Here are two great sweepstakes to enter. The complete rules have been modified so as always…Read the Rules. The HGTV's sweepstakes gives you the ability to enter online or mail in your entries. Though there is only one prize, it is a great one. Circuit City's sweepstakes also has two ways to enter, one being to get an entry with a purchase, or you may enter online. What this sweepstakes has to offer is a lot of prizes.

Both sweepstakes allow you to enter without putting out any money for postage, envelopes, etc., so if today's economy has depleted your budget, you might want to try entering things online. That's the fantastic thing about sweepstaking, you can always modify your strategy, and still WIN!!

HGTV Design Star Sweepstakes

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv-design-star-2009-sweepstakes-enter/package/index.html

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on July 17, 2009 until 5:00 p.m. ET on September 15, 2009, you may enter the HGTV Design Star Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") in any of the following ways: (i) online by visiting the HGTV Website (www.hgtv.com) (the "HGTV Website") and completing the online entry form by providing your name, complete address, phone number and valid e-mail address (limit one online entry per person and per e-mail address per day); or (ii) by hand printing your name, complete address and phone number (including area code) either on a postcard or separate piece of paper no larger than 8½" x 11", and mailing the postcard or paper to: "HGTV Design Star Sweepstakes," P.O. Box 51412, Knoxville, TN 37950 (limit one entry per envelope). Mail-in entrants may enter as often as they wish but their entries must be postmarked by September 15, 2009, and received by September 22, 2009.

3. Grand Prize: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will win the following: (i) one (1) $5,000 shopping spree from Sears (awarded as ten (10) gift cards valued at $500 each); (ii) up to $5,000 (inclusive of delivery charges) in hardwood flooring supplied by Lumber Liquidators; and (iii) a one (1) year supply of Pledge Multi-Surface Aerosol: Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): $107.76 (twenty-four (24) bottles with an ARV of $4.49 per bottle). Total ARV of Grand Prize: $10,107.76.

4. Drawing and Notification: The Grand Prize Winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries on or about October 1, 2009 by Ritway, Inc., an independent judging organization ("Sweepstakes Administrator") and will be contacted by overnight courier and/or by phone on or about October 6, 2009.

Circuit City’s "$1000 a day for 100 Days" Sweepstakes

http://www.circuitcity.com/

Promotional Period: Promotion begins on June 15th, 2009 at 2pm Eastern Time (EST), and ends on September 21th, 2009 at 1 p.m. (EST) ("Promotional Period").

Entry: There are two ways to enter: Automatic entry with any purchase from CircuitCity.com (orders by phone, retail store or internet qualify) during the promotional period. Making a purchase will not increase your odds of winning, however, the sponsor may offer multiple sweepstakes entries with the purchase of certain products as indicated on our website and in our catalog.
Access the CircuitCity.com web site at www.CircuitCity.com either directly or by clicking on the icons, banners, text links, or other advertising on CircuitCity.com’s partner web sites. Entries must be received and recorded by Sponsor's computer by 11:59:59pm September 21, 2009(EST).

Random Drawings: One (1) Winner will be selected in a random drawing every day for One Hundred (100) days from among all entries received for the prior day. Friday & Weekend entries will be drawn on Mondays. Holiday entries will be drawn on the next business day. Random Drawings will begin on or around June 15th 2009 and will continue on every successive day for 100 days. Last random drawing will be on or around September 21st, 2009.

Prizes/Odds: One Hundred (100) $1000 CircuitCity.com shopping sprees. Prizes will be awarded via CircuitCity.com Gift Cards or via CircuitCity.com credit to winners account. See www.CircuitCity.com/winners for complete details.

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