Forever Fairway
Free entry &
official rules.
No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win The Drop, and a purchase will not increase your chances of winning.
Enter free by mail
No purchase, no membership and no payment of any kind. One mailed card goes into the same machine and carries exactly the same odds as a member’s ball — one entry, in all three draws that night.
- Write the card. Hand-print your full name, complete mailing address, email address and the date of the Drop you are entering on a 3×5 inch card.
- Mail it. Put the card in a #10 envelope with first-class postage and send it to Forever Fairway LLC, 57 Railroad St, PO Box 290, Gilberts, IL 60136.
- One per envelope. One entry per person per Drop. That single card puts you in all three draws that night — exactly like a member’s ball.
- Get it there in time. Entries must be received at least 24 hours before the Drop they are entered for — that is, by 7:00pm CT on the Thursday before. Anything arriving after that is entered into the next Drop instead.
Hand-written entries only. Mechanically reproduced, photocopied or illegible cards are void, as are incomplete ones. Postage is not reimbursed, and the Sponsor is not responsible for mail that is lost, delayed or misdirected.
Official rules
What a Drop is
A “Drop” is a live event held twice a month, on the first and third Friday at 7:00pm CT. Each Drop contains three separate drawings, one for each of three prizes — 72 drawings a year. Every drawing is independent: the hopper is refilled between them, so the same number may be drawn more than once at the same Drop and one entrant may win more than one prize on the same night. An “entry” means one numbered ball in the hopper, and every entry is in all three drawings at the Drop it belongs to.
Sponsor
Forever Fairway LLC, 57 Railroad St, PO Box 290, Gilberts, IL 60136. Forever Fairway LLC runs The Drop and is responsible for the drawings, the prizes and these rules.
Eligibility
Open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia, except residents of New York and Florida, who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. New York and Florida are excluded because those states require a sweepstakes sponsor to register and post a bond, and The Drop does not carry one. Void where prohibited. Employees of the Sponsor and their immediate families are not eligible.
How to enter
Two methods, with equal odds in every drawing. (1) Hold an active Forever Fairway membership: your numbered ball is automatically entered into every drawing at every Drop, with nothing to submit. (2) Mail a hand-printed 3×5 card exactly as described above; one free entry per person per Drop. Either way it is one ball in the hopper, entered into all three drawings at that Drop. There is no online free entry; mail is the free method.
Odds
Your chance of winning any one drawing depends on the total number of eligible entries received for that Drop, which includes both member balls and free mail-in entries. Each of the three drawings is independent and carries one prize, and every eligible entry is in all three.
Drawing and prizes
Drawn physically, on camera, live on the first and third Friday of each month at 7:00pm CT. Three prizes are awarded at each Drop, in three separate drawings; the hopper is refilled between drawings, so the same entrant may win more than one prize at the same Drop. Each prize and its approximate retail value are published in advance of the Drop it belongs to. All three winning numbers are published after each Drop.
Winner notification
Each winner is notified by email at the address on file within 48 hours of the Drop and must respond within 14 days to claim. An entrant who wins more than one prize is notified separately for each.
Winners list
All three winning numbers are published on this site after every Drop. A written winners list is available on request to the Sponsor address above.
The Shootout is a contest of skill and is separate from The Drop. The Drop is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram, TikTok or any social media platform.