Since 1997, Toonami has held many sponsored sweepstakes, contests and giveaways that gave the loyal viewers chances to win prizes. These sweepstakes were used as marketing promotions to reward existing Toonami viewers, as well as to draw in additional new viewers to the programming block.
Viewers in certain U.S. states were unable to enter several Toonami sweepstakes due to stricter laws in those states. Although Colorado and New York were excluded from a few, one state in particular was excluded from a large number of sweepstakes. Florida viewers were excluded from entering at least 20 Toonami sweepstakes during the block's run on Cartoon Network.
The 2 non-continental states, Hawaii and Alaska, were also excluded from several sweepstakes. Possibly due to cost or logistical reasons, such as higher costs of shipping and or travel logistics for winners, if travel was included in the prize.
List of Toonami Sweepstakes
|
No. |
Year |
Name |
Sweepstakes Dates |
Grand Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 1997 | Big Heavy Giveaway | May 26, 1997 - August 22, 1997 | Toonami Merch |
| 02 | 1998 | Digimon Giveaway | January 24-31, 1998 | Digimon Virtual Pet |
| 03 | Beast Wars Call-in Contest | March 9-13, 1998 | Beast Wars action figure | |
| 04 | Banjo-Kazooie Sweepstakes | June 8-12, 1998 | Nintendo 64 & Banjo-Kazooie | |
| 05 | "Month of the Dragon" Sweepstakes | September 18, 1998 | PlayStation & Spyro the Dragon | |
| 06 | 1999 | "Nintendo Toonami Giveaway" Sweepstakes | March 19, 1999 | Nintendo 64 & Mario Party |
| 07 | "Beetle Adventure" Toonami Giveaway | April 2, 1999 | Nintendo 64 & Beetle Adventure Racing | |
| 08 | "Sailor Moon Wants You!" Sweepstakes | July 19-25, 1999 | Sailor Scout Fan Prize Pack | |
| 09 | "CyberTiger Giveaway" Sweepstakes | October 25-29, 1999 | Golf lesson from Tiger Woods | |
| 10 | "CyberTiger Online Giveaway" Sweepstakes | October 25-31, 1999 | Trip to PGA golf tournament | |
| 11 | "Ape Escape Giveaway" Sweepstakes | December 15-29, 1999 | PlayStation & Ape Escape | |
| 12 | 2000 | "Gundam Toonami Giveaway" Sweepstakes | March 24, 2000 | Trip to Air Combat USA & Gundam Wing model kit |
| 13 | "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace" Sweepstakes | April 3-7, 2000 | Trip to the set of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones | |
| 14 | "WCW/Toy Biz Online Giveaway" Sweepstakes | April 10-16, 2000 | WCW/Toy Biz Action Figure prize pack | |
| 15 | "Galaxy Quest Online Giveaway" Sweepstakes | April 24, 2000 - May 1, 2000 | Trip to Space Camp | |
| 16 | "Titan A.E. Giveaway" Sweepstakes | June 12-19, 2000 | Private screening of Titan A.E. | |
| 17 | "Absolution Afterburn" Sweepstakes | September 22-28, 2000 | Trip to Tokyo, Japan & Seattle, WA | |
| 18 | "Gundam Toonami Giveaway" Sweepstakes | October 6, 2000 | 21 Gundam Wing model kits | |
| 19 | "Crash Bash Giveaway" Sweepstakes | December 22, 2000 - January 5, 2001 | PlayStation & Crash Bash | |
| 20 | 2001 | "Game Boy Advance Giveaway" Sweepstakes | June 11-17, 2001 | Game Boy Advance & 2 game packs |
| 21 | "Toonami CD Giveaway" Sweepstakes | July 2-9, 2001 | Toonami prize pack | |
| 22 | "Toonami/Final Fantasy Giveaway" Sweepstakes | July 9-16, 2001 | PlayStation 2 | |
| 23 | "Toonami Lockdown" Sweepstakes | September 10-24, 2001 | GameCube & 6 game packs | |
| 24 | "Jak and Daxter Giveaway" Sweepstakes | December 3, 2001 - January 4, 2002 | PlayStation 2 & Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | |
| 25 | 2002 | "Batman VS. Superman" Sweepstakes | January 20-28, 2002 | Personal Television Visor |
| 26 | "Toonami Reactor/Bandai" Sweepstakes | February 25, 2002 - March 4, 2002 | "Perfect Grade" Gundam model kit | |
| 27 | "Hot Wheels Robo Wheels Giveaway" Sweepstakes | March 18-25, 2002 | Robo Wheels prize pack | |
| 28 | Midnight Run/Bandai Sweepstakes | April 22-29, 2002 | Trip to Metreon Festival of Anime & Gundam prize pack | |
| 29 | "Sunkist Giveaway" Sweepstakes | May 6-13, 2002 | Sunkist vending machine | |
| 30 | "Be a Jedi" Sweepstakes | May 13-27, 2002 | Trip to Hasbro facility & custom Jedi action figure | |
| 31 | "Toonami Trapped in Hyperspace" Sweepstakes | September 9-23, 2002 | GameCube & Super Mario Sunshine | |
| 32 | "He-Man Giveaway" Sweepstakes | September 30, 2002 - October 7, 2002 | He-Man prize pack | |
| 33 | "Zapper" Sweepstakes | October 14-21, 2002 | 2002 Volkswagen Beetle | |
| 34 | "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones" Sweepstakes | November 18-25, 2002 | Replica Jedi Lightsaber autographed by George Lucas | |
| 35 | "Toonami Mega Bloks" Sweepstakes | December 2-9, 2002 | Mega Bloks Dragons set | |
| 36 | 2003 | "Toonami/Sly Cooper" Sweepstakes | January 3, 2003 | PlayStation 2 & Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus |
| 37 | "Toonami/Battle Scarred" Sweepstakes | March 10-24, 2003 | TOM statue & Gundam prize pack | |
| 38 | "Toonami/Bandai Perfect Grade" Sweepstakes | May 5-12, 2003 | "Perfect Grade" Gundam model kit | |
| 39 | "Toonami/Seven Up" Sweepstakes | June 9-16, 2003 | Custom "7 Up" Bonzini Foosball Table | |
| 40 | "The Medallion" Sweepstakes | August 18-25, 2003 | Private screening of The Medallion | |
| 41 | "Toonami/Jak II" Sweepstakes | September 8-26, 2003 | PlayStation 2 & Jak II | |
| 42 | "Jolly Rancher/Toonami" Sweepstakes | September 29, 2003 - October 6, 2003 | Nokia 3595 GSM Cellular Telephone | |
| 43 | "Search for the Seventh Toa on Cartoon Network" Sweepstakes | September 26, 2003 - October 17, 2003 | Platinum Mask of Light | |
| 44 | "Find Your Wheels" Sweepstakes | October 31, 2003 - November 7, 2003 | PT Cruiser | |
| 45 | "Toonami/Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2" Sweepstakes | December 1-5, 2003 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 & other DBZ prizes | |
| 46 | 2004 | "Toonami/Bandai Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" Sweepstakes | August 9-16, 2004 | "Perfect Grade" Gundam model kit |
| 47 | "NFL Super Bowl XXXIX" Sweepstakes | August 30, 2004 - September 4, 2004 | Trip to Super Bowl XXXIX | |
| 48 | "Toonami/Sly 2: Band of Thieves" Sweepstakes | September 6-18, 2004 | A 42" Plasma TV, a DVD Dream System, a Turntable & a limited edition PS2 | |
| 49 | "Toonami/Crash TwinSanity" Sweepstakes | October 25, 2004 - November 1, 2004 | Collection of sports equipment and gear | |
| 50 | 2005 | "Juicy Drop Pop" Sweepstakes | April 11-25, 2005 | Trip to an extreme sports youth camp |
| 51 | "Playstation Sly 3" Sweepstakes | September 19-October 1, 2005 | $10,000 | |
| 52 | 2006 | "Toonami - Game Boy Micro" Sweepstakes | January 16-23, 2006 | Toonami branded Game Boy Micro & Donkey Kong Country 3 |
| 53 | "Nintendo DS Lite" Sweepstakes | December 11-16, 2006 | Nintendo DS Lite prize pack | |
| 54 | 2007 | "NERF Dart Tag" Sweepstakes | February 26-March 3, 2007 | NERF Prize Pack |
| 55 | "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" Sweepstakes | May 21-26, 2007 | Trip to San Diego & Surf Lessons | |
| 56 | "Transformers: Choose Your Side" Sweepstakes | June 11-16, 2007 | Hasbro Transformers Toys Prize Pack | |
| 57 | "LEGO Mars Mission" Sweepstakes | August 6-11, 2007 | Trip for 4 to Space Camp | |
| 58 | "Tyco R/C Tri-Clops" Sweepstakes | November 5-10, 2007 | Tyco Radio Control Tri-Clops | |
| 59 | 2013 | Sword Art Online "Watch and Win" Contest | October 20-30, 2013 | 3D Personal Viewer from Sony |
| 60 | Toonami T-shirt Giveaway | December 8-29, 2013 | 1 of 3 Toonami T-shirt designs | |
| 61 | 2015 | Toonami T-Shirt Sweepstakes | July 7-13, 2015 | 1 Toonami T-shirt |
| 62 | 2016 | Toonami: Pre-Flight 1 Year Anniversary Giveaway | February 5-19, 2016 | 1 Toonami T-shirt & 1 TOM enamel pin |
| 63 | 2017 | Toonami 20th Anniversary Giveaway | March 18-25, 2017 | 20th Anniversary T-Shirt, Limited Edition Trapped Comic Book, T.O.M. Action Figure, T.O.M. Enamel Pin, DB Super Beanie |
| 64 | 2019 | Dragon Ball Z 30th Anniversary Giveaway | April 26-30, 2019 | Limited Edition Dragon Ball Prize Pack |