Yay! Sweepstakes F.A.Q.

How to play

How does this game work?

Every morning, our system chooses a random member from our active member list. Active members are defined as those who receive daily emails from Yay Savings. If you are the chosen member, you win. Each game only lasts 48 hours, once the game has ended, if the winning member does not claim their prize, the prize is forfeited and a new game begins. The bonus raffle works the same, however, the odds of winning are greater because the winner is drawn from a much smaller pool of only VIP members who play frequently.

What is the bonus raffle?

The bonus VIP raffle is held daily at 9pm EST. The standard raffle pulls from our list of all active members, so someone who plays very frequently has the same chance of winning as a person who joined yesterday. We wanted a way to reward those faithful members and give them a higher chance of winning. The bonus VIP raffle pulls the winner from a much smaller pool of players, about 15% of the standard raffle.

How can I join the bonus raffle?

You must be a member for at least 20 days. Then, simply play the standard raffle regularly. The system will detect that you are playing frequently and automatically invite you into the bonus VIP raffle.

What happens if I win?

When you click to play the daily game, the system will inform you that your member number matches the winning number, and that you have won. Also on this winning screen will be a validation code and an email address to send us the validation code. Simply email us the validation code and we will reply asking where to send your prize.

What happens if I won, but did not check my email in the 48 hour time period?

If you do not check your email within the 48 hours, you will forfeit the prize.

Why only 48 Hours?

Prize values increase and decrease based on how many winners there are for a given week. Not all prizes are claimed by the winners. If more prizes for the past week go unclaimed, we will increase the value of the prize the next week. Requiring users to check within 48 hours rewards those who play more frequently.

"Latest prize claimed by" stays the same for a couple of days, why?

To claim your prize, players must check to see if their number was drawn within 48 hours. Failing to do so results in unclaimed prize. The "Latest prize claimed, is just that... It's the last player to claim thier prize."

Winners are also listed in order of prizes being processed, if multiple raffle winners are processed in the same day, only the latest name will be displayed. There are 2 raffles per day, frequently multiple prizes will be processed every couple of days. In such a situation, not all winners will be displayed on the site.

You mentioned 2 raffles per day. I only know about one.

There is also a bonus VIP raffle, please see above for more information about how to participate in the bonus raffle.

Will purchasing anything or clicking on ads increase my chance of winning?

No. No purchases are necessary and clicking on ads do not affect the outcome of the game whatsoever.

My number is very far away from the winning number, does that lessen my chances of winning?

No. We draw from a pool of members not numbers. The number is assigned to you upon signup and is simply used to identify a member, rather than name or email address which helps protect their privacy.

Are people who do not play or unsubscribe still in the pool of prospective winners?

No. If you unsubscribe, or go “inactive” (do not visit the site in 30 days) are automatically removed from our active database. These people no longer participate and the pool gets smaller.

For a complete list of rules please see the Official Rules page