Obama has help. Here's Snickers' attempt to help stimulate the economy. Or, as they've put it, the chewconomy!
What can you win?
One grand prize winner will win $225,000 cash, awarded as a check. The sweepstakes is advertising the grand prize as "$225K towards your mortgage", but the cash can be used towards any purpose you like.
Two first prize winners will each receive $50,000 cash, awarded as a check. This is being advertised as a year's salary, and can be used towards any purpose you like.
Five second prize winners will each receive $5,000 cash, awarded as a check. It is advertised as $5,000 towards your car payments, but again may be used for any purpose you like.
10,000 third prize winners will each receive a coupon for a free Snickers bar.
How do I enter to win?
You need to enter Snickers game codes at the promotion web site in order to play the online game:
http://em2.mars.com/em2admin/default.aspx?TabId=308
Game codes can be found inside specially-marked Snickers candy bars. To obtain a code without purchase, mail a SASE to:
Requests
P.O. Box 5734
Blair, NE 68009-5734
Residents of VT can omit postage on their SASEs. Your requests must be received at the above address by 3/22/10.
When you receive your SASE back in the mail, log onto the promotion web site to enter your code before 3/31/10. You will receive one letter in the game board with each code you enter. If you manage to completely spell one word, you'll win the corresponding prize. There appears to be no limit on how many codes you may enter.
Please Note: Leaving a comment to this post will not enter you into this sweepstakes.
You will need to submit game codes at the Snickers web site in order to earn sweepstakes entries.
When are winners drawn?
This is an instant-win game and winners will be determined throughout the promotion period, which ends on 3/31/10 at 11:59AM ET. If not all of the grand, first and second prizes are claimed, there will be a second chance drawing held on 4/22/10 to randomly select those winners. You are automatically entered in this second chance drawing every time you play the online game.
Who may enter this sweepstakes?
Sweepstakes entry is open to individual legal residents of the 50 United States & DC, who were age 18 or older as of 1/4/10.
What if I have more questions?
The official rules are here:
http://em2.mars.com/em2admin/snacks/Rules/tabid/311/Default.aspx
Questions about this particular sweepstakes should be directed to the
sweepstakes sponsor listed in section 11 of the official rules.
SnailSweeps.com is a sweepstakes reporting service and cannot answer
questions about the inner workings of this promotion.
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