Frequent Flyer

Sweepstakes: What Would You Do with 1 Million United Miles?


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Tim Winship

    Enter the

    United Airlines "Billion Mile Giveaway" sweepstakes

    by September 30, 2016, for a chance to win one of 100 grand prizes of 1 million United MileagePlus miles, plus $750 to cover taxes, each. Runner-up prizes include smaller numbers of miles. In total, 1 billion miles will be given away.



    Related: Win a 7-Day Virgin Islands Cruise for 2



    To enter, provide the requested information (name, email, MileagePlus number, etc.) on the

    sweepstakes landing page

    , and press "Submit." Done! Time required to participate: less than 30 seconds. In addition, each qualifying purchase charged to a MileagePlus credit card will trigger one entry in the sweepstakes.



    The Fine Print

    • Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States, including the District of Columbia, Guam, and U.S. military installations who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Entrants must be members of United's MileagePlus program to participate.
    • Limit: no limit on the number of entries per person.
    • Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of  each grand prize: $27,500.



      Somebody has to win, right? Might as well be you.
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