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Bankrate's Frugal $ense Contest - - [open in new window]
Submit your favorite money-saving tip and you could win $100. Eash month 20 finalists are chosen from among the most useful ideas, then readers get to vote for the best.
PRIZE: The reader who has submitted the tip that receives the highest ranking will receive the $100 prize for that month.
ELIGIBILITY: legal residents of the United States (except Arizona), 18 years of age or older
ENDS: Ongoing - Monthly contest. Submit as many tips as you like, but multiple submissions must contain different Frugal Tips.
(added February 4, 2008 - CREATIVE ENTRY)
Bass Pecan Annual Recipe Contest
Submit a recipe featuring pecans as one ingredient for a chance to win the $1,000 cash grand prize. Recipe winner of the month wins a free bag of pecans plus the recipe highlighted on the website's recipe blog. Recipes judged on taste, originality, feasibility and appearance.
PRIZEs: Monthly Featured Recipe Prize - a free one pound bag of Bass Pecan's natural mammoth pecan halves. Grand Prize Winner - $1,000 cash prize awarded.
ELIGIBILITY: open to legal U.S. residents 18 years or older
ENDS: Ongoing - Contest ends on December 31st of each year; enter as often as you like (note though: only one entry may qualify as a winner)
(added January 31, 2012 - RECIPE / COOKING CONTESTS)
Carvin.com Gear Giveaway - - [open in new window]
Win free music gear! A $500 gift certficate awarded each month.
PRIZE: $500 gift certificate to use toward Carvin.com merchandise of choice including guitars, amps, etc.
ELIGIBILITY: residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada, 18 years or older
ENDS: Ongoing - Monthly prize awarded. You may enter once per MONTH
(added March 23, 2002 - - - last link check and update - April 24, 2011: still going)
Datatelligence ONLINE Panel - - [open in new window]
Participate in national opinion surveys from the comfort of your home or office and earn cash and other great rewards – movie tickets, gift certificates, magazine subscription, music & ringtone downloads, just to name a few. Help leading manufacturers make decisions on products and services you use everyday. Join the panel today. (US only)
PRIZE: Survey Rewards: you can earn cash for your participation, be entered into a cash drawings, or earn datatelligence points for each survey you’ve completed. Panelists who have accumulated 1000 points can either cash out, or redeem their points for a variety of great prizes. (3) Monthly Sweepstakes Prizes: $2,500 cash.
ELIGIBILITY: Legal residents of the United States, 18 years or older
ENDS: Ongoing - Take surveys for cash and prizes.
(added September 15, 2006 - SURVEYS FOR REWARDS)
E-Poll - - [open in new window]
Take surveys. Earn gift cards. E-Poll offers a place to express yourself and earn $5-$30 gift cards for your participation. No SPAM or hidden requirements - just take surveys, earn points, then cash in your points to get free gift cards. It's really that simple! There is also a $1,000 monthly drawing - join to be automatically entered.
PRIZE: Use your points like cash to redeem your reward. There are $5 to $30 Gift Cards from Target, itunes, Amazon, Best Buy, Blockbuster, Sharper Image, more. (4) MONTHLY WINNERS: $250.
ELIGIBILITY: U.S. residents, 13 years or older (one member per household)
ENDS: Ongoing - Take surveys for rewards
(added June 20, 2007 - REWARDED SURVEYS)
Homemade Baby Food Recipe Competition - - [open in new window]
Submit your original baby food recipe - best recipe each month wins a $20 Amazon voucher. Looking for all types of recipes - from purees to more exotic ideas.
PRIZE: $20 (US) Amazon gift certificate
ELIGIBILITY: Worldwide, 18 years or older
ENDS: Ongoing - Monthly prize awarded. Enter as often as you like.
(added June 20, 2007 - RECIPES CONTESTS)
Ipsos Survey Panel
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Take surveys with Ipsos i-Say and win great prizes! Every time you complete a survey, you will receive i-Tickets that are each worth an entry in a sweepstakes. $5,000 awarded every 3 months, a monthly sweepstakes with a variety of prizes, plus an instant win game, and some longer paid surveys that pay cash awards.
PRIZEs: Quarterly Sweepstakes Prize Draw: $5,000 (USD or CAN). The Choice is Yours Sweepstakes: once each month, a selection of ten great prizes is awarded to 10 lucky winners. The prizes vary including hotel gift cards, electronics, shopping sprees, and even cash (prize values up to $1,000). (50 or more) Daily Instant Winners: prize worth up to $100; varies including music downloads, long-distance minutes, bookstore gift cards, cash.
ELIGIBILITY: Legal residents of the 50 United States (including District of Columbia) and Canada, 18 years or older
ENDS: Ongoing - Join, then wait to receive survey invitations by email.
(added February 9, 2008 - CASH AND PRIZE SURVEYS)
The I-State Lives Contest - - [open in new window]
Use your mouse to find the 19 clues on the virtual U.S. map, then use the clues to solve the cryptogram puzzle. The solution contains an email address -the first contestant to send the full solution to that email address wins the cash prize.
PRIZE: $610 cash. Prize is the cash equivalent of two round-trip tickets ($305/ticket, as of April 14, 2006, for a total prize of $610.00) via Greyhound Bus from Oakland, Calif. to New York, New York.
ELIGIBILITY: Legal residents of the U.S., 18 years or older
ENDS: Ongoing
(added July 17, 2006 - PUZZLE CONTEST)
Little Known Facts Monthly Gift Card Giveaway - - [new window]
Subscribe to the Little Known Facts email list - you will receive true, family-friendly stories in your email, each a fascinating but little known piece of American history. All subscribers are automatically entered in each month's drawing to win a free Gift Card.
PRIZE: $50 Best Buy Gift Card
ELIGIBILITY: USA, 18 years of age or older
ENDS: Ongoing - Monthly prize drawing; enter once by joining mailing list - you stay entered as long as you are subscribed.
(added May 12, 2008 - ONE ENTRY)
Earn Money Using myLot - - [open in new window]
Join this online community where you can participate in online discussions, start your own topics for discussion, add photos, make friends, and earn MONEY at the same time! GRANDMA Says: this internet community is very active, there are many categories of topics up for discussion - for those of you who love to chat online and join in message boards this is a super great way to earn a little extra cash and have fun doing what you like to do anyway. The more you contribute, the more you earn.
REWARDS: Contribute to the community and earn small cash amounts - get paid monthly with minimum account balance of $10 (paid via PayPal or iKobo)
ELIGIBILITY: Worldwide, 16 years of age or older (must write and post in English)
ENDS: Ongoing
(added November 9, 2006 - EARN CASH ONLINE)
NFO MySurvey
Your opinions make a difference! Take online surveys and earn rewards while shaping the products and services of the future. (US & Canada only)
Click Here to join - membership is free. Earn Reward Points for joining, taking surveys and referring others.
Redeem your points for cash, prizes, charity donations, or a raffle ticket. (1,000 Reward Points = $10.00 cash)
PRIZE: Grand Prize (every two months) - $10,000 cash. Extravanganza Daily Giveaway - 10,000 Reward Points. Quarterly Canadian Prizes - - Grand Prize - $1,000; (2) 2nd Prizes - $250; (5) 3rd Prizes - $100.
ELIGIBILITY: Legal U.S. and Canadian residents, 18 years or older (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). NOTE: Canadians have separate section where they can join and be entered in a $1,000 sweepstakes draw.
DETAILS: Ongoing Prize Drawings. Log in each day for additional entries.
(added February 19, 2004 - PAID SURVEYS)
Opinion Outpost - - [open in new window]
Join this online panel and share your opinions by participating in survey research. In return for your valued opinion, you can earn Opinion Points which can be exchanged for cash and prizes. Membership is fun and FREE! (It's easy - just register, confirm your membership, then receive survey invitations and start earning your Points, redeemable for CASH.)
PRIZE: Opinion Points - which are currently redeemable for cash at a ratio of 10 points to one dollar (10 Opinion Points = $1). Members generally earn $2 to $5 per survey.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to residents of Canada and the USA, 18 years or older. One member per household.
DETAILS: Ongoing - Rewarded surveys.
(added January 8, 2006 - SURVEYS FOR CASH / PRIZES)
Sargento Recipe Giveaway
Submit your favorite original recipe featuring Sargento Cheese for a chance to win $100. Recipes must include one Sargento brand cheese product (shredded, sliced or snacks). Bonus: if your recipe is included in an upcoming brochure or recipe booklet you will receive a complimentary copy of the publication.
PRIZE: $100 cash
ELIGIBILITY: No restrictions
DETAILS: End date not specified. You may enter as many recipes as you like.
(added January 2, 2003 - RECIPE CONTEST)
Scuba-Diving-Smiles.com Story and Photo Contest - - [new window]
Share your scuba dive stories, tips, tricks, photos, and/or videos - you could win an Amazon gift certifiicate! It can be a rant or rave or anything in between - whether it is your favorite dive site, a regulator that didn't work, a wonderful liveaboard experience or a horrible dive vacation, etc.
PRIZE: $50 Amazon gift certificate
ELIGIBILITY: Worldwide, all ages
ENDS: Ongoing - a New Contest every two months. Enter as often as you like.
(added July 21, 2008 - CREATIVE ENTRY)
Shoebuy.com $100 Gift Certificate Giveaway
Win a shopping spree for free shoes!
PRIZE: Weekly Prize Winner: $100 Gift Certificate to use on the Shoebuy.com website.
ELIGIBILITY: Legal U.S. residents, 18 years or older
ENDS: Ongoing - Register once to be automatically entered in each week's drawing.
(added March 21, 2006 - ONE ENTRY)
SurveyNetwork eBay Shopping Spree Sweepstake
Take a brief survey and qualify to win a monthly $1,000 deposit into a personal Pay-Pal account! (US only).
PRIZE: Monthly Award - $1,000 deposit into winner's personal Pay-Pal account.
ELIGIBILITY: Legal residents of the 50 United States (including District of Columbia), 18 years or older
ENDS: The Sweepstakes promotion begins at 12:00:00 pm CST on the 1st of every month and ends at 11:59:59 pm CST on the last day of every month.
(added July 11, 2004 - ONE ENTRY)
SurveySpot
Hey Guys! Companies want to know what you think ... Get rewarded for your opinion and influence decision makers worldwide! (US, Canada & UK) Click Here to join the panel and take surveys for cash prizes awarded each month.
PRIZE: (4) Monthly Winners - $500. (50) Monthly Winners - $100. (60) Monthly Winners - $50.
ELIGIBILITY: Residents of the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom, 18 years or older
DETAILS: Ongoing - Monthly prize draws. You may enter the Sweepstakes by following the link in each survey invitation and by completing surveys.
(added February 18, 2004 - Surveys for Cash Prizes)
Invitation to join: Valued Opinions Panel and Sweepstakes - - [open in new window]
America, tell us what you think - take online surveys and get paid for it! Receive up to $5 for each survey you complete, and up to $50 for completed specialist surveys. Valued Opinions is a service which rewards you for taking part in market research surveys - turn your rewards into gift card vouchers from a choice of merchants. Membership is free and by invitation only. Plus join now and you are entered in the sweepstakes to win an iPhone.
PRIZEs: SURVEY REWARDS: redeem your reward in the form of a gift card, choice of - Macys, Apple, Marriott, Amazon.com, eLUXURY, or Fragrancenet. Quarterly SWEEPSTAKES: 8gb Apple iPhone (ARV: $399.00).
ELIGIBILITY: residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are 16 years of age or older
ENDS: Ongoing - Take surveys for rewards.
(added April 24, 2007 - ONLINE SURVEYS)
Vividence® Research Panel
Join the Research Panel - Vividence offers you the opportunity to provide feedback by evaluating actual Web sites. For each evaluation you complete, you'll receive an Amazon.com gift certificate. (NOTE: I joined this quite some time ago, but never added it to the site 'cause they weren't sending any surveys. Recently, however, they have become very good - I have been receiving invitations to take surveys and have already received a $5 amazon gift certificate for evaluating a hotel site. I received the certificate very, very quickly.)
PRIZE: Reward for each completed survey (website evaluation) - Amazon.com gift certificate. (Within three business days of finishing an evaluation, you'll receive an e-mail with your Amazon.com gift certificate, usually for $10. )
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all
DETAILS: Ongoing - just sign-up, wait for an email invitation, evaluate a website, then collect your reward.
(added March 26, 2004 - PAID SURVEYS)
Victorian Laurels Seasonal Giveaway - - [open in new window]
Register daily for a chance to win a perfume shopping spree!
PRIZE: $30 Victorian Laurels Fragrance Voucher
ELIGIBILITY: U.S. and Canada, 18 years or older
ENDS: Ongoing - Quarterly drawing. You may enter once per DAY.
(added December 12, 2006 - DAILY ENTRY)
WinningSurveys iPod Sweepstakes - - [new window]
Complete a brief survey for your entry to win... The new iPod with video! Plus $1,000 worth of music and video downloads!
PRIZE: Monthly Prize - choice of iPod with video plus $1,000 music downloads OR $1,500 cash
ELIGIBILITY: Legal residents of the United States, 18 years or older
ENDS: Ongoing - ends at 11:59:59 pm CST on the last day of every month
(added April 4, 2008 - ONE ENTRY)
Join the Your2Cents® Online Opinion Panel - - [open in new window]
Earn $1 to $5 each time you qualify and complete a survey. Just fill out your profile, then you will start receiving email invitations to take surveys. All new panelists are entered into a $5,000 cash giveaway.
PRIZE: Survey Rewards: Every panelist who qualifies for and completes a survey is an instant winner of at least $1, up to $5. Some surveys offer higher instant winner cash rewards. $5,000 Cash Giveaway: When a panelist attempts to take a survey, but does not qualify for the study, he or she is still rewarded with an entry in the $5,000 cash giveaway and/or a small cash amount. Bonus Rewards: Each completed member profile is worth an additional $1 over any instant winner amounts the next time you complete a survey.
ELIGIBILITY: Residents of the U.S. and Canada who are age 18 and over
ENDS: Ongoing
(added August 16, 2006 - PAID SURVEYS)
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