Have you ever thought about watching a free online event and potentially winning prizes? Microsoft JDConf happens this March 27th and 28th with 3 different editions, each one friendly to major timezones: Americas, Asia, and Europe/Middle East/Africa. If you haven’t already, register free to watch the events at jdconf.com.

To participate in the prize contest, you must be one of the first 200 developers to check-in on one of any editions at the time the events start, through the Microsoft Reactor, and you must do so with a signed-in Microsoft Account.

Now, let’s say you are one of the lucky 600 developers. You will get 5,000 points from the Microsoft Rewards program. What do you do with that? The easy and direct way to benefit is by redeeming those points with gift cards and digital items from many different partners, including Starbucks, Xbox, Roblox, and others.

And if you are feeling even more lucky, the Microsoft Rewards program also runs sweepstakes from time to time that may get you even more amazing prizes. With points, you can redeem contest entries on these sweepstakes to participate. Here are some sweepstakes that are currently up for grabs if you already have enough points:

1. 500,000 Microsoft Rewards points
   • This contest ends June 30, 2024. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Mexico, Japan, China, and South Korea.
2. $7,000 giveaway
   • One (1) prepaid Mastercard for $7,000.
   • This contest ends May 6, 2024. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
3. Microsoft Rewards Vacation Getaway
   • One (1) $14,000.00 CAD travel site voucher.
   • One (1) $7,000.00 CAD prepaid gift card for travel expenses.
   • This contest ends March 31, 2024. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Japan and mainland China.

Join JDConf this week, watch the events, and get a chance to win 5,000 points of Microsoft Rewards!

Note on points Distribution: Microsoft Rewards points will be added to the participants’ Microsoft accounts within 60 days following the event. To earn points, you must use an email that is associated with a Microsoft account.