Win a Year of Distinctly Montana and a $50 Gift Card

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Win a Year of Distinctly Montana and a $50 Gift Card

One reader wins every month. It's free to enter.

Free monthly giveaway
Here's what one reader wins every month

Every month we draw one reader. They get four print issues mailed to their door, plus $50 to spend on Montana-made gifts at Distinctly Montana Marketplace. It's free to enter.

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Three ways to enter

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Take a quiz or poll

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Mail us a postcard

Prefer the mail? Send a postcard with your name, email and mailing address, as the official rules explain.

How the drawing works

  1. Enter any way you like. One entry per person per month, however many ways you enter.
  2. We draw on or about the 15th with a recorded, random draw.
  3. We email the winner with their gift card and ask where to mail the magazine.
  4. We announce the winner here, in the newsletter and on Facebook.

Winner's circle

Our winners from the past 12 months.

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Our first winner will be drawn on November 15, 2026.

No purchase necessary. Open to legal U.S. residents 18 and older. Official rules.