I posted my wins to show that people can win without cheating. And my rant was about cheaters ruining contests for people like me that play legit. Those wins are over a 10 year span +/- I put in 1 hr+ every night into contests entering.
Trip to New Orleans / Superbowl XXXVI - That was a local radio station (98KUPD in Phoenix AZ) along with Jack Daniels. I did not have a digital camera back then so I did not take any pictures from the trip. I do however have the superbowl Tix still & can take a pic of them tonight if you want.
Edit: Added Super Bowl Tix & Beanie Baby from game
Trip to Vegas - Local Radio Station win 104.9 the Edge in Albany NY. You earned points from listening & taking surveys. I had enough points when they put the trip up. Here is a pic of me in Vegas
Here is the email. I edited out my personal info:
Congratulations Coyotezeye You have successfully traded for the A Trip to Las Vegas to see Motley Crue!.You must pick your prize up at our offices on 6 Johnson Road, Latham, NY 12110 between the hours of 8AM - 6PM, Monday through Friday.
Please print out a copy of this e-mail and bring it with you along with a Photo ID. You must come in person to claim your prize.
Here is the information we have on file for your account:
Trade-In Information:
A Trip to Las Vegas to see Motley Crue! - 75000 points
Quantity: 1
A trip to fabulous Las Vegas to see Motley Crue in Concert!!! Includes Flight, Hotel and Tickets to the Show!
Congratulations again on your prize.
Your friends at 104.9 THE NEW EDGE.
TV - Won this from Xbox's Comedy meets Horror Contest
Xbox 360, Wii & misc games. Wii was one of the Entertainment Prize every hr contest. They gave away 1 Wii a day. The 360 was from the Doritos Unlock Xbox contest I think it was. It came with 10 Games.
The Mt Dew Arcade game & Racing Fridge came from the Mountain Dew Old School New School Contest. I can post actual pics tonight.
Edit: Found my post when I won the Racing Package (Fridge & Hood) no winning screenshot though
http://archive.slickdeals.net/showpost.php?p=11986014&postcount=495
Edit: Found the winning screenshot & post from when I won the Arcade:
http://archive.slickdeals.net/showpost.php?p=12346056&postcount=788
Edit: Added Pic of Arcade Game & Hood
The $500 Amazon Gift Card came from a Slickdeals contest
Can post a pic of the card tonight as well if you want.
I enter 1 time entry contests (The TV & the Amazon Gift Card were from 1-time entry). I enter Daily Contests (1 entry per day) Lets see.. I won one of the Logitech universal remotes from a Black & Mild daily contest. I also won a $100 Omaha Steaks Gift Card from a daily. I also enter IWG (instant win games) such as the Doritos contest for the Xbox or this one for Modnations Racer. I also enter local contests (tv & radio). Umm mostly smaller stuff aside from the Vegas trip (concert tix, cds, movies, etc..) But I did win a paintball gun from a local tv station. There are also contests on Facebook & Twitter. Lets see I won a ORIGIN branded Silverstone Raven 2 Chassis from Fata1ty on twitter
http://news.fatal1ty.com/contest/winner-announced-in-the-fatal1ty-orginpc-contest/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Fatal1ty+%28Fatal1ty%29&utm_content=Twitter
Like I said. I didnt post those wins to brag. I posted them to show that you do not need to cheat to win. You just need to put the time in. Every night I am on the computer for 1-2 hrs entering contests or looking up new ones to enter.
Do I win all the time? No.. I can go weeks without a win. Some weeks I win a lot of small stuff. T-shirts, posters, cds, etc.. But I do get an occasional big win. But I win thanks to those on Slickdeals & sometimes CAG that post contests, entry codes & misc info. Oh and there are plenty of other big winners on SD as well. Some win a trip or 2 a year. But spend a ton more time then I do entering.
Anyways like I said.. If you want more pics I can post them later. Or better yet feel free to check out SD I post most of my wins there.. GL to all those playing by the rules. Just keep at it entering contests. It takes time & effort but it can pay off. And Los I am sorry to hear about your job.