and have a blast with these new contests this Monday. Mark Zuckerberg will be happy with you, too!

Photo Contests Brings out the Artist in You

Love taking pictures? You’ll love it more when you know you can show them off in contests and win!

If you enjoy taking pictures, these photo contests have great prizes in store for you. MyrtleBeach.Com’s Cutest Kid Photo Contest is giving away a 4-night stay at Cabana Shores Hotel in Myrtle Beach to a lucky winner while the Guts For Glory Ski & Snowboard Photo Contest by TetonGravity.Com has a heli-skiing trip to Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures, or one of two Category Prize packages from The North Face and Atomic, as its grand prize win. Your entry should be your best Powder and Freeride photos and should have at least 15 Facebook “Likes” to enter contests officially.

Still under contests category, you may also want to join the Cutest Smile Photo Contest by Dear Doctor and send in your child’s cutest photo and have people vote for it to win. The 1st placer will receive $300 VISA gift card, the 2nd placer will get a $150 VISA gift card and the 3rd placer a $50 VISA gift card. Another contest you can join is the Funniest Vacation Picture Contest of Cuponismo.Com.

Win a Trip Contests Open Opportunities

If you are crazy about going from place to place, these contests are perfect for you to join.

Amazon.Com’s The Hunger Games Movie Premiere Sweepstakes will fly a lucky winner and a guest to Los Angeles, CA to attend the premiere of the film “The Hunger Games.”

Meanwhile, if you are an NBA fan, you would enjoy a trip to Houston Texas plus tickets to the All Star NBA Saturday night from Footlocker.Com’s King of Threes Sweepstakes.

Then, get a chance to win a Crafters Dream Package, a Foodies couples cooking package, a trip to NYC, an iPhone4s, a full home automation system from Vivant and more contests wins if you join Simple the Sweet Life Magazine’s – HUGE Sweet Giveaway.

More Enticing Trips from Contests

One of the contests worth mentioning is the Acqualina Giveaway from FROSCH.Com which will have you winning a 3-night stay at Acqualina Resort & Spa in an oceanfront room, plus continental breakfast for two daily and a $100 credit at Costa Grill.

Finally, an all-expense paid cabin for two would also be a relaxing treat on board the Music Boat Cruise 2012 to the Grand Turks (transportation costs are also covered to the port in Miama, FL) from TheWallyShow.Com Flat Michael Music Boat Contest.

Gear up and join these contests before they close down!

A lot of you may agree that weekends are the best days for sweepstakes, simply because you have more time for sweeping. There have been some great wins that our Sweepstakes Advantage members are still currently enjoying greatly. Let’s give these winners a big hug of congratulations and hopefully next time we will be next.

Great Sweepstakes Wins

This weekend, a couple of SA members have received huge wins they can surely use and enjoy at the same time. Ran275, an SA bronze member, who has been entering sweepstakes for about three years now, has gotten the biggest win of his life to-date.  Though mostly instant win sweepstakes, this time, the lucky SA member finally got the big win he’s been waiting for. Ran275 just won two tickets to anywhere in the U.S. from the Orbitz 50 Favorite’s Sweepstakes. Truly, he is very thankful and surprised of the big win.

Meanwhile, another winning SA member is Tomcole37853 who, despite being new to Sweepstakes Advantage, just won the Red Hook Ale Tailgate Pack valued at $250 which comes in handy for the next football season. Clouddancerss, on the other hand, won a Kindle Fire from Reader’s Digest. Great wins before ending the weekend for these SA members.

Some Movie Tickets from Sweepstakes

Though a movie is great during weekends, these movie ticket wins can still be used soon. These two silver SA members have just got movie tickets as their prizes from sweepstakes. Kcmoviebuff got a win from the Coca Cola Instant Win: AMC Silver Experience™ Movie Ticket Giveaway of two AMC tickets this morning. Aside from posting her win, she also gave some tips on how to get a higher possibility to get a win.

Quantumquantum just got a win from the Roku Movie Night Giveaway and took home a movie night party package that includes a movie snack pack for any sweet tooth worth $35, and 15 coupons good for $10 off any Roku 2 player to hand out (or hoard).

Winning More than One Sweepstakes

Beedyr just got a win from Land O’Lakes and Hershey’s both instant win sweepstakes. For the Land O’ Lakes, a gift pack of 1 travel mug, $25 Amex card, and coupons for 1/2 & 1/2 and $5 off Dunkin Donuts coffee was received, while in the Hershey’s March Madness, Beedyr won a Reese’s T-shirt. Though not grand wins, these will surely be useful.

Another lucky winner is Webbers, who got two wins from Papa John’s and Dollar General. From the Papa John’s win, Webbers got a large one-topping pizza and a 2-Liter Pepsi product while from the Dollar General – Family Fun Night Sweepstakes, he takes home two $5 debit cards in the mail.

Congratulations and have a great week ahead!

It’s another Saturday packed with giveaways for Sweepstakes Advantage members who are spending quality time in front of their personal computers today. Let us acknowledge the people who are persistent with their sweeping which result to taking home of great giveaways.

Giveaways Upgrade to Enjoy

SA member, Slyder0244, knew that today is a good day by the time when his win from Bud Light arrived. Surprisingly, PS3 giveaways come in upgraded form. It was stated that the prize was supposed to be a 160 GB but to his surprise, a 320GB model was delivered instead. Apart from that, an HDMI and USB cable set were included, and the extra controller painted a smile on his face. It was more than expected and it turned out to be more than what it was supposed to be. However, there’s slight problem as Slyder0244 has not a single game yet to play with.

A Second Prize Giveaways and Some Unknown Ones

It was a lucky day for silver SA member, Azpeggy, who got some surprise giveaways from L’Oreal Cars 2, which included a Disney Pixar Cars 2 Backpack/Sleeping Bag and a Disney Pixar’s Cars 2 Read-Along Storybook and CD. She was so happy to win second prize on this one entry sweepstakes which gave her multiple giveaways.

Sometimes when sweepers just continuously and consistently sweep, there may be unknown giveaways here and there. These are some of the luckiest wins and whether big, small, or unknown, they are still a win.

Gizzymosmom just got a notification that she is one of the winners of the Dr. Oz’s Transformation Nation: Million Dollar You Sleep Sweepstakes. Unfortunately, the sweepstakes has not yet revealed what she had won. Meanwhile, Candytn, an SA bronze member, got a small giveaway in the form of a Nikon Calendar. Though unsure of where the win came from, she knows that it was still a win. Her son is happier because he just benefited with this win!

GC Giveaways Today

Summing up giveaways today are our ever-present gift card giveaways that have been received by our loyal sweepers. Tom58 had finally won in the Camel instant win and it was not just a small giveaway but a $100.00 gift card.

A few have received $50 gift card giveaways – Traviev and Lesley517 – both new SA members. Traviev won in the Johnsons Glowing Glam for a $50 GC for Target on Facebook, while Lesley517 won a $50 Instant Sports Authority Cash Card.

It was surely a great day for these members and will surely keep them coming back for more. Congratulations to all the winners!

You really have to applaud the perseverance of our Sweepstakes Advantage members because they would never give up on a single blow. They try and try until they succeed, until they finally get what they want.

Today, it is my pleasure to feature not just sweepstakes winners – but grand prize sweepstakes winners – meaning the cream of the crop and probably the luckiest we have here in Sweepstakes Advantage in the last two days. Sweepstakes is truly as exciting as this and today, one SA member is celebrating Saturday in cloud nine. We’re very happy to congratulate SA member Lala8491 for her ultimate grand prize win!

Sweepstakes Winner Still in Shock

Lala8491 is still shaking and whenever she thinks about it, she still gets the creep.

New SA member received an affidavit from FedEx on Friday, saying it was from Coca Cola and that she has won the grand prize of the Coca Cola Zero/Kraft Big Game Sweepstakes.

As part of her wonderful win, she gets a 3D TV in the form of a $2,000 Visa gift card, a $400 Visa gift card, a one year supply of Coca Cola Zero, a one year supply of Ritz Crackers, and a one year supply of Wheat Thins. The total value of her phenomenal win is $3,116!

It was truly a turning point in her life. Lala8491 had been with Sweepstakes Advantage since September 20, 2011 and has not won much in the last months. In fact, she has only had won once so this one’s really grand for her. From your Sweepstakes Advantage family, congratulations!

First Sweepstakes Win Blow SA Member Away

Tuckersmom2007 is another new member who got so lucky this Friday. This new member got her first ever win == a Patagonia Sling Backpack courtesy of Papa Ginos & D’Angelo Grilled Sandwiches.

Tuckersmom2007 joined SA in 2009 but has not been active. She is really thankful to Papa Ginos for the win but most especially, she is glad to be with SA who helped her get the advantage to enter and win the sweepstakes. From all of us here in SA, congratulations and may you get more wins in the future!

Get that Sweepstakes Advantage

By joining Sweepstakes Advantage, you give yourself bigger chances of winning sweepstakes. That’s because you know right then and there that a new sweepstakes is available for you to join. That’s because of the SA Directory which is updated by the minute. Keep on regularly checking our new sweepstakes directory, or type in your keywords on our search box and get a bigger chance of winning and taking home the next grand prize wins. Good luck to all of you!

This Thursday had been an exciting day for sweepstakes and for our Sweepstakes Advantage members who are taking the SA Forum by storm. In today’s sweepstakes, a variety of prizes from gift cards to food-related prizes, our SA members have received them all. Congratulations to everyone who had been both lucky and persistent enough, thus they got a deserving win.

Sweepstakes Wins Fit for your PCs

The winners are taking home some useful tools for their priced computers.

Congratulations to SA member, Msgwenn, who won a Tweakers® Microbeat® Wireless Speaker worth $59.99 from Marlboro sweepstakes. It was a great win because this SA member had been praying for speakers to use for her laptop.

On the other hand, Lightlovebeing got a surprise delivery from FedEx today. It was some 16” Revolution Checkpoint-Friendly Topload Cases (TTL416US) which she got from the Targus Inc – Martin Luther King Jr. Day Sweepstakes on Facebook. Like Msgwenn, this winner needed this win badly, and she’s just thankful she finally got to take it home..

Finally, Cgulley870 won in the The Microsoft/web Challenge which made him eligible for a WebmMatrix-branded flash drive worth $12.

Food Wins from your Sweepstakes

Kkatz1229 has just won a year’s supply of fruit flavored snacks from the Great Snacks Instant Win Giveaway while Saram2018 was surprised with her Dreamfields Pasta Win where she will be receiving seven boxes of Dreamfields Pasta that included Rotini, Elbows, Lasagna, Angel Hair, Linguine, Spaghetti and Penne.

Another lucky winner is Legs23nc who won in the Pasta Prima Pampering Spa Sweepstakes, and is about to take home a coupon for free Pasta Prima Product.

Gift Card Wins and Other Sweepstakes Accolades

Congratulations to Dena3332 who is the grand prize winner of the Natrol Holiday Survival Sweepstakes and entitles her for a weekend getaway! It was a really big win for her, and she is more than excited to claim it. The prize comes in the form of a $1,000 American Express gift card.

Meanwhile, Bwanas has a different story. Winning a pool table but opting for a cashout was the way to go for him. Aside from this, he also won a $55 journal, an ashtray, and a bag of Seattle Coffee.

Finally, it was a timely win from a blog sweepstakes for Kristlekouture who has never played the game ‘Taboo’ yet. The win looks as if it’s time for her to start learning how to play it.

It was an awesome day for these winners and a lot more prizes are up for everyone. Have a great morning and good luck on all your sweeping!

The love month has brought about great giveaways from our constant sweepers. There are a lot of winners these days from sweepstakes, and most of which have brought some love to Sweepstakes Advantage members. Congratulations to everyone who recently received their giveaways.

Valentines Giveaways are Something to Cheer About

SaraL2 is a runner-up winner of the Frederick- Love Hollywood Style, which entitles her to get a quilted heart shaped handbag, the sweetest she will probably ever find these days. Katbur2, on the other hand, is one of three lucky winners of Juno and Jove’s Valentine’s Gift-Away which lets her take home the fragrance of her choice from their exceptional lines. These winners are way too happy with their love month giveaways!

On the other side of the coin, Saram2018 will be getting loads of giveaways to give her a Happy Valentine. She got a $50 Target GC from a MomCentral twitter party, a “special edition gold teflon coated 10″ skillet” from TeflonUSA’s Twitter giveaway, and a “supply of Skinny Water” from Skinny Water’s Facebook sweepstakes. Other giveaways she was able to take home were 3 boxes of hot cocoa K-cups from Cafe Escapes, a Luna bar, and a gentle skin cleanser from YouBeauty. Congratulations to you!

Finally, Wmmeatlady won from Love Resolution – Celebrating Acts of Love and Loving Hearts where she was able to choose a giveaway between a Loving Heart Pin, Pocket Heart, Classic Heart Necklace or Heart Earrings from their my Loving Heart Collection. And one of the luckiest is Quantumquantum, who won the grand prize of the Loews Ventana Canyon sweepstakes of a 2-night stay for 2, including room and tax, a sparkling wine arrival amenity and a bouquet of roses worth $750.00.

Big Giveaways for Lucky Winners

Here are some lucky SA members who have won grand prize giveaways. Some of the winners were Lance001, who got a $500 GC giveaway to a prom/wedding dress site; Sofibug, who won an HSM B24 Professional Shredder from the ProSource Packaging FB giveaway worth $1,380; Go4_gusto, who won a lucky grand prize winner of a Nissan LEAF Charger (level 2) and installation which costs up to $2,400. Good job!

Useful Giveaways for SA Members

Denar just got a win of a watch for Snag Swagger while Krystlekouture got her first win of a book of 15 dollars or less from Barnes and Noble. Jlhooker888 got a $100 GC giveaway from Managed Medicaid Service.

More giveaways are up for grabs so be sure to update yourselves with the latest sweepstakes from the SA directory. Best of luck to all of us!

This Valentine’s Day, a Sweepstakes Advantage member can’t help but feel thankful that just when she needed it most, sweepstakes saved her family from going homeless.

That Day She Won in Sweepstakes

When Silver SA member, Kyms66, won in the Blockbuster Race Car Sweepstakes, she was happy to learn that she is taking home a $3,500 gift certificate for driving lessons and a $1,500 Visa Card. However, with some issues that both parties have to deal with, they had to settle for receiving only the lesson certificate.

But happy things weren’t meant to last that long for this SA member and her husband. That same day, she received the bad news that the lease on their apartment is not to be renewed and that they have 28 days left to find a new place to live. Even more unfortunate for them, the couple was broke, and the last thing they need is something to spend on – especially not on a house.

But instead of going crazy about their dilemma, Kyms66 and husband thought of a way to try earning money, though not in an entirely risky way. Thinking they had nothing to lose, the couple decided to sell the lesson certificate over at eBay.

How This Sweepstakes Win Saved Their Lives

Many of us join sweepstakes to have fun. Many of us join sweepstakes to win. However, not every one of us knew exactly what our sweepstakes win can mean. In other words, we take them for granted and spend them on whatever comes to our minds. It is only during times of need when we realize the importance of winning sweepstakes.

Kyms66 shared how the lucky win had saved their family from being homeless.

“Luckily, we were able to sell the certificate on eBay. It was just enough money to pay for a first month rent and security on the new place.”

Kyms66 and her husband are safe now, living in a place that makes them happy. They owe it so much to sweepstakes, to those people who inspire them to join sweepstakes, and of course, to the person who bought the sweepstakes over at eBay. Despite not being a popular win, the driving lesson certificate was still easily bought out.

Waiting for the Other Sweepstakes Win

Kyms66 and her husband are now waiting for the other prize –the Visa Card – which they hoped to receive today. They are looking to use it to pay the movers and some of the little things they need for their new home.

From all of us here in SA, we congratulate Kyms66 for overcoming that huge challenge and we thank her for inspiring many members to keep sweeping and dreaming! We wish all the best for you and your husband!

It’s another blessed Monday and we are starting the new week with sweepstakes winners from left to right. Congratulations to everyone who have been persistently and consistently sweeping, seems like it all paid off for these Sweepstakes Advantage members

And to the rest, don’t give up on sweepstakes as your big day will come, soon!

Sweepstakes Big Winners Today

It’s a holy Monday for everyone who made a few screams today after winning some big prizes from sweepstakes. It was a good day for everyone, especially these winners who got hundreds of dollars worth of prizes.

To start off, congratulations to Kkatz1229 who just received her Sony – X Factor Sweepstakes win when UPS delivered the prize today. Apparently, this SA member won the Week 1 Prize which entitles her of a Sony NEX-5N Compact Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with a retail value of $700. Indian06 just got an email telling her about her win – a $500 gift card from Shop Your Way Rewards. This is a perfect  gift for someone like her who likes going to Sears, Kmart & Lands End.

Another big winner is Kcharlton (yet again!) who was in a rut recently (really?), but finally won $500 from an instant win. Another bigger winner is Mbwinniebake36 who won the grand prize from Red Kap on Facebook. This lucky lady is going home with a $1,000.00 as well as a $25.00 and $50 Camel Cards, 12 OZ bag of coffee and Godiva Chocolate.

Can a Small Sweepstakes Prize Be a Big Win?

It certainly can! Congratulations to SA member, Dandelionsroc, who is a lucky third prize winner in the Wonka Free Ride Sweepstakes. The prize is a customizable long board skateboard worth $250.00.

More winners such as Tiffinfla, won the organic skincare basket full of soaps, lotions, and other from Urban Sherp/Bloom Organic Day Spa worth $250.00 while Katbur2 is a Kindle Touch Winner from the TNT Mystery Movie Night E-Reader Sweepstakes.

Sweethome won Nexxus & St. Ives products from Ellen Christain and Dcasalino was lucky enough to get a year’s supply of M&Ms. Congratulations!

Daily Sweepstakes to Join Today

People.Com is bringing you to places with this new daily sweepstakes.  Enter to win the grand prize package which includes a trip for two to Los Angeles, California, including an airfare for two from a major airport from the 48 US states and Canada (except Quebec), three nights and four days accommodations, a rental car, one $500 American Express  Gift Card and many more prizes that total to $4,630.00. Good luck on joining this and many other sweepstakes!

We just concluded a weekend that is without doubt, full of surprises. We should definitely acknowledge our Sweepstakes Advantage members who are continuously doing their best to keep sweeping and congratulate those who are lucky enough to take home some of the blessings. Tired, happy, satisfied – whatever you are feeling now, sweepstakes will always be there to save the day for you.

Exciting Big Sweepstakes Wins

SA member, Alexgil, has been named as the third prize winner of the Ultimate La Costa Getaway, giving him a priceless gift that includes a 2-night stay in a Deluxe King Room plus one twosome of golf on the All-New Champions Course at the resort. It will surely be one relaxing vacation once Alexgil and his lucky guest avail of the prize.

Other notably big winners who have received their wins in forms of $100 are Desertdance, who won a $100 gift certificate to a fabulous expensive local Restaurant, Wally’s Desert Turtle; Moombeamer got a $100 gift card for steaks from the GE Fridge Sweepstakes, and Wmmeatlady got a $100 Toys R Us gift card from the Clorox View the Recipe. She also received various instant wins like a drink from Firehouse and Treats FB.

Valentine Sweepstakes Wins

These lucky winners just received great wins in time for Valentines. Saram2018 won $20 worth of assorted yummy Dove chocolates from the LeslieLovesVeggies Blog while Emeglath won the Love at First Touch sweepstakes from Votre Vu (Facebook) that entitled him of a Votre Vu Valentine’s Day set for two, for the winner and a loved one. This prize can be shipped with an option to include a personal note.

Gift Cards from Sweepstakes for Valentines Shopping

Gift cards are perfect for shopping and it is almost always the safest prize. This weekend, we have a lot of gift card winners such and I am happy to mention them here.

Congratulations to Damnyankee2, Jademommy2011, Katero64, Pxdjr, Megsara, Webbers, Krysia66, and Thumbelina who all won more than just one gift card over the weekend. These people are going to enjoy shopping with their loved ones or for their loved ones to make the Valentine’s even more wonderful.

Boozypansy was selected as Ascending Butterfly’s MOR Cosmetics Lip Macarons Winner priced at $90 from MOR cosmetics. Though it wasn’t a gift card win, it was still a good and useful one. Congratulations to everyone and have a great night! From your Sweepstakes Advantage family, we wish you a bountiful sweepstakes week ahead!