From The (Contest Queen)
The Complete Guide To Prize Contests, Sweepstakes and How To Win Them
Originally reviewed on May 8th, 2008. The Complete Guide To Prize Contests, Sweepstakes and How To Win Them by Selma Glasser was published in 1980. It is currently out of print, but you can find used [...]
How to Win Lotteries, Sweepstakes and Contests in the 21st Century
Originally reviewed on March 27th, 2008. How to Win Lotteries, Sweepstakes and Contests in the 21st Century by Steve Ledoux (aka America's Sweepstakes King) was originally published in 2000 and the second edition was published [...]
And The Lucky Winner Is…
Originally reviewed on March 10th, 2008. I just finished reading And The Lucky Winner Is... (subtitled The Complete Guide To Winning Sweepstakes and Contests) by Carolyn and Roger Tyndall with Tad Tuleja published in 1982. [...]
The Prize Winners Handbook
Originally reviewed on February 22nd, 2008. When I was married, my husband bought me copies of every book on sweepstakes and contesting he could find. I now have an entire shelf of them dating as [...]
Is This Year Lucky?!
It's the Chinese Lunar New Year and this year is the Year of the Metal Ox. What does that mean?! The Chinese zodiac has twelve signs (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, [...]
The Other Contest Queen
Originally published on February 8th, 2008. Boy! Has the hobby changed since Carol Shaffer was entering sweeptakes. It's been almost 20 years since she wrote her popular sweepstakes book called Contest Queen. Her book focuses [...]
WIN @ 100 Paces
Originally published on January 24th 2008. I wrote about a weird contest I spotted in the newspaper. How times have changed. I decided to republish this blog with a completely different post as the title [...]
Canadian vs. American – What’s the Difference?
As I write the third edition of my book, it is in fact, my fourth sweepstakes book. How can that be?! The first edition was split into two: Canadian and American. Here is why: Originally [...]
This Really Should Be My #1 Entry Tip!
Originally posted on June 16, 2015. Good advice is evergreen. My #1 entry tip is: Always read the rules. I made that my #1 tip because it's what people do the least and it's what [...]