Wondering how many times you should enter the same sweepstakes to increase your chances of winning? While some giveaways let you submit an entry just once, many others let you enter as many times as you like. To know how many times you can enter, you need to check the sweepstakes rules - but the nuances can make it difficult for you to decipher exactly what these guidelines mean. That’s why we’ve put together a quick guide to let you know what the different entry rules are and what they mean.
Types of entry frequencies
- One-entry sweepstakes: These sweepstakes should only be entered once.
- Daily-entry sweepstakes: These sweepstakes can be entered once every day.
- Weekly-entry sweepstakes: These sweepstakes can be entered once every week.
- Monthly-entry sweepstakes: These sweepstakes can be entered once per month.
- Unlimited-entry sweepstakes: These sweepstakes can be entered as many times as you like.
- One-entry per entry period sweepstakes: These sweepstakes can be entered multiple times, but the time that you need to wait between each entry varies. The entry period, in this case, could be every two weeks, every week, every five days, or any other period defined by the sponsor in the rules.
Other entry restrictions
- Per person: You can enter these sweepstakes only once, per whatever time period is mentioned.
- Per email: You can enter once per entry period with each email address you have. So, if you have 5 email addresses, you can enter 5 times.
- Per household: This means only one living in a particular address can enter the sweepstakes. Your roommate or family member who lives with you cannot enter the same sweepstakes.
- Per computer: This means if you share your computer with someone else, only one of you is allowed to enter the sweepstakes.
- Per IP address: Here, only one individual using your IP address can enter the sweepstakes for each time period.
What happens if you enter too many times?
If you enter more times than the entry frequency permits you to, your entry may be disqualified. So, make sure to pay attention to the entry rules when entering sweepstakes.
