Contest and Gift List for FH2

Contests and In-Game Gift List for Forza Horizon 2

This thread will be updated to point users toward FH2-related contests and sweepstakes with prizes. Prizes may include software, hardware, merchandise, or in-game gifts. Most of the information here is pulled from official threads in the Community Events forum or News section of FM.net. See also my calendar of contests and FH2-related events at bit.ly/ForzaCalendars. See the Forza Horizon 2 (Xbox One) Contest Winners thread for weekly photo and livery contest winners.

Contests will most likely be limited to the Xbox One version but I will include and note any that are also for the Xbox 360 version.

Disclaimer: Remember to click the links provided in each post and read the official rules - I am only listing the opportunities here for quick reference; the responsibility is on the entrant to comply with and meet all requirements.

Gift Car History
Ford GT - with June VIP livery. Gifted June 26, 2015 to VIPs.
10th Anniversary car - gifted May? to featured Community Stories
Mazda RX-8 R3 - with May VIP livery. Gifted May 22, 2015 to VIPs.
Mazda MX-5 '94 - with Mazda Design Challenge winner livery. Gifted May 15, 2015 to all players (One and 360)
Nissan GT-R R34 - with April VIP livery. Gifted April 24, 2015 to VIPs.
Toyota Supra - with Sparrow livery. Gifted March 27+ as a Fast & Furious bonus award.
Ford RS200 - with March VIP livery. Gifted March 27, 2015 to VIPs.
Subaru BRZ - with Lunar New Year livery. Gifted February 20, 2015 to VIPs.
Lamborghini Diablo - with All-Star Bash livery. Gifted February 7, 2015 to livestream viewers.
Audi Sport quattro - with Storm Island livery. Gifted (via Forza Hub) December 16, 2014.
Mobil1 Contest winners - Merc C63 (Xbox One) and Chevy ZR1 (360) gifted December 11, 2014.
Lamborghini Huracans - with Boys and Girls Club liveries. Gifted November 14, 2014.
Ford Focus '09 - with Halloween Bash livery. Gifted to participants in the 2014 Halloween Bash.
Lamborghini Veneno - with Ravenous livery. Gifted October 24, 2014 to VIPs.
Ford Mustang '15 - with ForzaFuel livery. Gifted October 17, 2014 for registrants with the ForzaFuel event.
Subaru WRX '11 - no livery. Gifted within a week of playing the FH2 demo (Oct. 31 deadline).
Forza Rewards - BMW 1 Series, Viper GTS, Lambo Huracan, Local Motors Rally Fighter, and McLaren P1 gifted the first time you log into FH2 depending on your current Forza Rewards Tier Level.

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IGN Forza Decal Design Contest

  • Overview: Create a decal in Forza 5, take a screenshot, and submit the image to IGN via their entry site. (U.S. residents)
  • Links: Entry page at IGN.com, Official rules
  • Deadline: July 7
  • Prize: 10 winners selected by IGN will each receive a copy of Forza Horizon 2.

Reminder that the IGN Decal Design contest ends Monday.

Also, I missed this during the promotional period but it’s interesting to note that FH2 will be featured:

Bringing E3 Home - Creative Response Competition/Exclusive Xbox UK Event

  • Overview: Entrants (UK residents only) were to tweet a response to a specific @XboxUK tweet, telling Xbox why they deserve to attend an exclusive Xbox event.
  • Links: Official rules, IGN ticket giveaway
  • Deadline: Monday July 6
  • Prize: 15 winners selected to receive a ticket to attend and exclusive Xbox event in West London showcasing upcoming titles including Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon 2, Fable Legends and more (on Thursday 10th July).

Event added to my calendar linked in my sig.

Win a FH2 themed console at San Diego Comic-Con

  • Overview: “Xbox is going to be giving away 20 custom, collectible consoles to their biggest fans. In order to win, simply head over the Xbox Gaming Lounge (located at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Seaport Ballroom) and start ogling the custom Xbox One consoles. Once you’ve picked your jaw up off of the floor, snap a photograph of your favorite one, add a sweet filter if that’s your thing, then tweet it for your chance to take home the ultimate con exclusive: a custom Xbox One. Make sure that you follow @Xbox, tweet the photo of your favorite console in the Xbox Gaming Lounge, and include the hashtags #XboxOne and #XboxSweeps” OR enter by mail (see rules)
  • Link: Nerdist.com overview, console pic, info for Xbox at SDCC, www.xboxeventsus.com, Official rules
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San Diego Comic-Con

“At #SDCC? Swing by the Microsoft Store outside of the @Xbox Lounge at the Manchester Hyatt for an exclusive #ForzaHorizon2 pre-order offer!”

Forza Fuel

  • Overview: Choose one of eight teams who will complete challenges, and participate throughout the event via Twitter. Register by website, mail, or the Forza Fuel experience on the console dashboard. Each entrant will receive an in-game reward for making their team selection. The ranking of your selected team at the end of the road trip will determine which of the 8 random draws you are entered in for additional prizes.
  • Links: www.xbox.com/forzafuel, official terms, discussion thread.
  • Deadline: September 17 (4am Pacific time) to register/choose your team, interactive dates run through September 19
  • Prize:
  1. Every entrant will receive an exclusive Forza Fuel Livery for FM5 on Xbox One (must have played FM5 by September 26) plus an exclusive Forza Fuel livery for FH2 on Xbox One (must have played FH2 by October 31)
  2. Team ranking random draw prizes: Grand Prize for 1st place includes console/kinect + FH2 Day One Edition + Surface Pro 3 + Go Pro Camera + 250 cans of Rockstar Energy Drink; multiple winners for the other draws will receive a digital token for the FH2 game (digital download)

Great Clips Forza Horizon 2/Xbox One Contest

  • Overview: Submit your entry via the form on the website for a random drawing. Read the official terms for eligibility.
  • Links: Rear View Mirror mention, official Entry form, official Terms
  • Deadline: September 30
  • Prize: Thirty First Place prizes: Xbox One/Kinect + FH2; one hundred Second Place prizes: FH2

Will there be Horizon 2 contests open to 360 users? The Forza Fuel description reads that only Xbox One users will see the benefit of playing the Forza Fuel game.

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Forza Fuel - Fan Challenge #1

  • Overview: Select one of the 8 teams to be registered for the prize drawing and share your best car picture and use your team’s hashtag to earn Forza Fuel for your team. The more points a team earns, the larger the prize pool for the final drawing. See your team’s video overview of this challenge here: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/forzafuel/#/roadtrip/challenge-1
  • Links: www.xbox.com/forzafuel (choose a team), official terms, discussion thread.
  • Deadline: September 16 (4am Pacific time) picture tweet deadline, September 17 (4am Pacific time) to register/choose your team.
  • Prize:
  1. Every person who has selected a team by the deadline will receive an exclusive Forza Fuel Livery for FM5 on Xbox One (must have played FM5 by September 26) plus an exclusive Forza Fuel livery for FH2 on Xbox One (must have played FH2 by October 31)
  2. Team ranking random draw prizes: Grand Prize for 1st place includes console/kinect + FH2 Day One Edition + Surface Pro 3 + Go Pro Camera + 250 cans of Rockstar Energy Drink; multiple winners for the other draws will receive a digital token for the FH2 game (digital download)

For example:

G-Shock Sweepstakes

  • Overview: Enter online to be entered in the sweepstakes.
  • Link: Entry site and Official Rules
  • Deadline: November 10
  • Prize: 1 randomly chosen entrant will receive a Casio Projector XJ-A251 + custom G-Shock watch G8900SH-1 + Xbox One Day One Edition console +copy of Forza Horizon 2 for Xbox One.

Forza Fuel - Fan Challenge #2 - Demo

  • Overview: Download the Forza Horizon 2 demo, take part in the point to point race and share images or videos of your attempt using your team hashtag.
  • Links: official terms, discussion thread.
  • Deadline: September 17 (4am Pacific time)

Gift Car - 2011 Subaru WRX STi

Announced along with the FH2 demo:

Is there anyway to verify that this has been done and our profile will get the reward?

Forza Fuel - Fan Challenge #3 - Supercar Soundtrack

  • Overview: “Let us know what tune you’d add to a #FORZAFUEL playlist by tweeting the artist and track, plus your team’s hashtag .” Only one entry per person allowed. (see earlier posts on Forza Fuel prizes).
  • Links: Challenge #3 team videos, official terms, discussion thread.
  • Deadline: September 18 (4am Pacific time)

No way to verify that I know of Naberios.

Forza Fuel - Fan Challenge #4 - Heart Race

Hot Wheels Livery Contest

  • Overview: 1) Create an original Hot Wheels-themed livery on the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in Forza Motorsport 5 using the in-game livery creation tools. 2) Your livery must use one or both of the provided Hot Wheels decals found in the manufacturer decals section of the Forza 5 livery tool. 3) Once your livery is complete, share it and use the description “Hot Wheels Forza Livery.” Judging criteria: 25.00% - Originality, 50.00% - Use of Hot Wheels Logo, 25.00% – Beauty
  • Link: contest announcement and official rules
  • Deadline: October 2 at 11:59pm Pacific time
  • Prizes: 1 Grand Prize will receive special recognition in Forza/Hot Wheels social channels plus the prize pack. 9 other winners will receive the prize pack. Prize package: Copy of FH2 for 360 or Xbox One (choice) + FM5 DLC code for Hot Wheels Pack + assortment of Hot Wheels diecast cars + Hot Wheels t-shirt.

Xbox Upload Skills Contest

  • Overview: Race the Festival Cross Country event in the FH2 Demo, record your gameplay and post-race screen showing your XP Rewards, use Upload to title the clip “FH2 Skills [your xp score].” The highest score wins the prize. US/UK residents only.
  • Links: @XboxUpload tweet announcement, overview in Official Upload’s activity clips, Official Terms
  • Deadline: September 23 4pm Pacific time
  • Prize: A copy of Forza Horizon 2 for Xbox One signed by the Playground Games team.

Major Nelson’s FH2 Twitch broadcast

  • Overview: “I’ll be broadcasting live from the Forza Horizon 2 CarFair at Microsoft’s Redmond campus. I’ll be joined by Forza Community Manager Brian Ekberg, who’ll dive deep into the gameplay of Forza Horizon 2, including Car Clubs, Barn Finds, Cooperative Bucket List challenges, and more. We’ll also welcome professional driver and TV personality Tanner Foust, to see how well his real-life track skills translate to the digital world. We’ll also be answering your questions live via Twitter and Twitch chat, with one lucky viewer earning a Day One Edition of Forza Horizon 2.”
  • Time: 11 am Pacific on September 25 (my guess is for one hour, maybe two)
  • Links: MajorNelson.com announcement, Twitch stream and chat https://twitter.com/majornelson/
  • Prize: copy of the Forza Horizon 2 Day One Edition for one lucky viewer. Chat may explain how the prize is awarded.

EDIT: "Unfortunately, Seattle weather has presented technical issues for today’s Forza stream, so we’re going to have to reschedule. " @MajorNelson

11pm ? or 11 am ? Because he technically should be broadcast right now as i am typinmg this and he is not ! LOL soooo… i guess they are having difficulties ?

It was 11am but they cancelled the feed due to technical issues