Starbucks for Life game is back starting November 29th! Get all the info you need to play to win prizes like bonus stars and Starbucks for 3 months, 6 months, and for life. Plus, see how to play for free.
Starbucks for Life Game
- Starbucks for Life is a game for Starbucks Rewards members. Anyone in the United States at least 18 years old can play by signing up to be a Rewards member.
- The game starts on November 29, 2022 at 4AM (Pacific Time) and ends on January 1, 2023 at 11:59PM (Pacific Time).
- The 2 grand prize winners of Starbucks for Life will get a free food or standard menu drink (no Starbucks secret menu items) every day for 30 years!
- 25 first prize winners will get a free food item or a standard drink for 6 months at Starbucks.
- You don’t need to make any purchases to play.
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How to Play
The game is played on starbucksforlife.com, not on the Starbucks app. You must be signed into your Starbucks Rewards account.
Play the game (shaking the globe) and get an Instant Win Game prize, a Collect and Win Game piece, or a Holiday Light.
Everyone gets 1 game play per day by just signing into the game site.
How to Get More Game Plays
There are 4 more ways to get game plays.
1. Add money to your Starbucks account
Get 1 additional game play by adding money to your account as indicated on the game site. Add money once and you get an additional game play per day.
2. Make a purchase or order ahead
Either make a Mobile Order & Pay purchase or make a purchase to get an additional game play per day.
3. Make a purchase on a weekend or play the Basil Run game on the game site
Go to a Starbucks location on a Saturday or Sunday and make a purchase or play the Basil Run game on starbucksforlife.com and get the score high enough to get 1 additional game play per day.
4. Play the game multiple days in a row
On the game site, play the number of days in a row as indicated on the game site to get 1 additional game play per day.
You don’t have to complete any of the activities to get more game plays. See how to play for free, below.
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How to Play for Free
You don’t have to make a single purchase or do any of the 4 activities to get game plays.
Go to starbucksforlife.com and scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Click on the link “To enter without making a purchase, click here.” to complete and submit the free game play entry form.
An email with a link will be sent to get a game play.
Free entries require filling out the form separately each time, selecting a different game play type item on the dropdown list.
You only need to fill out each form once for the duration of the game and each day, you’ll get additional game plays.
Free Game Play Tip: You can get 5 free game plays a day.
Game Pieces
Three are 12 Collect and Win prize types with the grand prize being Starbucks for Life.
Each prize type has 3 game pieces you need to collect to win. 2 of the 3 game pieces will be easy to get but the 3rd game piece is rare and once you get the rare game piece, you’ll win.
At this time, we don’t know what the rare game pieces are.
Rare game pieces are given out randomly or when a player is the very first to play the game at midnight (Pacific Time) each day.
Get all 6 holiday lights and you’ll “unlock” the 10th ($1 Off a Handcrafted Drink Coupon), 11th (A Starbucks Reserve Tote), and 12th (An Ornament) prize types.
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Rare Game Pieces
Here are the common and rare game pieces you need to collect to win at each level. (These will be updated as more pieces are played.)
Starbucks for Life
Rare game piece: Unknown
Common game pieces: Penelope the Polar Bear + Betty the Yeti
Starbucks for 6 Months
Rare game piece: Unknown
Common game pieces: Hot Cocoa + Melody the Bird
Starbucks for 1 Month
Rare game piece: Unknown
Common game pieces: Milk and Cookies + Jingle the Bunny
Delta Air Lines Flight Certificates
Rare game piece: Unknown
Common game pieces: Basil the Mouse + Yule Goat
1,000 Bonus Stars
Rare game piece: Snowy Mountain
Common game pieces: Vickers the Cat + Canberry Sauce
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Prizes
Grand Prize: Starbucks for Life
2 possible winners/rare game pieces
Daily credit added to the winner’s Starbucks account for 1 free food or standard menu drink for 30 years.
Approximate value: $64,605.00
First Prize: Starbucks for 6 Months
25 possible winners/rare game pieces
Daily credit added to the winner’s Starbucks account for 1 free food or standard menu drink for 6 months.
Approximate value: $1,076.75
Second Prize: Starbucks for 1 Month
100 possible winners/rare game pieces
Daily credit added to the winner’s Starbucks account for 1 free food or standard menu drink for 1 month.
Approximate value: $177.00
Third Prize: Delta Air Lines Flight Certificates
40 possible winners/rare game pieces
Flight certificates (2 domestic round-trip flights) on Delta Air Lines.
Approximate value: $1,360.00
Fourth Prize: 1,000 Bonus Stars
8,000 possible winners/rare game pieces
1,000 Bonus Stars automatically added to the winner’s Starbucks Rewards account.
Approximate value: $38.10
Fifth Prize: 500 Bonus Stars
1,000 possible winners/rare game pieces
500 Bonus Stars automatically added to the winner’s Starbucks Rewards account.
Approximate value: $19.05
Sixth Prize: 150 Bonus Stars
35,000 possible winners/rare game pieces
150 Bonus Stars automatically added to the winner’s Starbucks Rewards account.
Value: $5.72
Seventh Prize: Moccamaster Coffee Brewer
20 possible winners/rare game pieces
Approximate value: $369.95
Eighth Prize: $50 Starbucks Gift Card
1,000 possible winners/rare game pieces
Approximate value: $50.00
Ninth Prize: Cold Brew Kit
100 possible winners/rare game pieces
Approximate value: $24.95
10th Prize: $1 Off a Handcrafted Drink Coupon
50,000 winners
11th Prize: A Starbucks Reserve Tote
2,000 winners
Approximate value: $24.95
12th Prize: An Ornament
2,000 winners
Approximate value: $19.95
13th Prize (Instant Win): Starbucks Reserve Coffee
3,000 winners | Approximate value: $14.95
14th Prize (Instant Win): Siren Retail Keychain
2,000 winners | Approximate value: $12.95
15th Prize (Instant Win): $10 Starbucks Gift Card
7,000 winners | Approximate value: $10.00
16th Prize (Instant Win): Free Drink Coupon
16,000 winners | Approximate value: $5.50
17th Prize (Instant Win): $5 Starbucks Gift Card
12,000 winners | Approximate value: $5.00
18th Prize (Instant Win): Free Bakery Item Coupon
150,000 winners | Approximate value: $3.01
19th Prize (Instant Win): 50 Bonus Stars
26,000 winners | Approximate value: $1.91
20th Prize (Instant Win): $0.50 No Kid Hungry Donation and 25 Bonus Stars
200,000 winners | Approximate value: $1.00
21st Prize (Instant Win): 25 Bonus Stars
800,000 winners | Approximate value: $0.95
22nd Prize (Instant Win): 10 Bonus Stars
601,000 winners | Approximate value: $0.38
23rd Prize (Instant Win): 5 Bonus Stars
2,100,000 winners | Approximate value: $0.19
Good Luck!!