What is the easiest way to find out who are the winners of the contests?

[tgp]

Maybe it's just me, but I always struggle to find out who wins the giveaways. It usually says in the contest threads that the winner will be announced, but I never see it anywhere. I always have to go looking for it, and even then I have a hard time finding out. Am I missing something?

Is the winner contacted before being announced as the winner? Or is the winner supposed to see the announcement and respond within a certain amount of time?

Right now there are 2 contests up: Win a Samsung Galaxy Note 5! and Win a Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+!. The Note 5 giveaway ended 2 days ago. Has the winner been announced? I know that there's a slim chance it is me, but I certainly do not want to miss it if it is!

I mostly follow the forums, but sometimes I go to the news columns, usually if they're mentioned on the forum. Could the contest forum thread and the news column for the giveaways be updated announcing the winner? Or can someone point me to where it is announced so I can easily find it?

 

[the tall guy]

Maybe it's just me, but I always struggle to find out who wins the giveaways. It usually says in the contest threads that the winner will be announced, but I never see it anywhere. I always have to go looking for it, and even then I have a hard time finding out. Am I missing something?

Is the winner contacted before being announced as the winner? Or is the winner supposed to see the announcement and respond within a certain amount of time?

Right now there are 2 contests up: Win a Samsung Galaxy Note 5! and Win a Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+!. The Note 5 giveaway ended 2 days ago. Has the winner been announced? I know that there's a slim chance it is me, but I certainly do not want to miss it if it is!

I mostly follow the forums, but sometimes I go to the news columns, usually if they're mentioned on the forum. Could the contest forum thread and the news column for the giveaways be updated announcing the winner? Or can someone point me to where it is announced so I can easily find it?

From previous experience the winners are contacted via email usually after the contest has finished. AC will post on their website who has won - I don't think they have announced who won the Note 5 yet. Don't worry, if you are a winner they will contact you via email. They won't expect you to contact them.

good luck

 

[nahoku]

Yah, I wouldn't worry about it. AC won't be contacting you. They'll be contacting ME!

 

[Laura Knotek]

I've moved this thread to the site news, feedback and help forum, since the staff members are more likely to see it here.

 

[Michelle Haag]

99% of the time we announce the winner(s) on the blog within a couple of days of the contest close. The other 1% of the time it's announced somewhere else (ie Twitter) but it always says in the contest post where the winner will be announced. And I email the winners after the announcement, within a few days of the announcement post going up.