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Key takeaways
• Boost your chances by following Steve d’Adolf’s strategy: Enter sweepstakes daily for maximum rewards.
• Maximize efficiency using digital tools like form-filling software, as recommended by sweepstakes experts.
• Unlock more than cash: Win unforgettable trips, exclusive experiences and opportunities to share with loved ones.
Summary
Entering sweepstakes can be more than just a pastime — it’s a strategy that can unlock incredible prizes and unique experiences. Steve d’Adolf is proof: By entering hundreds of sweepstakes daily, he’s won everything from world-class trips and exclusive events, such as throwing the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game and meeting celebrities such as Carrie Underwood. According to d’Adolf, persistence and patience are key, as winning often requires entering frequently. Making use of digital tools like form-filling software can help streamline the process.
The appeal of sweepstakes goes far beyond cash prizes. People can win once-in-a-lifetime travel packages, valuable gift cards, and even opportunities to give back by sharing prizes with friends and family. For those considering getting started, the benefits are significant — a simple daily commitment could lead to unforgettable rewards and new connections. Sweepstakes remain an accessible way to add excitement and possibility to everyday life.
The key takeaways and summary were created with the assistance of generative AI. An AARP editor reviewed and refined the content for accuracy and clarity.
Full Transcript:
[0:00:00] Those of us who are into sweepstakes call
[0:00:00] ourselves “sweepers.”
[0:00:04] We might say we’re sweeping in the wins.
[0:00:12] Sweepstakes are just a part of a company’s
[0:00:12] marketing plan.
[0:00:16] By law, you cannot be required to buy anything.
[0:00:19] Half the sweepstakes that I enter are one entry
[0:00:19] only, and the other half you’re allowed to
[0:00:24] enter every day.
[0:00:24] I’m entering about 300 a day.
[0:00:28] I start in the morning at 4:30 or 5.
[0:00:31] Here’s a good sweepstakes.
[0:00:31] What’s it for?
[0:00:33] I spread it out, not doing it all at once,
[0:00:33] because if you’re entering sweepstakes every
[0:00:37] day, it is monotonous and boring.
[0:00:40] I have some software that’s called a form-filler
[0:00:40] that fills in some of the data for you
[0:00:44] automatically.
[0:00:44] Two more prizes open.
[0:00:47] This is the shifter for doing a video game.
[0:00:47] You can actually shift gears.
[0:00:51] Back in 1980, my first prize was a TV and a VCR.
[0:00:56] Over the years, I calculate that I have won
[0:00:56] prizes worth about $1.75 million.
[0:01:03] I won six big screen televisions in 90 days.
[0:01:06] We gave them all to friends and relatives.
[0:01:06] We kept the nicest one.
[0:01:10] I’ve won 500 different gift cards over the
[0:01:10] years.
[0:01:13] I got to throw out the first pitch at a Padres
[0:01:13] game, and I’ve won a meet and greet with
[0:01:18] Carrie Underwood.
[0:01:18] I’ve won just about everything I could win
[0:01:20] except for a car.
[0:01:31] How about a fishing trip?
[0:01:31] To where?
[0:01:31] My wife Patricia,
[0:01:34] well, she loves the trips, but she doesn’t like
[0:01:34] me always talking about sweepstakes.
[0:01:40] We won a trip from a company that makes a
[0:01:40] refrigerated dough,
[0:01:43] and the guy says, “Well, we’re going to have to
[0:01:43] teach you how to make Viennese pastry.
[0:01:46] We’re going to send you to Vienna, Austria, for a
[0:01:46] week, four times to the Super Bowl,
[0:01:50] the Albuquerque Balloon Festival, a NASCAR race,
[0:01:50] private catamaran cruising around the
[0:01:56] British Virgin Islands for eight days.”
[0:01:58] If I go back 40 years and look to what I was
[0:01:58] doing, I couldn’t imagine all the trips that
[0:02:02] I’ve been on and the places that we’ve been.
[0:02:05] I’ve learned what it’s like to be in other
[0:02:05] parts of the country to meet other people.
[0:02:09] It’s been great.
