New Year · 1 January
New Year giveaway: pick a winner from comments
SOM draws a winner from the comments and makes the New Year certificate: ready photos and videos for Stories.
3 giveaways a day free · up to 100 comments
This is the New Year certificate. Post it in Stories after the draw.
Try interactive sample drawWhy this date
A contest at the turn of the year, when the feed is already live
People are already in the feed
A prize in the comments is a reason to stay on the post between greetings.
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 New Year certificate.
How to run it
Three steps from the New Year post to the winner
New Year 2027 is Friday, 1 January. Publish in the last days of December and close entries on 31 December or 1 January. From 4 December through 19 January Stories can use the New Year 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 New Year 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 2026–2027 example.
New Year giveaway. One prize. One comment. Prize: [your prize] Who can enter: [country], [age] Starts: 28 December 2026, 12:00 [time zone] Last comment: 1 January 2027, 12:00 [time zone] Draw: 1 January 2027, 18:00 [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]
New Year Prize: [your prize] [country] · [age] Starts 28 Dec, 12:00 Stops 1 Jan, 12:00 Draw 1 Jan, 18:00 [time zone] One comment = one entry Rules: [your rules link]
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When should I publish a New Year giveaway?
In the last days of December 2026. Close entries on 31 December or 1 January 2027. From 4 December through 19 January the New Year 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 New Year post, draw from the comments, and publish the ready Stories photo and video.