Jackpot Rewards, a subscription-based gaming and shopping company, is offering its prospective members a free 7-day trial. While the service is usually $12 per month, capitalizing on their free trial program is a great way for potential new members to get involved with the company. As Jackpot Rewards explains on their website, there are three important rewards that are instantly received after signing up for a subscription: winning, saving, and giving.
Jackpot Rewards gives subscribers three weekly opportunities to win a $145 Million Super Jackpot, as well as weekly $1 Million Jackpot drawings and a weekly Guaranteed Prize Winner drawing, which gives away a prize rather than a jackpot. The company essentially hosts a lottery where they randomly select six numbers. 
Jackpot Rewards members are automatically entered into each contest with six numbers that they have selected. If a contestant’s six numbers match the six numbers drawn, they then win the Super Jackpot. If the contestant matches two or more numbers, they are automatically entered into the $1 Million Jackpot drawing. In addition, for each number matched, the contestant receives ten entries into the Guaranteed Prize Winner contest. Super Jackpot drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, while the weekly Jackpot drawings are held on Saturdays and the Guaranteed Prize drawings are on Sundays. Members can also form Jackpot Groups and align with other members to increase their chances of winning prizes.
Subscribers also can instantly save money with Jackpot Rewards’s Cash Back Shopping program. Jackpot Rewards explains that retailers pay the company commission for generating and referring sales and in turn, Jackpot Rewards gives their commission back to their customers. For example, if they use Jackpot Rewards as a portal to shop at Target Online, customers receive 10% cash back from their total purchase. Jackpot Rewards also hosts a Deal of the Day, where they greatly discount a certain item for members. Over 550 merchants and 20 million items are accessible to purchase through the Jackpot Rewards portal.
Finally, Jackpot Rewards maintains a dedication to donating money to charity. The company itself was founded around principles of charity; born in a strategic planning meeting discussing ways to help poor and at risk children. The company offers a program for charities that actively provides a different kind of reward. When a charity partners with Jackpot Rewards, they receive both a $10 donation and 25% of the supporter’s monthly membership fees. Since Jackpot Rewards does not set a cap on the amount of money that can be earned by the charity, the program offers, as they say on their website, unlimited earning potential.
Jackpot Rewards is an easy opportunity for gamers, shoppers, and charities to earn money for themselves and their charities. The free trial that the company is offering enables new members and subscribers to try Jackpot Rewards out and potentially win something in the process. Between enticing weekly jackpots and practical daily savings, Jackpot Rewards offers something for every member and is a great way to both give and receive.
November 11th, 2008
The key to effective mobile coupon marketing is showing consumers that they can be and are relevant enough to be used locally. While looking for mobile coupon sites to add as entries to Code.com, I came across GreatLocalCoupons.com; a coupon site that, as the name suggests, provides consumers with great local coupons.
The site primarily is a regionally organized database for more traditional, promotional coupons and offers, but it features an option for sending and storing coupons on mobile devices. While the site doesn’t actively send mobile coupons to a user’s phone, it still uses the user’s phone as the tool for utilizing such coupons. More importantly, GreatLocalCoupons actually promotes local businesses and offers. A search of “Boston” on the site yields a pizza/calzone savings at a pizzeria down the street from the Code/Codespotter office. A map is also included so that users can see visually where the savings are.
In addition to their coupon offerings, the agency facet of GreatLocalCoupons also has some value for other companies. It isn’t shy to extend advice to other mobile advertisers and marketers. In a series of blog-style postings and advice pieces, the site extends their thoughts and musings on effective trends in the mobile marketing industry.
While the site itself doesn’t offer anything that is uniquely groundbreaking to the world of mobile coupons, GreatLocalCoupon’s greatest strength is that it capitalizes on proximity-based coupons and offers, which is a key trait for using coupons effectively. Savings that are accessible to users are the ones which they will capitalize on, and GreatLocalCoupons knows it, sticks to it, and does a great job doing so.
October 23rd, 2008
If there was one week this year for a health-conscious Codespotter to take a break from counting calories and eating nutritiously, this would be it. This week marks the start of the yearly McDonald’s Monopoly contest; a wildly popular instant win game that boasts, among other things, daily $100,000 cash prizes. The game’s premise is simple: selected McDonald’s menu selections come with game pieces that contain a unique 10-digit code (a “dice roll”). Each code represents a Monopoly property and a winning combination of properties yields a prize. For example, collecting the green properties of Pacific, North Carolina and Pennsylvania Avenue wins $25,000.
Players can play the game either in store, online, or via text messaging. In store instant-win prizes include McDonalds food and other smaller instant win prizes. By entering these game piece codes online at PlayatMcD.com, you can also instantly win cash (anywhere from $50 to $100,000), Shell Gift Cards, or 25 MyCokeRewards points. To play with text messaging, register your phone online and then text game codes to 96363.
Buying and eating more of those selections gives you a higher chance to win prizes. 2 pieces, plus one bonus piece, are found on Medium and Large Premium Roast Coffee (excluding iced coffee and specialty coffee), McSkillet Burritos, Southern Style Chicken Sandwiches, Big Macs, Premium Chicken Sandwiches, Large French Fries, Medium & Large Fountain Drinks, and Hash Browns.
McDonalds Monopoly is wildly popular and certainly delivers a great deal of prizes. An online ticker keeps track of winning prizes that are redeemed and when I started writing this post, the number of winners was around 17,000. It is currently at 19, 271 (edit: The game is currently at 171,005. 2:07PM, 10/08/08). Literally there are people winning almost every second. These are pretty good odds and the contest is definitely worth a play or two. The contest will be running at a McDonalds near you from October 7, 2008 to November 3, 2008. Rules and conditions can also be found on PlayatMcD.com.
October 7th, 2008
For some quick news, the annual McDonalds/Monopoly Game is going to kick off on October 7th. One of the ways for players to enter codes is via text messaging. We will be addressing the game officially next week when it actually is opened to the public, but for now, visit the contest’s website for a preview of the and for an exclusive code that enters earlybird contestants into an exclusive $100,000 pre-promotion giveaway. Be sure to check back with Codespotter soon to hear our thoughts about the game!
-JPK
September 25th, 2008
The football season is here and with it comes a series of great text-to-win prizes and offers. Codespotter did a little research and we discovered a few contests that will leave winners with unforgettable game-watching experiences. Read on and see what we found.
Alltel is kicking off the football season by giving you the chance to go to your favorite game in style. With their My Circle Gridiron text-to-win giveaway, 5 lucky contestants will win tickets to the regular season football game of their choice. Winners will go to the game of their choice in a private jet, and can invite up to 10 of their friends. The grand prize winner of the group will also recieve an Alltel handset and $25 gift card, while each member of the group will receive $100 spending cash and other great sponsored prizes. To play, text message “jet”, “circle”, “win”, or “fball” to 57533, or complete the Online Entry form online. Alltell is hosting this contest 5 times over the course of the football season, with drawings in September, October, and November. Contestants can enter once per day during each drawing period.
Certain drinks are matched well with certain foods. In the same vein, Coors Light happens to be paired well with football games. Their Silver Ticket Sweepstakes takes the pairing one step further by awarding 240 lucky winners with two tickets to a 2008 regular season NFL game. By buying specially marked packages of Coors Light or Coors Banquet, you will receive an Official Access Entry Code that you can text to 745837 for a chance to win. You can also register online at CoorsLight.com. After registering, entrants can submit Coors Light package codes two entries per day. 500 first prize winners also win a $100 NFLShop.com gift card. The contest expires on October 31, 2008 and is excluded to California residents.
Heineken has also picked up on the beer-football relationship. As part of their Top Picks of the League Sweepstakes offer, they are holding a contest that promises to enhance the traditional football experience with a bevy of awesome prizes. The contest rewards one grand prize winner with a brand new Heineken branded Samsung Flat-Screen TV. First prize winners win a stainless steel Heineken branded Coleman cooler; a cooler that is surely big enough to hold ample supplies of Heineken. Second prize winners win a Williams-Sonoma indoor grill, so that they can enjoy great outdoor food all through the winter. To enter, either visit www.heineken.com or enter via SMS by texting FOOTBALL to 47336 (GREEN). The contest expires on October 31, 2008.
College football offers some of the sport’s best players, teams, and moments and ESPN knows it. This year, with their All America sweepstakes, ESPN is going to give one lucky football fan the NCAA Football experience of a lifetime. One winner will receive a trip to the NCAA College Football Championship in Miami, Florida. As part of the prize, they will also win a free flight to Miami; a 3-day/2-night accommodation in a local hotel; ground transportation to the game; and $500 spending cash. Entering is easy. To enter, players can either visit ESPNAllAmerica.com and register online, or text VOTE to 51234. Text message contestants will also be offered trivia questions or another form of mobile interaction, which, when completed, will give them more entries into the contest. This could be the perfect chance for you football loving Codespotters to flex your muscle and win a great prize. The contest runs from August 28, 2008 to December 4, 2008.
For Dallas Cowboys fans, 2008 holds a season that will no doubt be nostalgic, as it marks the final games that they will play in Texas Stadium; their home since 1971. This American Airlines contest will be sure to give a fan something to remember their old stomping ground by. Starting on September 15, 2008, contestants can enter the Look Back and Fly Forward sweepstakes, which is giving away two tickets to the final Dallas Cowboys regular season game at Texas Stadium on December 20, 2008. Also included in the package are two additional tickets to the first regular season game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas in 2009. American Airlines is also providing winners with 100,000 additional AAdvantage Bonus Miles and a giftbag full of cool Dallas Cowboys gear. To enter, you can either text AAMOBILE to 88398; Mail in an entry form, or call and enter by phone. Details can be found on the official rules page. The sweepstakes expires on December 14, 2008.
Finally, if you’re a Minnesota resident that wants to cheer on the Minnesota Vikings and host the ultimate Vikings football party, then this is the contest for you! The Minnesota Vikings and Miller/Coors are teaming up for the Ultimate Football Party contest. Between September 1, 2008 and November 23, 2008, Minnesota residents can text VIKINGS to 645537 and enter to win 2 tickets to the Vikings vs. Bears game on November 30th in Chicago. Each winner will then, additionally, have the opportunity to compete in an on-field contest; the winner of the contest winning the Ultimate Football Party thrown in their home. The Ultimate Football party will include catering for 20 guests, a 42″ Samsung HDTV, and a visit from Vikings Alumni player John Randle and four Vikings cheerleaders. Entrants can also play by mailing their personal information to the Vikings (rules here.)
Check some of these contests out and make your football season one to remember. Whether you win a trip to a championship game or a brand new TV to watch all of your favorite games on, take a crack at some of these contests and win something.
September 24th, 2008
Take a whiff of this contest! AXE Dark Temptation, AXE’s new chocolate flavored body spray and shower gel, is introducing itself with a contest that will be sure to impress the people that even a chocolatey smelling body can’t. Starting on September 10, contestants can enter to win an AXE Chocolate Card, which contains $25,000 cash, 10 $50 gift cards from GameStop, and a three day trip for two to Las Vegas; a trip that includes air transporation, courtside seats to a basketball game, and a $40/day allowance. First Prize is a GQ-sponsored $10,000 Wardrobe Shopping Spree. 3 Second Prizes include 2 premium seats to a venue, 2 VIP Club Passes to a venue and a $50 gift certificate to the venue’s merch area. The contest operates in a promotional point style. To enter, text a word depicted in a promotional AXE commercial to 74642. You can also enter via DirecTV or by visiting www.axedarktemptation.com. To get 50 additional entries, purchase an AXE Dark Temptation product and enter the special promotional code on the AXE website. This contest expires on November 16, 2008. When you think about it, everyone’s really a winner because at the very least, you’ll walk away smelling good.
-JPK
September 23rd, 2008
The leaves are changing, the temperature is dropping, and the nights are starting earlier and earlier, but that doesn’t mean that we have to start thinking about the fall yet! September is still here and is still offering some great contests. In addition to Solow, who is offering a $50,000 sweepstakes that we reported on earlier this summer, there is still time left this month to take part in some fun contests and win some great prizes. We recently scoured our sources to see what we could find and these are what we dug up.
A weekly sweepstakes from Boar’s Head Provisions and HipCricket.com could give leave one lucky Codespotter with a pocket full of cash; cash that, quite frankly, I would probably use at least some of to buy more Boars Head products. In September, Boar’s Head has been hosting their weekly Brown Bag sweepstakes, promoting users to brown bag their lunch with Boar’s Head products instead of ordering out. By either texting BOAR to 22700, or by entering online at BoarsHeadContest.com, you can register to win $2500 on September 19, 2008. Also, be sure to check the recipe section of the website for some delicious sandwich ideas that are almost as valuable as any cash prize.
In a different food related SMS contest story, Newtree Chocolate’s Great American Text Story contest is unlike one we’ve ever reported on. It is definitely one of the more original contests that we have come across, and is one of those contests that rewards entrants who are dedicated and driven to win. The prizes are worth the effort: winners will receive a year’s supply of Newtree Chocolate and an Apple iPhone (Total ARV: $2000). Here is the catch. To play, entrants must submit an original, never-before-published short story via text message (!) that includes the eleven flavors of Newtree chocolate (Pleasure, Forgiveness, Vigor, Sexy, Renew, Blush, Refresh, Tranquility, Cocoon, Rejoice, Crave). The story DOES NOT have to be about chocolate, and will be judged based on the eleven-word requirement, creativity, and uniqueness. Kudos to you Codespotters who can text message 1500 words; the rest of us lack the perseverance, fortitude, and digital conditioning necessary. As a rough estimate, we predict that 1500 words would require the sending of at least 100 text messages, depending on your phone’s text character limit. How Newtree keeps track of an entrant pool made up of contestants who are EACH sending 100 pages worth of sequential story pieces is some kind of mystical heresy that I don’t even want to believe exists. The contest expires on September 19, 2008 and stories will be judged in the period between the contest end date and October 13, 2008 when the winner will be notified of their accomplishment. To initialize registration, visit Newtree’s Contest Page and sign up to be an entrant. Start stretching those thumbs and good luck!
As part of their It’s Time to Upgrade campaign, HD Radio is hosting a text-to-win contest that aims to convert radio listeners to the future of radio entertainment. The company is giving away 200 iLuv i168 table top clock radios, each with a retail video of $90. They are great prizes for such an easy contest to enter (well, in comparison to the Newtree contest). To play, you can either visit the HD Radio contest website and submit an online entry form, or you can text either UPGRADE or WIN to 34343 during the sweepstakes time period. One hidden catch is that texting to 34343 also opts you in for future mobile alerts, such as rebates, radio station guides, and other information. You can enter as many times as you want, but prizes are limited to one per person. This contest lasts from June 30, 2008 to September 28, 2008.
Finally, Universal Studios Orlando and the Sci Fi Channel are teaming up to bring you the Halloween Horror Nights Sweepstakes. Halloween Horror Nights, the yearly Halloween festivities at Universal Studios Orlando, have a reputation for living up to their name, and both sponsors want to bring you to the heart of the terror. Two grand prize winners will receive tickets to the Universal Orlando resort, including transportation and accomodations at the Hard Rock Hotel. They will also win admission to Halloween Horror Night access and one night of club-to-club access at Universal City Walk. To play, During promotional announcements for Ghost Hunters, text HHN to 72434 to enter into the contest. You can also enter online at the Ghost Hunters website. You can enter up to 10 times. This contest expires on September 30, 2008. Also, if you do happen to win, you can check out our Code.com posting on the Halloween Horror Nights text alert service that the park is offering.
Enter some of these contests and let September know that you’re still here and you’re still playing. Good luck!
-JPK
September 17th, 2008
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