Sweepstakes in Toledo, OH: Updated 2026 List for Local Winners

Toledo residents have two verifiable sweepstakes open right now, plus one annual raffle that just launched its next round. The biggest is 13abc's Greater Toledo Home Giveaway, which kicked off its 2027 edition with a groundbreaking ceremony on June 26, 2026, and tickets go on sale this fall. The second is a no-cost entry for a nationally televised football game, open to any Ohio adult including Toledo residents.

Below is what each one actually offers, what it costs to enter, and who qualifies.

Verification note: Program terms and availability can change. This page was checked against linked sources on October 15, 2026.

The 2027 Greater Toledo Home Giveaway

WTVG 13abc, the local ABC affiliate branded as 13 Action News, broke ground on its 2027 Greater Toledo Home Giveaway on June 26, 2026. The prize is a three-bedroom, two-story house built by Mavillino Custom Homes in the River Tree neighborhood of Sylvania, Ohio, a suburb inside metro Toledo, according to 13abc's groundbreaking coverage. Raffle tickets go on sale in fall 2026, the season that's underway now, though the station had not yet published final pricing or an on-sale date in its groundbreaking story.

The article directs buyers to the organizers' official site for those specifics once they're released. This raffle is a hospital fundraiser, not a simple promotional giveaway. Proceeds benefit ProMedica Russell J.

Ebeid Children's Hospital in Toledo, as 13abc reported when covering the 2025 edition. That prior edition gives a sense of what to expect this time. In 2025, organizers sold tickets at $100 apiece, capped the sale at 10,000 tickets, and offered a $700,000 Mavillino Custom Home as the grand prize, with earlier-draw prizes of $2,500 to $10,000 along the way, per the same 13abc report.

The 2027 structure hasn't been confirmed yet, but it's the clearest comparison point available until organizers publish new terms.

A Free Entry for the Ohio State–Michigan Game

Source Media Properties, based in Mansfield, Ohio, is running the "Source Media 2026 Football Sweepstakes," offering a pair of tickets to the Nov. 28, 2026 Ohio State–Michigan game. Entry is open to legal Ohio residents 18 or older, which covers Toledo, according to Source Media Properties' official rules.

There's no cost to enter. The rules state plainly that a purchase or membership does not improve an entrant's odds of winning, and employees of Source Media Properties along with their households are excluded from eligibility. Entries close at 11:59 p.m.

Eastern on Nov. 15, 2026, and the rules permit one entry per person. The promotion also explicitly disclaims any sponsorship by Ohio State, Michigan, the Big Ten, the NCAA, or Fox, so entrants should treat it strictly as a Source Media Properties promotion rather than one run by the teams or league.

How to Tell a Giveaway Fundraiser From a No-Cost Sweepstakes

These two opportunities work differently, and that difference affects both your odds and your out-of-pocket risk. The home giveaway is a paid raffle: you buy a numbered ticket, and the prior year's cap of 10,000 tickets at $100 each means your odds depend on how many tickets ultimately sell against that cap. The football sweepstakes costs nothing to enter and limits each person to one entry, so there's no way to improve your odds by spending more.

If you're deciding where to put your attention, the home raffle is a charitable purchase that happens to carry a prize, while the football sweepstakes is a straightforward no-cost entry with a hard deadline. Either way, check the sponsor's own official page before entering. The home giveaway's final pricing and on-sale date were still pending as of the June 2026 groundbreaking story, so confirm current terms directly with the organizers rather than relying on last year's numbers.

Local Options That Didn't Pan Out

A direct review of several other likely Toledo sources turned up no currently active, Toledo-specific sweepstakes as of this search. That includes the primary websites of local radio stations WVKS and WIOT, Hollywood Casino Toledo, the Toledo Zoo, and the Toledo Mud Hens. That doesn't rule out something launching later in the year, but as of this writing, the 13abc home giveaway and the Source Media football sweepstakes are the two verifiable current options for Toledo-area entrants.

What to Confirm Before You Enter

A few details are worth checking directly with each sponsor before you commit money or personal information: Checking these details against each sponsor's official rules page, rather than a secondhand summary, is the most reliable way to confirm current terms before you enter.

• Home giveaway ticket price and on-sale date — the 2025 price was $100 per ticket with a 10,000-ticket cap, but 2027 terms weren't finalized as of the June 2026 groundbreaking announcement.
• Football sweepstakes deadline — entries close 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 15, 2026, for the Nov. 28, 2026 game.
• Eligibility — the football sweepstakes requires Ohio residency and age 18 or older; the home giveaway's eligibility terms should be confirmed on the organizers' own site.
• Entry limits — the football sweepstakes allows one entry per person, with no benefit to purchasing anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does buying a Greater Toledo Home Giveaway ticket improve my odds over the football sweepstakes?

They're different formats. The home giveaway is a capped-ticket raffle where your odds depend on total tickets sold, while the football sweepstakes is a free, one-entry-per-person drawing where paying nothing doesn't hurt your chances.

Who benefits from the Greater Toledo Home Giveaway?

Proceeds benefit ProMedica Russell J. Ebeid Children's Hospital in Toledo, according to 13abc's coverage of the raffle.

Can someone outside Ohio enter the Source Media football sweepstakes?

No. The official rules limit entry to legal Ohio residents age 18 or older.