This season, customers who pay using a Starbucks Card (registration not required) or their Starbucks® mobile app, can enter the Starbucks® It's a Wonderful Card Ultimate Giveaway* for a chance to win one of 482,000 instant prizes, and 10 customers in the U.S. will win the ultimate prize of Starbucks for Life, which is one free food or beverage item from participating stores every day for the next 30 years.

Here are just a few things you could do with Starbucks for Life**

*Winner will receive a daily credit for 30 years for one (1) free food or beverage item redeemable at participating Starbucks stores in the U.S. Starbucks Evenings menu items are excluded. Winner must present a registered Starbucks Card. Credits are non-transferable and expire within 24 hours. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.) 18 AND OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Participating stores only. Promotion ends 1/5/15. For Official Rules, how to enter without purchase, prizes and odds, visit www.starbucks.com/win. Sponsor: Starbucks Corporation, 2401 Utah Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98134.

**Examples here reflect a winner using their registered card on a daily basis for 30 years.

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