Best Contest Alerts in St. Petersburg, FL: 2026 Local Guide
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St. Petersburg entries open for a $40,625 car draw plus Pig Jig and theme-park tickets before mid-October deadlines.
For St. Petersburg readers, the actionable contest alerts are Valpak's Free Ride car sweepstakes and three 99.5 QYK ticket contests. Each is a chance to win with age, residency, timing, and entry-frequency limits, not a sure free item.
Here, contest alerts means entry windows with deadlines, eligibility rules, and prize limits. Radio windows here are short and often require live listening and local pickup, so timing matters. The sections below sort what is open, who can enter, and how to avoid a wasted entry.
Verification note: Program terms and availability can change. This page was checked against linked sources on October 10, 2026.
Valpak Free Ride car sweepstakes
Valpak says its Free Ride Sweepstakes runs September 28 to November 6, 2026. Valpak lists the prize as a new car at $40,625 average retail value, with no purchase necessary, void where prohibited (Valpak Free Ride entry page). Valpak's 2026 rules limit entry to U.S.
and D.C. residents age 18 and older. Valpak also states that odds depend on the number of eligible entries received, so St.
Petersburg entrants face national odds.
Which QYK ticket contests are open now?
Beasley Media's 99.5 QYK says its Pig Jig ticket contest runs April 30 to October 13, 2026. Beasley Media's 99.5 QYK says two winners each receive a pair of $150 tickets by random selection (Pig Jig ticket contest announcement). Entrants must be 18 or older, with one entry per seven days.
Beasley Media's 99.5 QYK says its Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream contest runs October 5 to 16, 2026. Ten winners each receive a four-pack valued at $571.84 through listen-to-win call-ins to 800-992-1099 (Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream contest page). Beasley Media's 99.5 QYK says its Dan + Shay contest also runs October 5 to 16, 2026.
Ten winners each receive a pair of tickets to the October 16, 2026 show at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre, with Live Nation as prize provider (Dan + Shay contest update).
Who can enter and what limits apply?
Beasley Media's WQYK-FM General Contest Rules require Florida residency shown with government ID. The same rules limit wins to once per seven days. Prizes of $600 or more are limited to once per 30 days, with in-person pickup in St.
Petersburg within 30 days. Short local radio windows close fast. Beasley Media's 99.5 QYK notes its Guitar Pull text and queue-to-call contest ran October 5 to 9, 2026 for five winners of $90 ticket pairs.
Check these before entering:
- Florida resident with government ID for QYK wins
- 18 or older for Pig Jig and Valpak entries
- One Pig Jig entry per seven days
- Plan St. Petersburg pickup within 30 days
How should you time entries this week?
Enter the Pig Jig draw first if you qualify, because its October 13 close date arrives before the October 16 radio contests end. Then stay tuned for live listen-to-win cues, since call-in spots go to live callers during the contest window. Keep Valpak's November 6 deadline separate from the radio week, so a longer-odds national draw does not crowd out local entries.
Bring Florida photo ID and arrange St. Petersburg pickup within 30 days before you claim a radio prize.