TellTheBell Rules Explained: Entry Periods, Prizes, and the Free Mail-In Entry (2026)

The TellTheBell survey at www.tellthebell.com is your entry into Taco Bell's survey sweepstakes - but the rules trip people up. Who can enter, how the drawing periods work, what the prize actually is, and how to enter free without a receipt: here is the plain-English version, based on the official rules published on tellthebell.com.

Illustration of sweepstakes rules for the Taco Bell survey

Who can enter

  • Legal residents of the 50 United States or Washington, D.C.
  • Age 18 or older at the time of entry
  • Not an employee (or household family member of an employee) of Taco Bell, Yum! Brands, participating restaurants, or the sweepstakes administrator

The sweepstakes is void outside the U.S., including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

How the drawing periods work

The sweepstakes does not run as one big pool. It is split into survey periods - each with its own start date, end date, and drawing. Key details from the official rules:

  • Each survey period has its own separate random drawing
  • Entries do not roll over - if you do not win a period, your entry is gone, and you can enter again in the next one
  • The limit is one entry per person per survey period, no matter which entry method you use
  • Current period dates are always in the official rules PDF linked on tellthebell.com

What the prize actually is

Per the most recent official rules, each survey period awards four grand prizes, each a 500 dollar e-gift card. Prizes are not redeemable for cash and cannot be transferred. Winners are notified by email and must respond within the stated window; prizes arrive by email within about 4-6 weeks of verification. Winners are responsible for any taxes.

Two ways to enter - and they are equal

Both entry methods have exactly the same chance of winning - and your survey answers do not affect your odds. The official rules say so explicitly.

  1. Receipt survey: take the TellTheBell survey with your 16-digit receipt code, then complete the entry form at the end. Each receipt code works once.
  2. Free mail-in entry (AMOE): no purchase needed. Hand-print your name, complete address, city, state, zip code, daytime phone number, and birth date on a 3x5 card and mail it to the sweepstakes address in the official rules (a PO box in Social Circle, Georgia, in the most recent rules). One entry per envelope, postmarked by the period end date.

Both methods have the same chance of winning - the official rules say so explicitly, and your survey answers do not affect your odds either.

Mistakes that void an entry

  • Entering twice in the same survey period - the limit is one, and extra entries can be disqualified
  • Typos in the 16-digit receipt code - enter it exactly as printed
  • Missing the entry form after the survey - finishing the questions alone does not enter you
  • Mail-in entries in the same envelope, or postmarked after the period end date
  • An email address you never check - winners are contacted by email and must respond

Go to TellTheBell

The bottom line

One entry per period, four 500 dollar e-gift card prizes per period, and a free mail-in option if you have no receipt. Read the current official rules on tellthebell.com before you enter - periods and prizes refresh, and the rules are always final.

Taco Survey Guide is an independent website and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Taco Bell. The official survey is at www.tellthebell.com, and the current official sweepstakes rules are linked there. Prizes, periods, and rules can change; the official rules are always final.

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