How to Win Tickets to the Rose Bowl

The Rose Bowl football game has been played on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, Calif., every year since 1916. Tickets for the Rose Bowl sell out every year and are mostly available through the teams and football conferences that participate in the Rose Bowl game. One way to acquire tickets for the Rose Bowl is to win them through a limited number of local or national contests. Ticket packages in national sweepstakes drawings often include perks such as free airfare, lodging and food during the days surrounding the Rose Bowl.

Instructions

  1. National Sweepstakes

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      Flip through sports-related magazines and the sports section of newspapers to find advertisements for Rose Bowl sweepstakes and information on how to enter.

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      Look up past Rose Bowl sweepstakes online to see if the contests will be held again this year. Some past sweepstakes have included the Comcast Rush to the Rose Bowl Sweepstakes, Wells Fargo Rose Parade Sweepstakes, Jack in the Box College Bowl Game Sweepstakes, ESPN Road to the Rose Bowl Sweepstakes, Pac 10 Rose Bowl Game VIP and Big Ten Fan Camp Trivia Sweepstakes.

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      Enter sweepstakes as many times as you are allowed. For example, in the past the Comcast Rush to the Rose Bowl Sweepstakes has allowed daily entries.

    Local Giveaways

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      Look up phone numbers for all the local radio stations you listen to, especially those devoted to sports or affiliated with one of the teams that will be playing in the Rose Bowl.

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      Program these phone numbers into your speed dial and make a list so you know which speed dial corresponds to which radio station. Post a list in every place where you listen to the radio or tape it to the back of your phone.

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      Listen to radio stations regularly for chances to call in and win free Rose Bowl tickets.

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      Attend any events with Rose Bowl ticket giveaways that you hear about on radio stations. You may have to participate in a competition for the tickets, such as dressing up as one of the team mascots or answering football trivia questions.