1965 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray LSA Pro-Touring

The mail piece

What to mail

Printed entry form

Each mail-in is worth

18 entries

Card writing

Not stated in rules

Envelope writing

Handwritten only

Written by you personally

Required

Cut printer paper

Not stated in rules

One entry per envelope

Yes, one each

Return address

Not stated in rules

Metered postage

Not stated in rules

Steps

1. 1On the sweepstakes page (the TapKat site named in the rules), click "Click here to enter without a donation".
2. 2Fill in first name, last name, email, phone number and address, and click "Submit Request".
3. 3You are redirected to an Alternative Method of Entry page with a QR code. Print this mailer.
4. 4Follow the mailer's own instructions (not published in the rules) and mail it, postage paid by you, hand addressed by you, to the Boulder, CO address. Mail each request on its own.

What it costs, and what it's worth

Pro members see where this mail-in ranks against every other one by value per card.

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Any one of these can void an entry or a win.

• Mailers must be hand addressed by the entrant and mailed one per request; bulk shipments are not processed.

  Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· How to Enter, method 3

  “Any bulk shipments of entry request mailers will not be processed or entered into the Sweepstakes.”

• Multiple emails, phone numbers or identities to get extra entries voids all entries and disqualifies the entrant.

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  “Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain more than the stated number of Entries or Entries by using multiple/different email addresses, phone numbers, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that Entrant’s Entries and that Entrant will be disqualified.”

• Entry services, automated entries, photocopied entries and bulk mail are prohibited.

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  “The use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, photocopied entries, or multiple entries sent in bulk mail, or like methods, including without limitation the use of any promotion/sweepstakes subscription, notification entry or like sites or services that offers sweepstakes entry services “on behalf of” Entrant, is strictly prohibited.”

• Washington State residents are excluded.

  Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· Eligibility

  “Not available to residents of the State of Washington.”

• The sponsor can ask the winner to agree to a background check and may refuse the prize at its sole discretion after reading it.

  Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· Background Check

  “BACKGROUND CHECK: As an additional condition for verification as a prize winner and award of a prize, potential prize winner may be asked to agree in writing to Sponsor having a background check conducted on him/her as well as to provide any and all necessary consents and any and all information or materials that may be required in conjunction with the conduct of such background check.”

• Winner must sign an affidavit and give tax and title information including a Social Security Number, and show proof of insurance and a driver's license for a vehicle.

  Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· Selection of Winner

  “In order to collect his or her Prize(s), a Prize winner must sign and deliver to the Sponsor: (a) a sworn affidavit of eligibility in accordance with these Rules and Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, that he or she is at least 18 years old; (b) such written information as is required by any applicable tax and/or property or vehicle title or registration laws, including, without limitation, his or her Social Security Number;”

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Things in the rules that work in your favor.

• The rules set no cap on how many mailers one person may send; each needs its own online request and its own envelope.

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  “Mailers must be hand addressed by the Entrant and each request must be mailed individually.”

• Open to anyone 18+ (or age of majority) worldwide except Washington State residents and OFAC-sanctioned countries or SDN-list persons.

  Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· Eligibility

  “The Sweepstakes is open to anyone 18 years or older or the age of majority in Entrant’s local jurisdiction, if older. Not available to residents of the State of Washington. Persons who reside in an OFAC-sanctioned country or who appear on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals List (SDN List) are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes.”

• Donation tiers pay more entries per dollar at the top: $25 = 18 entries, $2,000 = 4,000. A mailer equals the $25 tier.

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  “(1) $25 for 18 entries; (2) $50 for 40 entries; (3) $100 for 90 entries; (4) $200 for 200 entries; (5) $350 for 400 entries; (6) $500 for 650 entries; (7) $1,000 for 1750 entries; and (8) $2,000 for 4000 entries.”

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• Free route exists: request a QR-coded mailer on the sweepstakes site, print it and mail it. One mailer is worth 18 entries, the same as a $25 donation.

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  “Each eligible mailer will receive eighteen (18) Entries.”

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• Received-by is not a fixed date: the mailer must arrive within 5 business days after the entry period ends (and be postmarked within it).

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  “To be eligible, mailers must be postmarked during the Sweepstakes Entry Period and must be received by Sponsor within five (5) business days thereafter.”

• The rules allow promotional offers with extra entries but do not say mailers get them. The TapKat page showed +0 Promo on every tier on Oct 1, 2026; the museum's home page links to the entry page with a promo code in the address.

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  “From time to time, Sponsor may make promotional offers where Entrants can obtain additional Entries.”

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• Winner must collect the prize or arrange delivery at their own cost; taxes, title, registration and other expenses are the winner's.

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  “Prize winners must pick up their Prize(s) or arrange for delivery of their Prize(s), except the Sponsor will deliver cash Prizes to Prize winners by U.S. mail, wire transfer, or other mutually acceptable means.”

• All taxes on the prize fall on the winner.

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  “All federal, state, provincial, municipal, and local taxes are solely the responsibility of Prize winner.”

• A winners list is only available by mail with a self-addressed stamped #10 envelope.

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  “Entrants may request the name of the winner or winners by sending a request entitled “Name of Winners” and a self-addressed stamped #10 envelope to: Gilmore Car Museum, Attn: Sweepstakes Entries, 6865 W HICKORY RD, HICKORY CORNERS, MI 49060-9788.”

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• THE PRIZE IS CONDITIONAL: the Corvette (about $200,000) or $100,000 cash is only awarded if donations reach $300,000. If they do not, the winner gets 25% of total donation proceeds instead. The TapKat page showed $77,500 donated on Oct 1, 2026; the museum's own page does not mention the condition.

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  “In the event less than $300,000 in donation proceeds are received during the Sweepstakes Entry Period, the Sponsor will award 25% of the total donation proceeds to the qualified selected winner.”

• The museum's sweepstakes page advertises the Corvette or $100,000 with no mention of the $300,000 donation minimum in the rules.

  Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· gilmorecarmuseum.org/corvettesweepstakes

  “You could win this 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Supercharged LSA, 5 Speed Manual, Pro-Touring or $100,000!”

• Entries close Sunday Dec 20, 2026, and the drawing is Dec 26. Five business days after Dec 20 runs to about Dec 28 (Christmas Day falls inside it), so a mailer postmarked on the last day can legally arrive after the drawing. Mail well before Dec 20.

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  “On or about 12:00pm EST on December 26, 2026 at Gilmore Car Museum, Sponsor will select one (1) entry at random drawing among all valid entries received during the Sweepstakes Entry Period as the potential Prize winner.”

• You cannot just hand-write a card: the free route needs an online request first, then a printed QR mailer whose own instructions are not in the rules. The mailer could not be read without submitting the form.

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  “after you submit your request, you will be redirected to an Alternative Method of Entry page with a QR code. Print this mailer, follow the mailer instructions and mail postage paid to: Sweepstakes Entry, 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 370-505, Boulder, CO 80301”

• The rules offer a cash option, then say prizes cannot be redeemed for cash by the winner.

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  “Prize is nontransferable and may not be substituted or redeemed for cash by Prize winner.”

• Winner response time is stated two ways: 30 days to respond, but 48 hours for the initial verification before disqualification can follow.

  Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· Selection of Winner

  “Failure by potential Prize winner to respond to the initial verification, or failure by Canadian Entrant(s) to correctly answer the skill question, within 48 hours of notification may result in disqualification”

• The free-entry mailbox, 6525 Gunpark Drive Suite 370-505, Boulder CO, is the same box printed in the Petersen Automotive Museum's and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame's TapKat rules (TapKat's shared mailbox), not a museum office.

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  “mail postage paid to: Sweepstakes Entry, 6525 Gunpark Drive, Suite 370-505, Boulder, CO 80301”

• The rules do not state the odds or any cap on total entries; odds depend on entries received.

  Show the rules' wordingHide the wording· Winning Odds

  “The odds of winning the Prize(s) depend on the total number of eligible Entries received.”

Entry packages