Score Big With These Awesome Football-Related Contests!

September 24th, 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.

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