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A fact from Sweepstake appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 November 2004. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Pepsi offered a Harrier fighter jet in their Pepsi Billion Dollar Sweepstakes game and the Pepsi Stuff game?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2004/November.

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The link to the Missouri gambling site is now out of date and needs to be updated.
Japan section reads as though it was written by the gambling industry - quotes of 160% returns are 'citation needed'.

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Bring my instant raffle win 2601:844:100:C400:6D48:7CD9:2248:569C (talk) 01:28, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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-This article does not cover - HOW sweepstakes work - i.e.: A prize of say $1000 would have 200 entrants paying $5 to enter the game and a single winner being pulled from a hat...
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-It would be great if this very basic concept was covered in this article.  <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment was added by [[User:Chateauxc|Chateauxc]] ([[User talk:Chateauxc|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Chateauxc|contribs]]){{#if:21:16:56, August 19, 2007 (UTC)|&#32;21:16:56, August 19, 2007 (UTC)}}.</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
+Bring my instant raffle win [[Special:Contributions/2601:844:100:C400:6D48:7CD9:2248:569C|2601:844:100:C400:6D48:7CD9:2248:569C]] ([[User talk:2601:844:100:C400:6D48:7CD9:2248:569C|talk]]) 01:28, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
-There is important information redarding Tennessee residents that was removed so what is left is partially incorrect. Tennessee residents CAN enter liquor & wine sweeps by mail they just can't enter online. I am a TN resident & sweeper 11yrs+. I win a lot and I know the law.
-[[User:Tncat|Tncat]] ([[User talk:Tncat|talk]])TNcat[[User:Tncat|Tncat]] ([[User talk:Tncat|talk]])  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|comment]] was added at 03:23, 28 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-== yikes! ==
-This article has gone downhill in terms of Wikipedia format. It originally had a fairly decent general introduction:
-A '''sweepstake''' is technically a [[lottery]] in which the [[prize]] is financed through the tickets sold. In the [[United States]] the word has become associated with promotions where prizes are given away for free. In other words, they specifically ''do not'' require a purchase to enter (these are called '''prize draws''' in the [[United Kingdom]]). Sweepstakes sponsors are very careful to disassociate themselves from any suggestion that players must pay to enter, as this would bring them into conflict with lottery laws. The popularity of the term ''sweepstakes'' may derive from the [[Irish Sweepstakes]], which was very popular throughout the world from the [[1930]]s to the [[1980]]s.
-Now it starts out with a U.S. specific paragraph more suited to the middle of the article:
-In the [[United States]] consumer sales promotions known as '''sweepstakes''' or simply '''sweeps''' (both single and plural) have become associated with [[marketing]] promotions targeted generating enthusiasm and an incentive toward action among customers by enticing [[consumers]] to submit free entries into drawings of chance (and not skill) that are tied to product or service awareness wherein the featured prizes are given away by sponsoring companies. Prizes can vary in value from less than one dollar to more than one million U.S. dollars and can be in the form of cash, cars, homes, electronics, etc.
-I'm inclined to change it back. Any objections? --- [[User:Dhodges|Dhodges]] ([[User talk:Dhodges|talk]]) 19:05, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
-:I have a problem with the first sentence. Sweepstakes are '''not''' lotteries, as they do not require you to pay to play (as explained later in the article). Other than that, it looks good. [[User:Trvsdrlng|Trvsdrlng]] ([[User talk:Trvsdrlng|talk]]) 07:20, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
-:You've missed my point. In the U.S., sweepstakes are not financed by selling tickets, as they are free to enter. Giveaways such as the one described are called [[Raffle|raffles]], at least in the States. [[User:Trvsdrlng|Trvsdrlng]] ([[User talk:Trvsdrlng|talk]]) 00:11, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
-:The distinction is between what the word actually means and the popular meaning that has been adopted by the operators of such prize draws. -[[User:Dhodges|Dhodges]] ([[User talk:Dhodges|talk]]) 06:19, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
-::Fair enough. I can live with the way it's written now. Thanks for putting up with my complaining. :-) [[User:Trvsdrlng|Trvsdrlng]] ([[User talk:Trvsdrlng|talk]]) 18:25, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
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