The Points Guy 15th Anniversary 1,000,000 Capital One Business Miles Sweepstakes
These Additional Rules, together with the Official General Rules ("General Rules"), govern the Promotion defined below to be conducted by The Points Guy ("TPG"). These Additional Rules will prevail in the event of an inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the General Rules and the terms and conditions of these Additional Rules. By entering, you explicitly agree to these Additional Rules and to the General Rules governing TPG promotions. Incomplete, garbled, non-responsive and mechanically reproduced entries will be disqualified. If you enter using a mobile device, standard data charges may apply from your carrier.
PROMOTION: The Points Guy 15th Anniversary 1,000,000 Capital One Business Miles Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes")
SPONSOR: The Points Guy, LLC ("TPG"), 1423 Red Ventures Drive, Fort Mill, South Carolina 29707 is the sponsor of this Sweepstakes. Any questions relating to this Sweepstakes should be directed to TPG.
Instagram and Capital One are not sponsors or administrators of this Sweepstakes.
ELIGIBILITY: NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. The Sweepstakes is open to individuals who are residents of the fifty (50) United States or D.C. age 21 or older with a valid Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) at the time of entry who have an active eligible Capital One credit card connected to a Capital One rewards account open and in good standing as of June 15, 2025, excluding debit and private label credit cards (PLCC). Many of the eligible Capital One credit cards are free. Entrants must also be registered users of Instagram and you can sign up for a free Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/accounts/emailsignup/.
Employees, officers and directors of TPG and Capital One Services, LLC, their respective parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotional agencies, web masters and web suppliers and persons engaged in the development of Sweepstakes materials (collectively, the "Promotional Entities"), and members of the immediate family (parents, siblings, children and spouse, wherever they reside) or household (whether or not related) of such employees, officers and directors are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Participants confirm that they meet all eligibility requirements.
PROMOTION PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on Monday, June 16, 2025, and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on Monday, June 30, 2025 (the "Promotion Period"). The server hosting the Instagram platform is the official time clock for the Sweepstakes. Late submissions will not be accepted.
HOW TO ENTER: At or near the beginning of the Promotion Period, TPG will post a Sweepstakes reel ("Sweepstakes Reel") to its Instagram profile. During the Promotion Period, enter by visiting Instagram, following @ThePointsGuy, watching the Sweepstakes Reel, then commenting on the Sweepstakes Reel with #Sweepstakes and tagging your favorite travel buddy to submit your entry into the Sweepstakes during the Promotion Period. All comments and tags must be posted by the Instagram servers during the Promotion Period for a valid entry. By submitting a comment and tagging a friend on the Sweepstakes Reel, you are confirming that you have read and agree to these Additional Rules and the General Rules.
Limit one entry per person by any method during the entire Promotion Period. Additional entries from the same person/Instagram account will be disqualified in Sponsor's sole discretion. The creation of additional Instagram accounts to create additional entries beyond this limit is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification of all entries from that person, in Sponsor's sole discretion.
SELECTION OF WINNER: Sponsor will select one (1) winner in a random drawing held on or before Friday, July 18, 2025 from among all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: The potential winner will be notified by Sponsor via Instagram direct message on or before Friday, July 18, 2025 at the Instagram account that the potential winner utilized to enter the Sweepstakes. The potential winner must sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability (where legal), also providing the account information for their Capital One rewards account, if applicable, within seven (7) days following receipt in order to formally claim the Prize. If any potential winner does not return the signed documentation (including all necessary releases as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) on a timely basis, or if any notification is returned as non-deliverable, or if a potential winner did not have a Capital One credit card account in good standing as of the applicable date, or if a potential winner declines the prize, or if a potential winner is found to be ineligible or not in full compliance with the Official General Rules and these Additional Rules, then that potential winner will be disqualified, the potential winner slot will be forfeited, and Sponsor will randomly draw another potential winner from among remaining eligible entries. Sponsor reserves the right not to award the prize if it is unable to confirm a winner after three attempts. If the prize winner shares a Capital One rewards account with another person (such as a spouse), the prize will be transferred in the name of the primary account holder of that account. The prize is subject to all terms and conditions generally applicable to Capital One reward accounts.
PRIZE:
- (1) one grand prize consisting of 1,000,000 Capital One Miles*
* Prize will be fulfilled as either 1,000,000 Capital One Miles, or $10,000 cash back, depending on the rewards type of the winning cardholder.
The estimated total value of the grand prize is $10,000.00.
A member of The Points Guy staff will help the grand prize winner plan their dream trip using Capital One Miles via Capital One's travel booking site, if applicable and if desired. The Points Guy staff will host one (1) video call with the grand prize winner of no longer than one hour in duration, scheduled at a mutually convenient time before December 31, 2025.
Winner will be solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes on the Prize and may receive an IRS Form 1099 for the retail value of the Prize and must provide a valid social security number if requested for tax reporting purposes.
PAYOUT TERMS: Prize will be fulfilled as either 1,000,000 Capital One Miles, or $10,000 cash back, depending on the rewards type of the winning cardholder. Capital One will transfer the Capital One Miles to the primary accountholder of the winner's account within four to six weeks following confirmation. Each Capital One Miles account is free, and is subject to all terms and conditions generally applicable thereto. If the winner has a Capital One cash back card, the $10,000 cash back will be posted to the winner's account within four to six weeks following confirmation. Winner is solely responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes applicable to their prize. Winner is solely responsible for all costs, fees, expenses, and other charges that are directly or indirectly related to the use of their prize (e.g., airline tickets, travel costs such as baggage fees, ground transportation, parking, hotels, tips, souvenirs, meals, alcoholic beverages, phone or internet charges, insurance, passports and the like). Winner accepts all responsibility for ensuring that they follow all appropriate state and/or international guidelines and rules for travel to and from their selected destination. Company Entities and Partners are not responsible for any illness contracted or injury sustained by the winners' use of any prize. Please see the additional terms and limitations applicable to prizes in the General Rules.
COMPANY ENTITIES AND PARTNERS: For the avoidance of doubt, the term "Company Entities & Partners" used in the General Rules shall also mean to include Capital One Services, LLC ("Capital One") and Capital One's respective officers, directors, employees, and agents.
PRIVACY: Personal data will be processed by TPG in accordance with its Privacy Policy (as may be amended from time to time) located at https://thepointsguy.com/privacy-policy/ .
WINNERS LIST: For the name of the winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to TPG 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes Winner List, 1423 Red Ventures Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29707 within 45 days following the close of the Sweepstakes. Requests received after that date will not be processed. Allow 4-6 weeks following the receipt of the request or the close of the Promotion Period, whichever is later, for delivery of the list.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: By registering to participate in this Sweepstakes, participants agree to the General Rules and these Additional Rules.