2026 giveaway · permanent rules archive
Win a $250 Howdywood gift card
No purchase necessary. Purchases, Founding Fan status and marketing subscriptions do not increase XP, eligibility or odds of winning. No fees to claim.
Sponsor and prize
Sponsor: I Am A Fan LLC. Questions: support@iamafan.com. One winner receives one $250 gift card redeemable at Howdywood. Howdywood is the redemption merchant; no merchant sponsorship is represented. No promise of delivery by Christmas.
Who is eligible
Residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, age 18 or the local age of majority if higher. Sponsor and promotion staff, admins, and their immediate families and household members are excluded. One person and one account per entrant. Email ownership and all eligibility requirements must be verified before award. Void where prohibited.
Free activity and cutoff
Existing all-time free-activity XP earned before November 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific counts. Times use America/Los_Angeles; the exact exclusive cutoff is . Activity earned at or after that instant does not count. Earn XP by raising a hand for stories, answering story feedback and submitting original projects. Joining, verifying an email, buying membership and subscribing to marketing do not add qualifying XP.
Five finalists and ties
The five highest-scoring eligible fans qualify. If fans tie for the remaining finalist places, the sponsor will conduct and document a random tie-break among those tied fans. Editable screen names never decide ties. The public leaderboard is a current activity view, not certified eligibility or final cutoff standings. Reserves may move up after eligibility review. If fewer than five fans are eligible, the draw uses all eligible fans.
Winner and alternates
One winner will be randomly drawn on December 1, 2026 from the verified finalists, using a documented selection. Each finalist has an equal chance within that draw. The selected winner has seven days from contact to respond and verify eligibility. Otherwise, a documented alternate is randomly drawn from the remaining eligible finalists and given seven days to respond.
These rules remain available after the promotion ends. No registration form or marketing subscription is required to read them.
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