Where to look

Lists, and when to stop opening them

Prize Desk USA is a directory, sorted by closing date, with a free-to-enter filter. It is the list this guide assumes you will use when you want this month’s forms. These pages are the judgement around the list. Mixing the two jobs up is how a guide pretends a grill from March is still open.

How to use the directory

Start with what closes soonest. Use the free-to-enter toggle if you are keeping the beginner money rule. Open the sponsor’s own rules before you enter. If the listing and the rules disagree, the rules win. Bookmark anything you are not entering in the same minute; Your desk keeps that bookmark on this device.

The catalogue refreshes at the start of the month and drops promotions after they close. It will not contain every sweepstakes in the country. A niche magazine or a brand you already buy can still be worth a direct look.

Other lists

Long-running sweepstakes roundups exist, and so do forum threads. Use one extra menu if you want one, not eight. Visiting every portal every morning mostly shows you the same national giveaways in different fonts. A listing can be wrong or late. The sponsor’s page is the entry.

What not to buy

• Lists of winning words. Judges are not a vending machine.
• Guaranteed-entry services that are vague about the sponsor.
• Anything that wants remote access to your machine in order to enter for you.
• Paid alerts that are only the public end dates you could have seen yourself.

When a new raffle site appears in a group, look for a company name, a record of delivered prizes, and a clear unsold-ticket rule before you pay. The mail-in, if it exists and you want the prize, lets you look without paying.