Becoming a sweepstakes regular can sound like a big commitment, the kind of thing reserved for people with endless free time and elaborate spreadsheets. In reality, it's much simpler. Regulars are just people who have built a handful of habits that make entering...

Every sweepstakes has a life cycle. It launches, runs for a stretch of days or weeks, winds down to a deadline, and then moves into a quieter period while winners are drawn and notified. Each phase of that cycle offers different opportunities and different risks, and...

A win notification should be the start of a great day, and it can still be one even when the prize isn't something you'd have picked. Maybe you won a set of premium golf clubs and haven't swung a club in years, or a home gym package that won't fit in your apartment,...