BigYellowBag’s Countdown to Spring Sweepstakes 2024

Back by popular demand, the BigYellowBag Countdown to Spring Sweepstakes are kicking off Wednesday March 13th, 2024! As Winter melts away across North America, we’re celebrating the arrival of Spring with this MASSIVE giveaway!

Get a chance to WIN 1 of 10 BigYellowBags EVERY DAY & each daily entry will also count towards the Grand Prize Draw… FREE BigYellowBags of Black Garden Soil for a DECADE! That’s right. 10 whole years of free BigYellowBag Black Garden Soil to supercharge your garden.

How to Enter Our Spring Sweepstakes

If you’re a BigYellowBag Enewsletter Subscriber, check your email daily from March 13th-17th, 2024 and click on the entry link to enter each daily draw!

Become an Email Subscriber (AND Get an extra chance to WIN…)

If you’re not already a member of our email list, head to this link and complete the WinCode. Where it says ‘Win Code’, please use this code: COUNTDOWN24 & click on the ‘Did I Win’ button. From there, you MUST click the SIGN UP button. That’s it, you’re added to our list!

Enter the Countdown to Spring Sweepstakes Daily!

In order to enter the sweepstakes, you must live in an eligible BigYellowBag delivery zone. Head to this link and enter your postal/zip code. If you’re in an eligible delivery zone, a comprehensive product list will populate and you’re allowed to enter the sweepstakes.

Make sure you’re following BigYellowBag on Facebook and Instagram to check out daily prizes and winners! They will also be listed at the bottom of this blog post. Daily prize winners will be posted on the following day for Day 1 and Day 2, while Day 3, Day 4, and Day 5 winners will be drawn on Monday March 18th, 2024, and that day will also be a bonus entry day for the Grand Prize, which we’ll be drawing for on Tuesday March 19th, 2024!

Each time you enter, you’re eligible to win one of the Daily Prizes, 1 of 10 BigYellowBags… EVERY DAY. That’s a total of 50 FREE BigYellowBags that are up for grabs! Not to mention each daily entry will count as one entry towards the grand prize. Come back to the contest page daily through the email links and enter each daily draw for your best chance to win a BigYellowBag, OR the Grand Prize, FREE BigYellowBags for a DECADE!

Full Terms and Conditions here.


Until The First Day of Spring!


Winner Announcements and Schedule

Day 1 Winners – March 13th, 2024

  • Susan Golden – Warwick, NY
  • Elizabeth Tirre – Las Cruces, NM
  • John Duff – Nepean, ON
  • Lorie Liptak – Gansevoort, NY
  • Karen Wiltse – Calgary, AB
  • Terry Pescosolido – Columbus, OH
  • Mark Hyttinen – Acton, ON
  • Joanne Campbell – Maple Ridge, BC
  • Dave Fulton – Aurora, ON
  • Marie MacGregor – Kingston, ON

Day 2 Winners – March 14th, 2024

  • Lori Doggett – Georgetown, ON
  • Dale Schrieber – Newport Beach, CA
  • Jen Nigbur – Salt Lake City, UT
  • Eileen Gukert – Calgary, AB
  • Amanda Peters – Lethbridge, AB
  • Tyler Badaz – San Tan Valley, AZ
  • Betsy Poehler – Buffalo, NY
  • Kara Honey – Kelowna, BC
  • Cheryl Rivera – Worden, MT
  • Yan Huang – Toronto, ON

Day 3 Winners – March 15th, 2023

  • Eleanor Anderson – Ottawa, ON
  • Tricia Reid – Edmonton, AB
  • Louise Annarino – Hilliard, OH
  • Borys Mychajliw – New Hope, PA
  • Chris Bonany – Hamilton, ON
  • Roxanne McDonald – Port Coquitlam, BC
  • Mark Reuter – Jersey City, NJ
  • Kenneth LaCasse – Shuylerville, NY
  • Sharon Wojtuik – Newcastle, ON
  • Theresa Fidler – Grande Prairie, AB

Day 4 Winners – March 16th, 2023

  • Margaret Taylor – Brampton, ON
  • Nicole Wobbe-Espinoza – Salt Lake City, UT
  • Julia Dubinsky – Lethbridge, AB
  • Valerie Chacon – Albuquerque, NM
  • Michael Hynes – Buffalo, NY
  • Jason Tillery – West Milford, NJ
  • Lindsay Williston – Kamloops, BC
  • Karen Aitken – Kingston, ON
  • Alex Banks – Grander Prairie, AB
  • Theresa Christensen – Sandy, UT

Day 5 Winners – March 17th, 2023 (You’re extra LUCKY on St. Patrick’s Day!)

  • Wayne Gibbons – Oakville, ON
  • Angela Morrison – Sherwood Park, AB
  • Sharon McKie – Calgary, AB
  • Yolanda Milliorn – El Paso, TX
  • Paul Tapia – Los Lunas, NM
  • Karna Holmes – Nuddalo, NY
  • Mandy Pankew – West Kelowna, BC
  • Cheryl Nolin – Queensbury, NY
  • Wayne Langille – Bowmanville, ON
  • Michael Kerekes – Newmarket, ON

March 18th, 2023 –> BONUS Grand Prize Entry Day!


March 19th, 2023 – First Day of Spring AND Grand Prize Winner Announcement!

The 2024 Countdown to Spring Grand Prize Winner is: Anna Given of London, ON

Congratulations Anna! Thanks to everyone who participated, and HAPPY SPRING! 🙂

Cameron Shimoda

Garden and Soil Enthusiast

76 responses

  1. Doug Chen - says:

    Make me a winner and I’ll reciprocate and help you as well

  2. Thanks for your comment Doug, but unfortunately that’s not how the contest works! LOL Winners will be selected at random, and your chance of winning depends on the number of entries.

    All the best and good luck,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  3. Jose Joseph says:

    It’s good treat for backyard farmers

  4. Thanks for your comment Jose! Can’t wait to see what you grow on your backyard farm! 🙂

    ALl the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  5. CAROL LENNOX says:

    Good morning
    When does the contest start.
    Will I receive a link to enter

  6. Hey Carol!

    Be sure to read through the Blog above for all the contest details! The contest starts Wednesday May 13th, and as long as you’re signed up for our email list, you’ll receive an entry email each day of the contest! Hope this helps and thanks for your comment.

    ALl the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  7. Annette Hauck says:

    Thanks for the update.

  8. Every time I click to enter I get a not secure code. I can’t enter the contest?

  9. Hey Annette!

    Happy to keep you in the loop! Good luck with the contest 🙂

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  10. Hey Charles!

    Thanks so much for your comment. Did you get a chance to read through the blog above with all the contest details? The contest doesn’t kick off until Wednesday March 13th! My sincere apologies for the confusion. As long as you’re a member of our email list, you’ll receive daily entry emails during the contest. Simply click the entry links in each email to enter the contest every day, and each daily entry gets you a chance to win our grand prize, Free BigYellowBags for a decade!

    Hope this clears things up and good luck,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  11. NAF says:

    What if you gave everyone a discount instead of having all your existing customers pay for a few random people to get this very valuable prize – which they might not even need? How much of what I am paying for my Yellow Bag is going to someone else instead of just paying for the product? I am happy to pay for the product but I don’t agree to subsidizing a lottery.

  12. Hey there NAF!

    Thanks so much for your comment. While I appreciate your concerns regarding the contest, I assure you that the costs of these sweepstakes are not passed down to our customers. We hope that the customers entering the contest do need the soil, and if the past winners are any indication, the prizes are always well received! Our Countdown to Spring Sweepstakes has become an exciting event for many of our customers, and it truly gets us all looking forward to Spring time when our gardens are thriving. Our local suppliers happily provide free BigYellowBags to contest winners, and don’t consider that cost a burden, but instead see it as a boon to our communities! Getting to give away BigYellowBags to lucky, eager customers brings us joy, and so we don’t mind giving away some free BigYellowBags to kick off the season on a high note.

    Hopefully this provides some added context NAF. We would never hold fun contests like this if the costs were then incurred to our customers. We continue to provide early season discounts as we always have, and even provide extra discounts to returning customers.

    Let me know if you have any further concerns NAF, and thanks again for taking the time to reach out!

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  13. Karen Goodwin says:

    I have bought your bags od black garden soil for over 20 years. It’s the best soil on the market in my books. Have one on order for March 31st delivery!!!!!!

  14. Hey Karen!

    Thank you so much for your continued business, and for your kind words! So happy to hear that you’ve been impressed with your BigYellowBags for the past couple decades. Be sure to reach out with any future concerns or inquiries. 🙂

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  15. Barbara says:

    Best Soil ever!

  16. Thanks so much for your kind words Barbara! Happy to hear you’ve been impressed with your Black Garden Soil. Good luck with the contest this year! 😀

    Thanks,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  17. Larry Russell says:

    Have ordered bags for the past few years and was never disappointed, always great black earth and perfect delivery.

  18. Mary says:

    Thanks for sharing your contest

  19. Manon Contarin says:

    Merci

  20. Thank you so much for your kind words Larry! So happy to hear that you’ve been impressed with your BigYellowBag deliveries. We truly appreciate your continued business.

    Good luck with the contest and all the best,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  21. Happy to Mary! We hope this contest gets everyone excited for the arrival of Spring! 😀

    All the best and good luck with the contest,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  22. De rien Manon! 🙂

    Bon jardinage!

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  23. Thanks so much Terry! Good luck with the contest! 🙂

    All the best,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  24. Ranjitkumar says:

    Last four years I am getting the bag of garden black earth.It is one of the the best earth ever got.I am going to order one more bag this year.

  25. Thanks so much for your comment Ranjitkumar! We truly appreciate your continued business.

    Good luck with the contest and all the best,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  26. Website won’t allow me to ‘continue’ (green button) once I have entered all the fields

  27. Hey Victor!

    My sincere apologies for the issues with entry. Please ensure you’ve clicked the box that says “I consent to receiving promotional materials from BigYellowBag”. If you still can’t click continue after that, please try using a different device or browser! 🙂

    Hopefully this helps, and if you continue to experience issues, please send us an email with screenshots to mail@bigyellowbag.com

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  28. Lori Russell says:

    I like playing in my garden with the soil from the big yellow bag. We use it every year.
    It’s very dark soil.

  29. Lori Russell says:

    I like playing in my garden with the soil from the big yellow bag. We use it every year.

  30. Wendy Svederus says:

    I love the soil our local distributor in Grande Prairie area we have gotten a lot of bags for our garden they are friendly and family run with great service we do plan on getting more this spring.

  31. Tammy Abela says:

    Can not for Spring!!! My baby Kale 🥬 are to grow!!!

  32. Dave says:

    When I click on the link to enter I’m told ”this promotion is not available in your area”. Although I reside in Calgary, it is likely because I am traveling and your system doesn’t like my ip.
    It is excluding my entry.

  33. Adelle Kamas says:

    Hello
    I am an annual customer and have tried to enter the contest. I have not been able to do so. I keep getting this message: “Sorry, you’re creating too many entries; try again later.”
    When I try later, I get the same message.
    Can you fix this for me?
    Thank you.
    Adelle Karmas

  34. So happy to hear you’ve been happy with your BigYellowBags Lori! Looking forward to seeing what you grow this year. 🙂

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  35. Thanks so much for your kind words about our Grande Prairie supplier, Windmill Turf Farm! They will be happy to hear your message. Good luck with the contest!

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  36. We’re excited too Tammy! Garden fresh kale is hard to beat. Good luck with the contest!

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  37. Hey Dave,

    My sincere apologies for the difficulties entering this year’s contest. We have restricted the contest to entries within North America to help prevent fraudulent entries. Hopefully you’ll be back in time. to enter for some of the contest, but feel free to send us your name and postal code in an email to mail@bigyellowbag.com with the subject “Countdown Entry” and I’ll be sure to put your name in the pool for one of our daily draws!

    Hope this helps Dave and enjoy your time away,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  38. Hey Adelle,

    Thanks so much for your continued business, and my sincere apologies for the difficulties entering the contest. If possible, can you try to enter from a different device or browser? If you’re using a VPN service, that can cause issues with entry too. Hopefully one of these tips helps Adelle, and if you’re still struggling to enter, send and email to mail@bigyellowbag.com and we’ll do our best to help out!

    All the best,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  39. Angela Zaklikowski says:

    Make me an entrant, please.

  40. Hey Angela!

    Be sure to click the link in each daily entry email to enter each daily draw 🙂 Instructions are above for entering the contest.

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  41. Bob pleau says:

    I enter my information & can only get as far as postal code. I entered successfully yesterday. Showing 2 entries. Today 0 entries

  42. Bob Pleau says:

    System says posted comment when I have not

  43. Hey Bob!

    If you entered yesterday, you should be able to “Login” to your new gleam account (the platform we’re using to administer the contest) and claim your additional contest entries. If you continue to experience difficulties entering, please try entering in a different browser or on a new device. Hopefully this solves the issue Bob and if you continue to experience problems entering today, send an email with your postal/zip code to mail@bigyellowbag.com and we’ll be sure to sign you up for today’s contest!

    All the best and good luck,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  44. Hey Bob!

    Sorry for all the confusion. You did post a comment and we responded! Perhaps you’re having some browser or device issues that are preventing you from entering? Like I said, try a different browser or device and hopefully that solves your issues!

    All the best and good luck,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  45. Claudia says:

    We’ve been customers for over 40 years! You never disappoint. A few name/division changes along the way, but your original location in Cambridge has served us well all these years.

  46. always could use some good soil

  47. Hey Claudia!

    Thank you so much for continued business over all these years! You’re probably one of the longest standing Greenhorizons/BigYellowBag customers ever! We’re so proud to have been able to serve the Cambridge community for so long. Hope to see you around the farm soon, and be sure to let us know if you have any concerns or inquiries!

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  48. Happy to hear that Patrick! Hopefully you can win some FREE through the contest 🙂 Thanks for your comment!

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  49. jane jakins says:

    looking forward to spring and planting

  50. DENNIS SHANLEY says:

    CERTAINLY NEED THE SOIL TO EVEN OY THE FRONT LAWN

  51. So happy to hear that Jane! We’re very much looking forward to Spring as well! 🙂

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  52. Good luck with the contest Dennis! Hopefully we can help out with that front yard project 🙂

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  53. Martina Maciel says:

    This is very generous of you guys! ❤️ I hope I win! 🤞🏽I’m such a plant and garden girl! 🪴🌼

  54. Happy to hear you’re so excited for Spring planting Martina! Good luck with the contest and thanks for the comment!

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  55. Mary Newland says:

    I need this!

  56. Happy to hear that Mary! Good luck with the contest and happy gardening 🙂

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  57. Joanne says:

    We have ordered in the past.
    This is perfect timing! I hope we win!

  58. DENNIS SHANLEY says:

    WOULD LOVE TO WIN AS MY FRONT LAWN NEEDS MUCH CARE AND ATTENTION. NEIGHBOURS WOULD BE HAPPY AS WELL.

  59. Bryan says:

    ordered 2 bags just waiting to receive them , I have been ordering these bags for year , I apply the soil to our lawn and over seed , every year I get nothing but compliments on the way the lawn looks

  60. Howard Wilton says:

    I try to enter everyday, when i click to enter it says i have enter too many times.I have not been entered once. I think a call to the state gaming commision is needed here.

  61. Cheryl Mound says:

    I am a buying customer for 2 years now.
    I am subscribed to the Newsletter, I do receive the contest form I have tried since the contest started last week to enter…I used Web399 once and tried with the code it sends to me and it still shows I have ZERO entries, can you fix this for me, I’m not too happy being left out.

  62. dilraj says:

    i would love to win.. but i guess not as lucky as others who win.. all he time. good luck to everyone

  63. David Mietlicki says:

    Best garden soil ever.

  64. Roland Karl says:

    I’ve been getting your daily e-mails about this contest BUT they are of very little use as because the page the embedded link takes me to never loads the contest form, ie I’m unable to enter.

  65. RogerKetch says:

    How do you find the entrylink

  66. Right on Dennis!

    Hope we can help you out this season!

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  67. Thank you so much for letting us know about your lawn success Bryan! We love hearing stories like that.

    All the best and happy gardening this year,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  68. Hey Howard!

    Thanks so much for taking the time to provide us with some feedback. We love hosting contests like this to get our customers excited for Spring planting! I hope your Spring is off to a fantastic start. 🙂

    As for your difficulties entering the contest, my sincere apologies for those! Send us an email at mail@bigyellowbag.com with your name and zip code. We’ll be sure to put your name in for the grand prize draw!

    The problems entering can be caused by your internet browser, the device you’re using, or if you’re using a VPN to connect to the internet.

    We truly appreciate your time and efforts here, and my apologies once again for the disappointment trying to enter. I know that must have been frustrating.

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  69. Hey Cheryl!

    Thanks so much for your continued business! Happy to hear you’re signed up for our emails. Since you have that step completed, you don’t need to look out for wincodes anymore! The contest form can have issues with certain web browsers, devices, and if you’re using a VPN. Regardless, we truly appreciate you taking the time to try and enter! Send us your name and postal/zip code to mail@bigyellowbag.com I’ll be sure to put your name in for the grand prize draw!

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  70. Thanks so much for your comment Dilraj!

    Who knows! Tomorrow could be your lucky day 🙂

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  71. Thanks so much for your kind words David! Hopefully we can help you out with some more this season!

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  72. My sincere apologies for the difficulties entering Rolan! I’m not sure what’s going wrong with your form. Sometimes a different browser or device can help! Regardless, I’m sorry you missed out on the daily draws. Send an email to mail@bigyellowbag.com with your name and postal/zip code. We’ll be sure to get you entered to the Grand Prize draw! 🙂

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  73. Hey Roger,

    The entry links were sent out in our daily emails! Are you signed up for our email list? You can get signed up at https://www.bigyellowbag.com/contacts/new/ and completing the WinCode process! You’ll get an extra chance to win, and get signed up for our emails! Today’s last entry link has already been sent out, but if you email mail@bigyellowbag.com with your name and postal/zip code we’ll be sure to get you entered to win the Grand Prize.

    All the best and happy gardening,

    Cam
    -BigYellowBag

  74. DENNIS SHANLEY says:

    NEED SOIL TO EVEN OUT MY FRONT YARD

  75. Good luck Dennis! 🙂

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