Hot Wheels giveaways
Hot Wheels is Mattel, Inc.'s toy-vehicle brand, which periodically runs no-purchase-necessary online sweepstakes co-branded with real automakers -- here Ram/FCA US LLC -- giving away a full-size truck, administered by Ventura Associates International LLC.
AllCarGiveaways is independent of Hot Wheels: we don't run its giveaways or take entries, and its official rules govern.
- Giveaways on record
- 4
- Live now
- 1
- Published winners
- 1
- Winners with video
- 0
- Official rules found
- 2 of 4
- Combined following
- 6.2M
Is Hot Wheels legit?
What the public record shows, with sources further down this page. You decide.
- 4 giveaways on record going back to Jul 7, 2025, with official rules found for 2.
- 1 winners published by Hot Wheels. The most recent: Jacob LaFountaine of Montana, 2013 Camaro 2SS Convertible (grand prize).
- The official rules name Mattel, Inc. as the sponsor, and a state business registration exists for it.
- Drawings are run by an outside administrator, Ventura Associates International LLC.
- Its advertiser identity is verified by Google's ad transparency program.
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Hot Wheels winners 1
Names exactly as Hot Wheels published them, newest first. Where the sponsor didn't date a winner or say which giveaway they won, we say so rather than guess.
- Date not publishedJacob LaFountaine · Montanawon 2013 Camaro 2SS Convertible (grand prize)Press report (LSX Magazine, published 2013-02-27), not a Mattel announcement. The article says the car was delivered in Helena, Montana; it does not state his home town, so only the state is recorded.Source
Companies and addresses
The companies named in Hot Wheels's official rules, what public records say about them, and the addresses the rules use. Checked Oct 1, 2026; a company with no registry record listed was not found or could not be checked, not shown to be fake.
Ventura Associates International LLCAdministrator
Registered in Delaware (foreign LLC authorized in New York): Active in NY (foreign LLC; NY DOS open data), formed Apr 13, 2010. Record
- 494 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1700, New York, NY 10001Office suite
Mattel, Inc.Sponsor of record
Registered in Delaware (state of incorporation per SEC filer record): SEC registrant (not a Delaware registry status). Record
- 333 Continental Blvd., El Segundo, CA 90245Street address
Advertising
What Google's Ads Transparency Center and Meta's Ad Library showed on Oct 1, 2026. Ad platforms verify an advertiser's identity before it can run ads; a giveaway that runs no ads is not a warning sign by itself.
- Google: advertiser Mattel, Inc., identity verified by Google, based in United States (~20K ads). Google's record
- Meta (Facebook and Instagram): the Hot Wheels Page had ~810 active ads. Ad Library
Every Hot Wheels giveaway on record 4
- Hot Wheels 2026 Ram Trucks Sweepstakeslive$70,000Sep 14 to Dec 14 2026
- HOT WHEELS 2026 Jeep Wrangler Sweepstakes$65,000Jul 7 to Oct 5 2026
- HOT WHEELS 2025 Jeep Wrangler Sweepstakes (Kroger)no official rules foundvalue not statedJul 7 to Oct 5 2025
- Hot Wheels For Real Sweepstakesno official rules foundvalue not stated? to ?
Hot Wheels: questions people ask
Is Hot Wheels legit?
Here is what the public record shows: 4 giveaways on record going back to Jul 7, 2025, with official rules found for 2. 1 winners published by Hot Wheels. The most recent: Jacob LaFountaine of Montana, 2013 Camaro 2SS Convertible (grand prize). The official rules name Mattel, Inc. as the sponsor, and a state business registration exists for it. Drawings are run by an outside administrator, Ventura Associates International LLC. Its advertiser identity is verified by Google's ad transparency program. We report facts with sources rather than a rating, so you can decide.
Has anyone actually won a Hot Wheels giveaway?
Yes. Hot Wheels has published 1 winners, each listed on this page with a link to the announcement.
What is Hot Wheels giving away right now?
1 live giveaway: 2026 Ram 1500 ($70,000), closing Dec 14, 2026.
Who runs Hot Wheels?
The official rules name Mattel, Inc. as the sponsor, based in El Segundo, CA, USA. Drawings are administered by Ventura Associates International LLC.