Daily Entry Shop Your Way Sweepstakes for the week of 12/15/2014

Available Daily Entry Shop Your Way Sweepstakes and Instant Win Games Play these sweepstakes and instant win games on Shop Your Way every day for a chance to win! Play these sweepstakes for a chance to... Win $5 in points* (5 winners) Win up to $1,000 in points (175 winners) Win a Disney on Ice Presents Frozen Experience in Florida (2 winners) Win up to $1,000 in points (3 winners) Win a Home Theater System, HDTV and Novelty Popcorn Machine Win $5,000 in points Win a Kenmore Refrigerator or points (1,701 winners) Win a GMC Acadia Lease, Craftsman Snowblower, Fireplace, Craftsman Heated Jacket or Heated Blanket (8 winners) Instant Win Games The Top 100 Gifts Instant Win Game* (1,011 winners) Shop Your Way Health Instant Win* (1,016 winners) Scratch The Surface (255 winners) Kmart Bluelight Member Special Instant Win Game (129 winners) Best Dressed Home Instant Win* (60 winners) White Hot Winter Scratch Game (5,585 winners) Instant Win Scratch (2,500 winners)

*Entering this Shop Your Way sweepstakes or instant win game will also give you entry into another sweepstakes for a chance to win the grand prize. Read about how it works in our Amp Up November Sweepstakes post.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See official rules on individual promotions.

Daily Entry Shop Your Way Sweepstakes for the week of 12/8/2014

Available Daily Entry Shop Your Way Sweepstakes and Instant Win Games

Play these sweepstakes and instant win games on Shop Your Way every day for a chance to win!

NEW! Amp Up December: Ugly Sweater*

Shop Your Way Health Instant Win*

Shop Your Way Health Sweepstakes

Scratch That

Scratch The Surface

Kmart Bluelight Member Special

Disney on Ice Presents Frozen Sweepstakes

Best Dressed Home Sweepstakes

Best Dressed Home Instant Win*

December Holiday at Home

The Top 100 Instant Win Game*

The Top 100 Sweepstakes

Chill out with Kenmore

White Hot Winter Sweepstakes

Instant Win Scratch

*Entering this Shop Your Way sweepstakes or instant win game will also give you entry into another sweepstakes for a chance to win the grand prize. Read about how it works in our Amp Up November Sweepstakes post.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See official rules on individual promotions.

Sweeps Code: TOUCH-ACTIVATEDCLIMATE

Enter here: http://syw.co/1sSGe4o 

Daily Entry Shop Your Way Sweepstakes for the week of 12/1/2014

Available Daily Entry Shop Your Way Sweepstakes and Instant Win Games Play these sweepstakes and instant win games on Shop Your Way every day for a chance to win! New! Amp Up December: Santa's List* New! Chill out with Kenmore

Sears LocalAd Cyber Wk Instant Win!

Kmart LocalAd Cyber Wk Instant Win!

Introducing...Sweeps Shuffle!

Scratch That

Scratch The Surface

Kmart Bluelight Member Special

Disney on Ice Presents Frozen Sweepstakes

Best Dressed Home Sweepstakes

Best Dressed Home Instant Win*

December Holiday at Home

The Top 100 Instant Win Game*

The Top 100 Sweepstakes

White Hot Winter Sweepstakes

Instant Win Scratch

*Entering this Shop Your Way sweepstakes or instant win game will also give you entry into another sweepstakes for a chance to win the grand prize. Read about how it works in our Amp Up November Sweepstakes post.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See official rules on individual promotions.

Sweeps Code: TRIMACCENTS
Enter here: http://syw.co/1sSGe4o

Amp Up December Sweepstakes

Home Entertainment System Giveaway

Enter the December: Holiday at Home Sweeps every day for a chance to win a home entertainment system from Shop Your Way.

Much like the Shop Your Way Amp Up November Sweepstakes, there are hundreds of additional entries available.

Every time you enter any of the Amp Up December sweepstakes, you'll be entered into the December: Holiday at Home Sweeps for a chance to win a home entertainment systems.

Play the December: Holiday at Home Sweeps and all the available Amp Up December sweepstakes daily to get over 200 entries!

Daily Entry Shop Your Way Sweepstakes for the week of 11/24/2014

Available Daily Entry Shop Your Way Sweepstakes and Instant Win Games

Play these sweepstakes and instant win games on Shop Your Way every day for a chance to win!


NEW! Sweeps Shuffle
Amp Up November: Cashews For You*
Sears Black Friday Countdown Game
Kmart Black Friday Countdown Game
Black Friday Shopping Spree Scratch*
Best Dressed Home Instant Win*
The Top 100 Instant Win Game*
White Hot Winter Scratch Game*
Black Friday Tablet Sweeps
November Sweeps: Wine & Cheese
Scratch That
Scratch The Surface
Disney on Ice Presents Frozen Sweepstakes
The Top 100 Sweepstakes
White Hot Winter Sweepstakes
Instant Win Scratch

*Entering this Shop Your Way sweepstakes or instant win game will also give you entry into another sweepstakes for a chance to win the grand prize. Read about how it works in our Amp Up November Sweepstakes post.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See official rules on individual promotions. 

New! Sweeps Shuffle Instant Win Game

Sweeps Shuffle is the newest instant win game on Shop Your Way

Play the newest Sweeps Shuffle every day for your chance to win. Like all of our instant win games, Sweeps Shuffle offers daily entry. See all of our current daily entry sweepstakes and instant win games.

Get started now and see if the cards are in your favor. Play Sweeps Shuffle!

GMC Acadia Lease Giveaway

White Hot Winter Sweepstakes

GMC Acadia Lease Giveaway

Enter for a chance to win a GMC Acadia 36-month lease as the grand prize of the White Hot Winter sweepstakes.

Other great prizes include:

• One (1) First Prize: a Craftsman 26″ 208cc Dual-Stage Quiet Snow Blower, valued at $1,169.99
• One (1) Second Prize: a 64″ TV-Stand Fireplace, valued at $500.00
• Two (2) Third Prizes: Craftsman Heated Jacket, valued at $149.99
• Three (3) Fourth Prizes: Heated Blanket, valued at $89.99

There are 209 additional entries available, plus 93 daily entries.

Plus every time you enter the White Hot Winter Scratch Game, you'll receive another entry into White Hot Winter Sweepstakes.

107 Sweeps Codes will be hidden around Shop Your Way, each will give you an additional entry into the White Hot Winter Sweepstakes.

Whenever you see this icona Sweeps Code will be nearby to give you an additional entry into the sweepstakes for your chance to win a GMC Acadia Lease.

Be sure to follow the White Hot Winter Sweeps topic page for the Sweeps Codes and Code Clues!

Sweeps Codes:
QUICKSILVERMETALLIC
 COLORTOUCHRADIO

BUMPERTOBUMPER

TRACTIONCONTROL

POWERTRAINWARRANTY

PEACEOFMIND

REARVISIONCAMERA

REARCROSSTRAFFICALERT

FORWARDCOLLISIONALERT  

Enter the code here for a chance to win!

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See official rules. Sweeps ends 2/15/15.

Daily Entry Shop Your Way Sweepstakes for the week of 11/17/2014

Available Daily Entry Shop Your Way Sweepstakes and Instant Win Games

Play these sweepstakes and instant win games on Shop Your Way every day for a chance to win!

NEW! Amp Up November: Beautiful Day*
NEW! Amp Up November: False Confessions*
NEW! Sweeps Shuffle
Black Friday Shopping Spree Scratch*
Best Dressed Home Instant Win*
The Top 100 Instant Win Game*
White Hot Winter Scratch Game*
Fab 15 Toys Sweepstakes
Kmart Black Friday Ad Instant Win
Sears Black Friday Ad Instant Win
Play. Win. Recycle. Scratch Game
Black Friday Tablet Sweeps
November Sweeps: Wine & Cheese
Scratch That
Scratch The Surface
Disney on Ice Presents Frozen Sweepstakes
The Top 100 Sweepstakes
White Hot Winter Sweepstakes
Instant Win Scratch

*Entering this Shop Your Way sweepstakes or instant win game will also give you entry into another sweepstakes for a chance to win the grand prize. Read about how it works in our Amp Up November Sweepstakes post.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See official rules on individual promotions. 

Clean Up With Kenmore Sweepstakes

Dirty Girl Mud Run Sponsored by Kenmore

Sweeps by Shop Your Way and Kenmore are working together to give away an Ultimate Girl's Day package worth $4,450!

Enter the Clean Up With Kenmore Sweepstakes for a chance to win:

• Six tickets to a Dirty Girl Event in 2015
• A $350 Day Spa Gift Certificate
• One Dirty Girl “Swag Bag” with items designated by Dirty Girl Mud Run
• And one Kenmore Elite Front-Load Washer and one Kenmore Elite Front-Load Electric Dryer

Enter the Clean Up With Kenmore Sweepstakes for your chance to win!

Gather the girls and run for fun in 2015 at a Dirty Girl Event! Find an event near you.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See official rules. Sweepstakes ends 11/15/14.

Amp Up November Sweepstakes

Wine & Cheese Package Giveaway

For the month of November, we're offering a very exciting sweepstakes with the opportunity to gain hundreds of entries.

November Sweeps: Wine & Cheese has a grand prize wine & cheese package worth over $500, consisting of:

• Kenmore Wine Chiller
• Set of white wine glasses 
• Set of red wine glasses
• 3-tier serving tray/cheese board with knives 
• Electric wine bottle opener with pourer 

Each member can receive over 240 entries into this sweepstakes!

How?

The Amp Up November sweepstakes feeds into November Sweeps: Wine & Cheese. Every Amp Up entry triggers an entry into November Sweeps: Wine & Cheese.

When you see an Amp Up November sweepstakes on the Sweeps App, play it. Not only will you be entering for a chance to be one of five winners, but you'll also receive entry into November Sweeps: Wine & Cheese--automatically!

1 Amp Up sweepstakes entry = 1 entry into November Sweeps: Wine & Cheese

hurry! The Amp Up sweepstakes are only around for three days. 

To recap:

• We're offering a wine & cheese giveaway through November Sweeps: Wine & Cheese
• Every time you enter an Amp Up November sweepstakes, you'll also receive entries into November Sweeps Wine & Cheese
• Amp Up November sweepstakes are only around for three days each
• Every Amp Up November sweepstakes has five winners

New! Instant Win Game

Sweeps released an Instant Win Game on 10/2/2014. Members now have the ability to determine whether or not they are a winner at the time of play.

The first instance of Instant Win offers a daily entry with 383 winners per day. Play Instant Win to see if you're a winner.

Update: New Leaderboard Features

We have released three new versions of the Leaderboard in addition to the Available Credits Leaderboard.

Ranked based on the variety of sweepstakes and contests the members have played. 

Ranked based on the amount of shares the members have. 

Ranked based on the number of wins, shares and entries the members have.

Check out the new Leaderboards here. 

Update: The SYW Mobile App now has additional entries for Sweeps

Just like our web application, the mobile app now offers additional entries. Another way to make Sweeps even more convenient while on your mobile phone.

After receiving your primary entry in the Sweepstakes, a list of additional entry options will appear for you to choose from. Just another way to indulge in the extra entries for Sweeps.

By: Jimmy Musial, Community Moderator

Upcoming Update: Secret Code for More Entries

 There's a surprise arriving in your confirmation emails!

Very soon, Sweeps will be sending a secret code in your confirmation emails. When you copy and paste this code into the Sweeps, you will receive an additional entry for that particular sweepstakes.

This is just one new way to earn an additional entry--more to come in the future!

By: Laura Meyer, Copywriter

Update: New Sweeps Header

The new Sweeps home page now features how many active Sweeps we have running, how many total points we’ve awarded since the Sweeps program started and the value of the prizes awarded to date.  You’ll also notice we have a “recent winners” section which will include the profile images of those winners.

Change your profile image so your presence can be known as a recent winner.

By: Jimmy Musial, Community Moderator

Update: New Mobile App Experience

Sweeps is constantly working to be better and more user friendly, which includes our web and Mobile applications. Speaking of mobile, Sweeps has upgraded the mobile app on both Android and IOS for smartphones. All of your Sweeps are accessible with one touch on the “My Sweeps” tab. You can also check out our featured Sweeps with a touch of the “Featured Sweeps” tab.

Each Sweeps will be filtered for the amount of time it has left for you to play. You can also use the “summary” tab to check your all-time winnings, the number of entries you’ve had and the amount of Sweeps you’ve entered. You can also check your available credits to get additional entries.

Check out our app for Android.
Check out our app for IOS. 

Because it's on Shop Your Way, it's a safe place to play.

By: Jimmy Musial, Community Moderator

Update: NEW! Essay Contests

This week in Sweeps, we are unveiling a new type of contest--an essay contest.

With the Power of Persuasion Contest, we're giving away a 16.1MP digital camera, valued at $199.99.

How do you enter? You simply write a short essay as a message to the contest topic page, explaining why you should win the camera.

Members will vote on their favorite by "liking" the message of their choice. The top ten messages with the most "likes" will end up in the finalists, where the Sweeps judges will select a winner based on how convincing his or her pitch is, along with creativity, overall quality in the message and community enthusiasm for his or her entry.








This contest ends March 6, 2014. View the Power of Persuasion Contest Topic Page to read the current entries. You'll want to "Follow" the page to receive updates about the contest.

By: Laura Meyer, Copywriter

Sweepstakes vs. Contests: What's the difference?

Our name is Sweeps, and we run contests and sweepstakes. But what’s the difference?

When you enter a sweepstakes, you are put in a pool of entries that has the potential to be selected as a winner. Every sweepstakes winner is randomly selected.

Contests are different; they are based on skill and content, and the finalists are chosen by our members. Our contests can either have catalog creations, posting a photo, caption a photo of our choosing and other new options coming soon. The content is based on the criteria listed in the official rules. Members “vote” for their favorites and this creates our pool of finalists. Our panel of judges then choose the winner from the finalists, based on the quality of the content and the effort put into the entry.

So in essence, sweepstakes winners are chosen randomly, contests are chosen based on skill and the quality of the content, but both are part of Sweeps.

By: Jimmy Musial, Community Moderator

Update: RSS feed

We are happy to inform you about a new feature, an RSS feed, on Sweeps.

To subscribe to the Sweeps by Shop Your Way feed reader, copy the URL and paste it in your RSS reader. 

http://cpe.sears.com/sweepstakes/api/v1/rss/promotion

WHAT ARE RSS FEEDS?

RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndication Feeds) are free information feeds that give you a glimpse of updated website content with a link to the full version of that content. RSS feeds allow you to receive updates in one place. it's a collection of updates from your favorite websites in one place!

WHAT ARE THE TERMS OF USE?

Sweeps by Shop Your Way (http://www.shopyourway.com/app/2/l) offers free RSS as a service for Shop Your Way members. Get the latest Sweeps posted on http://www.shopyourway.com/app/2/l even when you aren't logged into Shop Your Way. Use must include proper credit to Sweeps by Shop Your Way as the source.

HOW CAN I USE RSS FEEDS?

Copy and paste the URL of the Sweeps by Shop Your Way feed in your RSS reader to subscribe. There are different types of readers: Some RSS feed applications are downloadable; others live on the web and work within the browser of our choice. Find the best RSS reader for you! To use the reader of your choosing, follow the directions provided by that feed reader.

Which RSS reader are you currently using?

By: Laura Meyer, Copywriter

Update: Refer friends for additional entries

Increase your chances of winning by sharing with Facebook, Twitter or your own, unique URL.

You know how you can share Sweeps to earn an additional entry? Well guess what…we’re making sharing even better!

1 additional entry = When you share a Sweeps
1 additional entry = Every time a friend participates in the Sweeps you shared

Additional entries will be limited to a specific number for each Sweeps, but the more often your friends participate when you share Sweeps, the more entries you’ll gain.

3 friends participate in a Sweeps you shared = 4 additional entries for you

Connect with your friends on Facebook and build up your Followers on Twitter. The larger your social network, the more you increase your chances of winning when you share Sweeps.

By: Laura Meyer, Copywriter

Tip: Locate Your Sweeps In Progress

With our new footer, you can access the Sweeps page right from the Shop Your Way home page!

Looking for your Sweeps in progress?

Clicking on the “Sweeps” tab at the bottom of the page with the trophy icon will bring up our carousel of Sweeps you've started, but haven’t completely entered. You can click on the "Sweeps Home" button for instant access to the Sweeps page with all of our Sweeps. 

Click to enlarge.

If you’re still having trouble finding the Sweeps you've started, click on "Sweeps" on the Shop Your Way home page and then “My Sweeps” to locate all of your Sweeps in progress.

Welcome

Welcome to the Sweeps blog. We’re happy to have you.

This blog will share the latest updates on the Sweeps platform, tips and tricks for playing sweepstakes and contests, Sweeps team news and other fascinating blurbs that we think our members would find interesting.

Be sure to subscribe to the Sweeps blog with your email address (to the right) to get the latest news on exciting new sweepstakes and contests on Shop Your Way!

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