We Have A WINNER

Thanks to everyone who participated in our giveaway. The winner of our reading by Cynthia Ann was Nicole M of Chicago.

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
30 MyCokeRewards
30 MyCokeRewards
30 MyCokeRewards
30 MyCokeRewards
30 MyCokeRewards
30 MyCokeRewards
30 MyCokeRewards
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 2006

The time has come to post my wins for the year 2006. It was a pretty good year all and all. This year I started back doing the snail mail thing again. Did pretty well there too.

Many friends ask me, "How much do you spend to win all that stuff?"  The answer is I belong to two sweepstakes networks/newsletters and my cost for the membership totals $60.  I also buy stamps and this year I spent about $100 in stamps and supplies.  A simple bit of math will show that I'm still coming out way ahead of the money I put into this hobby.  That's not something most people can say about their hobby.

Marlboro canvas and leather backpack, Creative Nail Design nail polish (ARV $6), Criando a Su Niño con Orgullo Latino by Carmen Inoa Vazquez, Ph.D (ARV $11.95). How to fold a t-shirt shirt $20, Kodak Photo stickers $2.99, Final Drive:Nitro (ARV $19.95). $100 publix gift certificate, Hills Bros. Cappucino free product coupon (ARV $4.99). When Zachary Beaver Comes To Town DVD (ARV $19), coupon $2.00 Frigo Cheese products, Three Molly Moon books (ARV $30.97), Gingerbread Man shower gel and bubble bath (ARV $18). signed Joey Daniels CD. ($20), Personalized luggage tag with featured artwork by artist Sheila Crider (ARV $10), The Experts Guide to Life at Home by Samantha Ettus (ARV $19.95). Officially Licensed 2006 NCAA Championship DVD (ARV $20). Mixing bowl (ARV $10). $40 VISA Gift Card. (which was sent to son by Burger King), Coupon for five 2 Liters of any Coca-Cola product (ARV $7.45), Mongoose Tirage Men's 26-Inch Mountain Bike ($149), Further Down the Road CD ($20), Elmer's School Supply Package ($100), Signed photograph of Vivica A. Fox (ARV $50), DVD of Mitch Albom answering 15 questions about his life and his work, DiGiorno pizza free product coupon (ARV $5.93), One 5"x7" Print. ARV: $0.99, A Cosmetics Gift Certificate from Jaffra Cosmetics ($10), Authentic New York Jets hat. (ARV $20), $10, Starbucks® Card ($10), Year's worth of Eli's Cheesecake ($542), Can of Glade Air Infusions and coupon book(ARV $3), $10 Visa Reward, 2-night trip for two to New Orleans, LA, and a 2-night trip for two to Chicago, IL; includes tickets to the New Orleans Ghost Tour and Chicago Hauntings Ghost Tour (ARV $3,698). Writing Home: Collected Essays and and Newspaper Columns from 1992-2004 by Cindy La Ferle (ARV $16.95). Hare Today Gone Tomorrow by Cynthia Baxter (ARV $7), : Twelve cartons of Edy's Slow Churned Light ice cream and napkins, ice cream scoops, spoons, name tags, disposable camera and more (ARV $350), Connect Cash code for 15 song downloads ($14.85), Four Bratz Genie Magic dolls, Bottle w/Katia, DVD and CD (ARV $82.96), Superman Returns Action Figure by Mattel (ARV $9.99), Ativa shredder DQ60M ($40), Reese's Limited Edition t-shirt (ARV $15), Free movie ticket (ARV $12), Two movie ticket gift certificates to see the Cars movie or any other Disney movie currently playing at participating theaters (ARV $24), 5 Ringtone download (each ARV $1.99-$2.99). $25 Spafinder.com gift certificate, Sony Portable DVD Player Value ($300), (4) $3 Bruster's card, 6 free Bruser's waffle cone coupon ($3.95 each), (1) $5 Bruster's card, Superman Returns Mattel Kryptonite compound (ARV $4.99). Two Herb Alpert CD's, 2 hot tamales candies ( 79 cents each), Publix gift certificate ($10), elmer's glue (), publix gift certificate ($25), ICBM (Ice Cream By Mail) of one multi-pack of each flavor of The Cone (Cherry Garcia and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough; each multi-pack contains three cones (ARV $43), Esquire magazine subscription ($8), $25 Kodak EasyShare Gallery Gift Certificate ($25), Avery meeting and event solutions products (ARV $857), iPod Shuffle, Pedometer and water bottle ($75), Second Prizes: A Sony MP3 Player. ARV: $89.95, Pentel ErgoTwist pen or pencil (ARV $6), ConAgra Banquet product coupon (ARV up to $7.99), $200 Visa Gift Card, $50 Rite Aid gift certificate, $5 home depot gift card, $100 visa gift card, Phat Girls DVD ($20), Nokia Talk and Go mobile phone with 150 minutes. Value ($64.99), Coupon for a free small nugget tray (ARV $20), V8 Splash Tee Shirt [Adult S] (ARV $10). V8 Splash Mini Basketball (ARV $10). One year magazine subscription to choice of publication from a list provided by Sponsor at time of winner notification (ARV $3.50), Micro chenille robe from Colorado Clothing Company (ARV $29.95), GA Bull Dogs canopy tent ($260), Blue Bunny t-shirt and beach towel (ARV $36.95), Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day dish soap, all-purpose cleaner, counter top spray, surface scrub, surface wipes, stainless steel spray, and window spray (ARV $40.93), $15 iTunes Music Store card, $20 starbucks card, Signature John Morrell cutting board (ARV $25). Dr. Kimball And Mr. Jefferson ($25), Ringtone provided by Juice Wireless (ARV $3). CONNECT Cash code good for two song downloads at CONNECT Music (ARV $1.98). $50 gift card, Avène Tinted Compact SPF 50, $10 DisneyShopping.com Online Gift Card, $10 alloy online credit card, Bacardi Silver holiday prize pack with recipe tree, recipe pack with recipe cards, stirrers, "naughty" and "nice" guest towel set and Bacardi mixology recipe card deck (ARV $40). Little Debbie Race Packs (ARV $50)./ message