Ryan McFarland

Palm is running a “best, worst, and funniest pick-up line” contest. According to the official rules you can get multiple entries by logging in often. The grand prize is a trip to Vegas for six people. There are three Caribbean cruises for two. And every day they are giving away a Palm Centro. The contest closes on May 17th.

Tranform Your Home (a Renuzit product) is running a contest that one lucky winner will receive a $20,000 home makeover. I spent a bit of my free time the week in DC watching HGTV and you’re all well aware of the home improvement projects that Cena and I have been taking on. Having twenty thousand dollars to work with would go a long way. It looks like you have to submit a video (under 2 minutes long) or a photo and text (less than 250 words) to the site (Be sure to follow the official rules.) to enter. The contest ends June 8th, 2008.

If i were to win $20,000 for a major remodel i would probably work on the boiler room’s transformation to a bathroom. I can’t find in the official rules what kind of a makeover the house gets. Are we just talking about paint and decorations? Is this s furniture update? Or is this a tear down the walls and reconfigure a room kind of a project? In the rules it says “If Tanya Memme is unavailable for home makeover consultation, no substitution or compensation will be awarded.” Ugh. So you could be the grand prize winner and actually get nothing if she can’t fit it into her schedule? And who is Tanya Memme? There is a second prize of $3,000 and third of $2,000. With just two or three thousand dollars i could make a big impact on my plans for that bathroom.

Most of the prizes are suited for website owners but with over $14,000 in value, the Craziest Internet marketing Contest has stuff that even non-owners of websites might enjoy. An iPod, logo design, and t-shirts. For site owners there are hosting plans, site reviews, site designs, ads, and much more. Check it out and sign up to win.

Win!

•		A custom lawn and garden consultation and plan from Justin Cave, landscape consultant and host of HGTV’s “Ground Breakers.” With years of experience in every aspect of landscaping, Cave will focus his expertise and enthusiasm on developing a plan for our winner to turn their yard into an incredible outdoor living space.
•		$3,000 cash to be used towards carrying out your recommended lawn and garden plan.
•		Mustang™ ZT 50″ Zero-Turn Riding Lawn Mower with innovative zero-turn technology, and a time-saving 50″-wide mowing deck.
•		TB1086 XP Series™ 21″ Rear Wheel Drive, Self-Propelled Mower with increased traction, precise speed control and increased maneuverability.
•		Troy-Bilt Pony® Garden Tiller for preparing finely milled, well-aerated and ready-to-plant garden beds.
•		TB70SS Straight Shaft Trimmer that converts into a blower, an edger, a hedge trimmer and more.

That’s over $17,000 worth of prizes and all you need to to is give them a little information about yourself! Only one entry per person per household per day (enter daily!). Enter at the Troy-Bilt sweeps.

The folks at Mint want to help relieve holiday overspending by throwing $5,000 toward two lucky winners with a story to tell.  Just shoot a video or write a story “confessing your holiday excesses to the world.”  Sadly i’m ineligible because i have been a “professional” writer.  But my loss could be your gain on your loss.

[via Consumerist]