David W. of Miles City, Montana, must be feeling mighty happy since he opened his email to find out he won our $7,500 Cash Prize on October 25, 2024! That’s definitely an amazing surprise and we hope you are completely thrilled to win such a large sum of money! We are definitely delighted to award this cash prize to you and always happy when have that privilege. After all, that’s what Winstakes is all about!
When you see a check made out to your name, that’s when it hits you that you really did win that large amount of cash just by entering your email address in our free sweepstakes! From there, it’s up to you how to spend it or you can save it for a rainy day, start an education or retirement fund, or perhaps plan a long overdue vacation.
You might pack a bag, head to the airport, and hop on a flight to the west coast. This could be epic if you’ve never seen the ocean. You might decide to start with a trip to San Francisco, where you can enjoy all the city by the bay has to offer, and visit the beach on the west side of town. Ocean Beach definitely has spectacular views and is the perfect place to watch the sun set in the west right into that big blue ocean!
You could get a hotel room in the Marina district so you can visit some of the iconic tourist destinations like the Fishermans Wharf, which has an array of cool things to see, great food, and lots of craft vendors, artists and street performers. That in itself is an experience not to be missed. You can also visit the legendary Ghirardelli Square, where this historic chocolate maker still offers up the best chocolate experience you can find anywhere. It’s also a great souvenir to bring home to your loved ones, who will no doubt love you even more when they taste the real thing! There’s something rather magical when you taste that chocolate from the original chocolatier location. In fact there’s nothing else like it anywhere!
No trip to the Wharf would be complete without a taste of the local seafood cuisine, which you can sit down and eat, or get takeaway cups to enjoy while you walk around, or sit on a bench in the Maritime park to watch the boats go by in Aquatic Cove. You might even decide to take a tour of the museum, which houses the local history with interactive displays and storytelling of sea travelers.
From there, you might want to walk down a couple of blocks to catch the cable car going up Hyde Street, because that’s another iconic San Francisco experience you won’t want to miss. Once you get to the top of the hill, the view is other worldly! You might even decide to take your rental car for a drive down Lombard Street where you will encounter the Crookedest Road, which is another iconic landmark you may have seen in movies and television shows.
You could also head over the Golden Gate Bridge to visit Muir Woods, which is another incredible experience to walk among the ancient cathedral of redwoods named after conservationist John Muir. There’s nothing like seeing those majestic giants up close along with the multitude of plant and animal life that calls this forest their home.
On the way back, you might stop in Sausalito to check out this quaint seaside town and have a bite to eat at one of the waterside restaurants like The Spinnaker, where you can look across the San Francisco Bay at a view of the Marina District and other iconic landmarks like Coit Tower and the Golden Gate Bridge. They definitely have a great assortment of eateries and walking around town is another fun experience.
Of course, this is just one idea among many ways you may decide to have a fun adventure with your prize money. We hope whatever you decide to do with it, you have the time of your life and always look back with fond memories on the day you won the $7,500 Cash Prize from Winstakes!