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Contest ends: October 2, 2026 Ending Today

Entry limit: Single Entry

Status: Open

Eligible locations: USA

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Contest ends: October 2, 2026 Ending Today

Entry limit: Daily Entry

Status: Open

Eligible locations: USA

Win a luxury trip for two to the NYC Wine Food Festival, including airfare, hotel, and exclusive access to gourmet tasting events.

Contest ends: October 2, 2026 Ending Today

Entry limit: Daily Entry

Status: Open

Eligible locations: USA

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Contest ends: October 2, 2026 Ending Today

Entry limit: Unknown Entry (Suggest an Edit)

Status: Open

Eligible locations: CanadaUSAAustralia
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Win a custom Valheim Lenovo Legion Monitor or one of five Steam keys to celebrate the official Valheim 1.0 launch event.

Contest ends: October 2, 2026 Ending Today

Entry limit: Unknown Entry (Suggest an Edit)

Status: Open

Eligible locations: CanadaUSAAustralia
and 246 more countriesÅland Islands, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belau, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao S.A.R., China, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (Dutch part), Saint Martin (French part), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia/Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (UK), United States (US) Minor Outlying Islands, United States (US) Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Enter the Creator Giveaway for a chance to win a Legion Go S handheld gaming device available to residents of select global regions.

Contest ends: October 2, 2026 Ending Today

Entry limit: Single Entry

Status: Open

Eligible locations: CanadaUSA
and 1 more countryJapan

Win a Titan Falcon OLED Monitor and Halo Campaign Evolved for PC in this exciting giveaway celebrating iiyama's 4th generation META 3.0 technology.

Contest ends: October 2, 2026 Ending Today

Entry limit: Unknown Entry (Suggest an Edit)

Status: Open

Eligible locations: CanadaUSAAustralia
and 246 more countriesÅland Islands, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belau, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao S.A.R., China, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territory, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (Dutch part), Saint Martin (French part), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia/Sandwich Islands, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (UK), United States (US) Minor Outlying Islands, United States (US) Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Enter the AUSL sweepstakes for a chance to win a signed softball and add a unique piece of sports memorabilia to your collection.

Contest ends: October 2, 2026 Ending Today

Entry limit: Single Entry

Status: Open

Eligible locations: USA(Except: AK, HI)

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Contest ends: October 2, 2026 Ending Today

Entry limit: Daily Entry

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Rhode Island is a small state with an unusually visible sweepstakes issue: some national promotions exclude Rhode Island residents. That is why the eligibility section matters so much. Before entering, look for the exact residency language, any state exclusions, the entry method, the deadline and the prize-claim steps.

Finding sweepstakes open to Rhode Island residents

In Rhode Island and across the United States, sweepstakes, contest, giveaway and promotion are the terms residents are most likely to see. “Sweepstakes” usually means a chance-based promotion, while “contest” may mean a judged or skill-based promotion, but sponsors do not always use the words consistently. The official rules control.

A promotion shown on a Rhode Island page is not automatically open to every Rhode Island resident. Check the rules for wording such as:

  • Open to legal residents of Rhode Island
  • Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C.
  • Open to legal residents of specified states, including Rhode Island
  • Void in Rhode Island, or void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law
  • Requires prize pickup, event attendance or store eligibility in a specific market

National promotions may also appear on the United States sweepstakes page. Rhode Island residents who live, shop or commute near state lines may also want to compare nearby Massachusetts contests and Connecticut contests, especially for radio, retail, restaurant, event-ticket or local pickup prizes. Use those pages to find possibilities, but enter only when the rules include your residence.

Why some sweepstakes exclude Rhode Island

Rhode Island has a specific games-of-chance filing rule for certain retail promotions. R.I. Gen. Laws section 11-50-1 says a person, firm or corporation running a chance-based retail promotion to promote its retail business must file with the secretary of state when the total announced prize value offered to the public is more than $500. The filing must include details such as prize quantities, odds or proportionate opportunity of winning, minimum prize value, rules, timing and geographic area, and the statute lists a filing fee.

For entrants, the practical point is not to decide whether a sponsor complied with the law. It is to understand why “Rhode Island excluded” appears in some national sweepstakes rules even when other states are included. If Rhode Island is excluded, do not enter unless the sponsor updates the official rules to include Rhode Island residents.

Before entering a Rhode Island sweepstakes

  • Confirm Rhode Island eligibility: Look for Rhode Island by name, a U.S.-wide eligibility clause that does not exclude Rhode Island, or a state list that includes Rhode Island.
  • Check the age rule: Rhode Island’s general age of majority is 18, but a sponsor may set a higher minimum age for alcohol, travel, financial, vehicle, gambling-related or other regulated prizes.
  • Read the entry method: Confirm whether the promotion is a random sweepstakes, judged contest, instant win game, skill contest, social media giveaway or purchase-linked promotion with a free entry method.
  • Look for a no-purchase path: The Federal Trade Commission says real sweepstakes are free and by chance, and it is illegal to ask people to pay or buy something to enter or improve their odds.
  • Check limits and deadlines: Rhode Island uses Eastern Time, but sponsors may use Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific or another stated time zone.
  • Review prize costs: Travel, event, vehicle and merchandise prizes may leave winners responsible for taxes, transportation, insurance, meals, tips, installation, title, registration or other costs.
  • Watch for scam signs: Be cautious of unexpected win notices, requests for bank details, demands for upfront fees or pressure to act immediately.

Age, taxes and official resources

Rhode Island law says people who have reached 18 are persons of full legal age. That does not mean every Rhode Island sweepstakes must accept 18-year-old entrants. The sponsor’s rules may require a higher age, and a prize involving alcohol, tobacco, gaming, travel, car rental or contracts may carry extra restrictions.

Prizes can create tax obligations. The IRS says gambling winnings are taxable and include cash plus the fair market value of prizes such as cars and trips. For non-gambling prizes, the IRS also addresses prizes and awards in Publication 525. Keep the rules, winner notice, tax forms, prize valuation and receipts for any meaningful costs. Contest Reminder cannot provide tax advice, so ask a qualified tax professional when a prize is significant or unclear.

Recognizing and reporting prize scams

The FTC warns that a supposed prize is a scam if you have to pay money to get it, pay to increase your odds or provide financial information to claim it. Its fake prize, sweepstakes and lottery scam guidance also warns about government impersonation, fake company names, suspicious links, fake checks and payment demands by wire transfer, payment app, gift card or cryptocurrency.

Rhode Island residents can file a consumer complaint with the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office. The Rhode Island Attorney General notes that complaints are reviewed in the order received and may be referred to another local, state or federal agency when appropriate. You can also report suspected prize scams to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. If someone misused your personal information, use IdentityTheft.gov; if money was taken, contact your bank or payment provider quickly and consider a police report.

General information only: This page is not legal, tax or financial advice. Laws, tax rules, filing requirements and contest terms can change, and each promotion’s official rules control eligibility and prize claims.

Frequently asked questions

Can Rhode Island residents enter U.S.-wide sweepstakes?

Usually, if the rules say the promotion is open to legal residents of the United States or the 50 United States and D.C. and do not exclude Rhode Island. Always read the state exclusions before entering.

Why do some sweepstakes say Rhode Island residents are excluded?

Rhode Island has a filing rule for certain chance-based retail promotions with more than $500 in total announced prize value. Some sponsors exclude Rhode Island rather than handle that compliance step. Entrants should follow the official rules and skip promotions that exclude Rhode Island.

How old do I have to be to enter a Rhode Island contest?

Rhode Island’s general age of majority is 18, but contest age requirements vary. Follow the sponsor’s stated minimum age, and expect higher limits for regulated prizes or prizes that require contracts, travel or alcohol-related eligibility.

Do Rhode Island sweepstakes need a no-purchase entry method?

Legitimate sweepstakes should not require payment to enter or improve your chance of winning. If a promotion includes a purchase path, look for the free alternate method of entry and follow its instructions exactly.

Are skill-testing questions required for Rhode Island residents?

No. Skill-testing questions are common in some Canadian promotions, but they are not a standard Rhode Island sweepstakes requirement. If a sponsor includes a question, judging step or skill component, the official rules should explain how it works.

Will I owe taxes on a Rhode Island sweepstakes prize?

Possibly. The IRS treats many winnings, prizes and awards as taxable income depending on the prize and situation. Keep records and get tax advice for valuable cash, travel, vehicle or merchandise prizes.

Can I enter Massachusetts or Connecticut contests if I live in Rhode Island?

Only if the rules include Rhode Island residents or otherwise allow your residence. Nearby-state promotions may require local pickup, event attendance or residency in a specific state, county or media market.

Where can Rhode Island residents report suspicious prize notices?

Report suspected prize scams to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and file a consumer complaint with the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office when appropriate. If money or identity information was taken, also contact your bank, payment provider or local police.

Track Rhode Island sweepstakes carefully

Use Contest Reminder to find and organize opportunities that look relevant to Rhode Island residents. Before entering, confirm that Rhode Island is included, review the age and entry limits, check the deadline and read the prize-claim requirements in the sponsor’s official rules.

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