The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Zillow are making it easy for one lucky fan to find their way home by winning $25,000 toward a down payment on a new house.
Sweepstakes Rating: Okay
Eligibility: US, DC, Canada (excluding Quebec), 18 and older
Entry Dates: April 30, 2015 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on May 29, 2015
You will need to submit a photograph of yourself for purposes of confirming identity and for publication in the event that you win the Grand Prize, and a written statement of no more than approximately fifteen hundred (1500) words explaining why you deserve the $25,000 toward the down payment of a new home.
ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED TO DETERMINE THE WINNER.
Entrants must be available for a telephone call from a producer of the ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW in May and June 2015 (exact date to be determined at the sole discretion of Sponsor). Any eligible entrant who is not available during the time determined by Sponsor for a telephone interview will be disqualified.
Entry Limit: one entry per person per day per Show episode (Monday – Friday)
One (1) Grand Prize: $25,000
Judging Criteria: Entrant’s expressed need for the Prize (33 1/3%); the inspirational attitude exhibited by the entrant in the Statement (33 1/3%); and entrant’s creativity in expressing himself/herself (33 1/3%). Prize winner will be selected on or around June 1, 2015
I tried to enter the contest. The official rules say the essay should be 150 WORDS. When I try to submit my essay, it only accepts 1500 CHARACTERS! Now my essay’s way too long. Which is correct?
Thank you – hilly Zee
Has a winner been chosen for the 25,000 dollar down payment. I check daily, but haven’t seen a winner announced. Still feeling hopeful.:)
Hi–I have been checing daily to see if there is a winner chosen for the 25,000 dollar down payment on a home contest. I haven’t seen one. Remaining hopeful. 🙂