Win Your Choice of a 2026 BMW X3, 228 Gran Coupe, or X1 — RMHC Atlanta BMW Raffle

What You're Actually Winning

The grand prize isn't one specific car — it's a pick of whichever of three 2026 BMWs the winner wants: a 228 Gran Coupe (ARV $42,500), an X1 xDrive28i (ARV $44,500), or an X3 30 xDrive (ARV $54,000). All three are described by the organizer as "base model configuration with automatic transmission" — no color, no options package, no VIN attached to the giveaway yet. The X3 is the one worth building a case around: BMW's mid-size crossover at this trim runs a 2.0L turbo-four with 48V mild-hybrid assist (255 hp, 295 lb-ft), an 8-speed automatic, and xDrive all-wheel drive standard — a genuinely useful daily-driver spec, not a stripped fleet special.

Why It Matters

This is year 19 of Atlanta-area BMW dealers (Athens BMW, Global Imports, BMW of Gwinnett Place, Nalley BMW of Decatur, BMW of South Atlanta, United BMW) running this raffle for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Atlanta, and it has a real track record: past drawings have named actual winners (Christa Cavaretta drove off with the 2024 grand prize) and the program says it's raised close to $3 million for family housing near Atlanta's children's hospitals since it started. A relatively affordable raffle ticket for a shot at a new BMW, with the rest funding rooms for families of sick kids, is a straightforward proposition next to a lot of the sweepstakes we cover.

The Fine Print Worth Knowing

The raffle page states the prize plainly: "The vehicle prize must be accepted as awarded; no substitutions, assignments, exchanges, or cash equivalents permitted" — though it adds an out: "The winner may apply the ARV of the selected model as credit toward another BMW model of their choice, with any additional costs being the sole responsibility of the winner." In plain terms: want a different color or trim than the three base cars on offer? You can upgrade, on your own dime. The winner also covers "all federal, state, and local taxes, registration, title fees, licensing, destination charges, and insurance" and needs a valid U.S. driver's license and proof of insurance just to claim the car. Second prize is a BMW factory/driving experience (~$1,534) and third is a pair of tickets to a March 2027 charity event ($700) — neither is a vehicle, and neither goes to the grand-prize winner.

How the Raffle Works

The official rules (a separate PDF linked from the raffle page) set the terms. "Tickets are available for purchase at $100 each. Each ticket purchased constitutes one (1) entry into the Contest." Sales ran "through 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 18, or until all 3,000 tickets are sold, whichever occurs first." Buying a ticket was the only way in. Eligibility: "The Contest is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of entry."

The drawing runs in two stages: "A preliminary drawing will be held on Friday, September 18, at the Ronald McDonald House located at 2580 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA, to select three (3) finalists." Those finalists attend the charity's Gather with Heart event, "where the final drawing will take place on October 9, 2026." Note the presence rule: "Winners or a representative for the winner must be present to win."