# Contest Winners **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 28, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-winners/210100 "2003-10-28T20:36:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mister\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mister\_me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mister_me)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-winners/210100/1 "2003-10-28T20:36:04Z")
In light of the new McDonalds ‘Monopoly’ contest, I was wondering something regarding big prize contests. I can’t recall ever hearing of anyone winning a grand prize from the hundreds of soda, beer, fast food, etc. companys that hold these contests. Is there a way to verify that a winner was really awarded? ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-winners/210100/2 "2003-10-28T20:42:42Z")
If you read the fine print on the contest rules, there is usually an address where you can send a self-addressed stamped envelope to get a list of winners. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-winners/210100/3 "2003-10-28T22:23:41Z")
People do actually win this stuff. My dad won a car on the same day my mum find out she was pregnant with me. ---
**Author:** ![Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smashed_Ice_Cream)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-winners/210100/4 "2003-10-28T22:36:28Z")
My best friend from HS won 100K in some sweepstakes (IIRC a candy bar wrapper) several years ago. But yeah, there’s fine print that you can get a list of winners after such-and-such a date post sweepstakes end.