Ever wondered what it’s like to win big with sweepstakes? Well, here’s an inspiring story about a sweepstakes enthusiast who won $50,000!
Jessie, who was, at the time, working at a university, painting dorm rooms and apartment buildings, won the Hershey's Great American Dream sweepstakes and was awarded $50,000 by the company!
Jessie says she was in complete shock when she found out about the win from her mother! After all, who can believe they won such a substantial amount of money by simply entering sweepstakes!
While Jessie had to wait a few weeks to receive the money, she put this time to use by thinking about what she would do with the money she got. Instead of going on a shopping spree (like most sweepstakes winners would), she focussed on purchasing large items that were a priority for her.
How sweepstakes changed Jessie’s life
Jessie says her sweepstakes win helped her pursue grad school. Since she was able to complete her undergrad without taking any student loans, she was able to pursue further education without a second thought. She believes she would have been a lot more conservative in her outlook and taken a job right after her graduation, if not for her sweepstakes prize.
How long it took Jessie to win a prize
Most people expect to start winning prizes as soon as they enter their first few sweepstakes, but this is seldom the case. For Jessie, her first exposure to couponing and sweepstakes was her mother, who had been submitting sweepstakes entries since the year 1974. Jessie’s mother possibly passed on her love for sweepstakes to her daughter, because Jessie started entering sweepstakes when she was just 10 years old.
Jessie says she entered the Hershey’s Great American Dream sweepstakes every single day until she won! Since then, she says she’s won so many sweepstakes that she’s lost count of them.
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