Halloween · 31 October
Halloween giveaway: pick a winner from comments
SOM draws a winner from the comments and makes the Halloween certificate: ready photos and videos for Stories.
3 giveaways a day free · up to 100 comments
This is the Halloween certificate. Post it in Stories after the draw.
Try interactive sample drawWhy this date
A contest on the day the feed is already in costume
The feed is dressed up
A prize in the comments holds attention when other posts are pumpkins and masks.
The entry is a comment
One comment. SOM loads the post and draws. No spreadsheet.
Ready Stories
After the draw you get a photo and a video in the Halloween certificate.
How to run it
Three steps from the Halloween post to the winner
The next Halloween is Sunday, 31 October 2027. Publish a few days before and close entries on 31 October or 1 November. From 1 October through 3 November Stories use the Halloween certificate.
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Publish the prize and the rule
Prize, one comment, deadline, and time zone in the post.
- 2
Paste the link into SOM
SOM loads the comments. Set winners and filter duplicates if needed.
- 3
Post the result in Stories
Share the ready photo and video. That file is the Halloween certificate.
The same draw works on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads.
Post captions
Two captions you can adapt
Swap the prize, country, age, time zone, and rules link. Dates are the 2027 example.
Halloween giveaway. One prize. One comment. Prize: [your prize] Who can enter: [country], [age] Starts: 28 October 2027, 12:00 [time zone] Last comment: 31 October 2027, 23:59 [time zone] Draw: 1 November 2027, 12:00 [time zone] One comment = one entry. SOM picks the winner from the comments. See it on the SOM page and in Stories. Rules: [your rules link]
Halloween Prize: [your prize] [country] · [age] Starts 28 Oct, 12:00 Stops 31 Oct, 23:59 Draw 1 Nov, 12:00 [time zone] One comment = one entry Rules: [your rules link]
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Halloween giveaway questions
When should I publish a Halloween giveaway?
A few days before 31 October 2027. Close entries on 31 October or 1 November. From 1 October through 3 November the Halloween certificate is available.
What counts as an entry?
A comment on the public post. SOM does not check purchases. It draws from comments it can load.
Which networks can I use?
Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and Threads. One link is one draw.
Is the giveaway free?
Up to 100 comments, three times a day, free. Larger posts use a pack.
Other dates
Draws with a Stories certificate
Run the draw from the post link
Paste the Halloween post, draw from the comments, and publish the ready Stories photo and video.