A 'comper' is the term used for someone who enjoys entering competitions (contests). I am a comper and have great fun! I haven't won anything megga, although I belong to a comping forum in the UK where a large majority of members have won cars, fabulous holidays and bundles of money
I know in the States that sweepstakes are very popular, but do you have the kind of competitions which require skill to reap the big rewards? By skill I mean writing a slogan (sometimes called a tiebreaker) in 15 words or less which is judged in originality & aptness for a product (eg. I love Macdonald's burgers because ............)
I read a great book last year, written by Terry Ryan, which was made into a film, and it was called "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Children on 25 Words or Less". (short and snappy, eh?!!) It was inspiring! In the 1950s Terry Ryan's mom, a housewife from Defiance in Ohio, started doing competitions she found in her local paper and the radio and she won so many prizes she was able to feed and clothe her 10 children (selling the prize-winning car, for a start!)
It would be great if we could have small competitions here on girlsforum and we could have say, Amazon certificates as prizes!