Spotlight reader giveaway

A planned $250 reader giveaway

The planned prize is $250 in local gift cards. Businesses and fulfillment have not yet been confirmed.

Planned $250 giveaway · Entries are not open

How it works

  1. Entry dates coming soon

    The entry limit will be published after approval. No purchase is required.

  2. Drawing date to be announced

    Drawn at random from every valid entry. No purchase, no strings.

  3. Planned: $250 in local gift cards

    Participating businesses and prize fulfillment must be confirmed before entries open.

Prefer to read the whole thing first? Draft rules are below; entries are not open.

Preview form — submissions are not open yet. Please do not enter personal information.

Enter the giveaway

For entry and winner notifications. Newsletter emails are a separate, optional choice below.

Eligible ZIP codes will be published before entries open. Planning ZIPs are not giveaway eligibility.

No purchase necessary. Eligibility is awaiting approval.The entry limit will be published after approval.Newsletter signup is optional and does not affect your chance of winning. Full rules.

The fine print

Draft giveaway rules — preview only

$250 in Local Gift Cards — Launch preview West U Spotlight

This giveaway is not open. The rules below are a draft for the planned $250 prize; dates, participating businesses and fulfillment must be confirmed before entries open.

No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase does not improve your chance of winning.

Who can enter

The eligible residence area will be published after approval. The ZIPs used for mailing research do not establish giveaway eligibility.The entry limit will be published after approval. Employees of West U Spotlight and their immediate families are not eligible.

How to enter

Complete the entry form on this page by To be announced, 11:59pm Central. Entries that are incomplete, illegible, or submitted after the deadline will not be counted. Automated or bulk entries are void.

The prize

One prize: gift cards to local businesses with a total retail value of$250. How that total is divided, and which local businesses the gift cards are for, is at the sponsor's discretion. The prize is awarded as issued gift cards. It cannot be exchanged for cash or transferred. If a selected business cannot issue a gift card, we will substitute a gift card of equal value to another local business.

The drawing

One winner is selected at random from valid entries for this issue only on To be announced. The winner is notified by email at the address on their entry and must respond within 14 days to claim the prize. If we do not hear back within 14 days, we will draw again.

Your email address

We use your email for entry administration and winner notification. You may separately choose to receive West U Spotlight deals and neighborhood updates using the unchecked newsletter box. That choice has no effect on entry eligibility or the drawing. Each newsletter includes an unsubscribe link. We do not sell your email or give it to advertisers. See our privacy policy.

Odds, and everything else

Odds of winning depend on the number of valid entries received. Void where prohibited. This giveaway is sponsored by West U Spotlight, San Antonio, Texas, and is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by any of the businesses appearing on the card, or by Meta, Google, or the United States Postal Service. By entering you agree to these rules.

Questions about the giveaway: contact us or 210-570-7708.