Among the commonly known sweepstakes in the United States are the American Family Publishers Sweepstakes, Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes and Reader's Digest Sweepstakes. Each of these strongly persuade entrants to purchase magazine subscriptions by placing stickers on contest entry cards, while promising multi-million dollar winners who will be announced on TV.
Sweepstakes are also used by fast food restaurants to boost their business. One of the most popular sweepstakes has been the McDonald's Monopoly promotion. Soda companies also run sweepstakes, including the Pepsi Billion Dollar Sweepstakes game.