Prize Patrol Delivery Brings Economic Relief to Miami Winner

Earl Lumsden of Miami, Florida was not expecting the PCH Prize Patrol to pull up to his house and knock on his door. If he had been, he probably would have had enough clothes on to appear in one of our famous PCH TV Commercials. Alas, he was only half dressed for the sweepstakes winning moment. But he got himself pulled together for the “photo op” shown below.

You can see that Earl was one happy Publishers Clearing House winner – and not just because of the wonderful surprise visit from the Prize Patrol, but because Earl has been out of work for several years, a victim of the recession. So the Big Check for $10,000 was mighty welcome.

“I can’t stop shaking,” Earl said, apologizing as his normally steady handwriting became almost illegible.

“That’s normal,” I assured him, knowing from my hundreds of prize awards that Publishers Clearing House winners are often too overwhelmed to maintain their faculties.

Don’t believe me? Enter the PCH Sweepstakes by going to pch.com, and if we surprise you with a Big Check – worth thousands, even millions of dollars – you will find that it’s hard to stay calm!

Good luck!

Dave Sayer

Executive Director

PCH PRIZE PATROL

A Local Delegation follows Prize Patrol on Live PCH Cash Prize Delivery in Little Rock, AR TV Viewing Area

Wendy and I, along with Morrilton County Channel 6, KVOM radio, and the Petit Jean Country Headlight (local paper), picked up our flowers at local florist Harts and Flowers and went on to surprise our long time Publishers Clearing House customer of 19 years, William Eagleton with a Big Check for $10,000. What a fabulous PCH winning moment for this Publishers Clearing House winner! Mr. Eagleton and his wife, June, were overcome with happiness when they learned of their good fortune. Their joy was especially sweet after years of playing the PCH Sweepstakes. Friends, neighbors (and the local florist) all gathered at the winners house. GREAT winner!

You can follow the Prize Patrol as they award 101 cash sweepstakes prizes in zip codes all across the country, by going to the PRIZE PATROL LIVE site at http://prizepatrol.pch.com/.

Submitted by:

Sal T., PCH Prize Patrol Deputy

Follow the Prize Patrol Van to a Restaurant in the Memphis TV Market

Here's an update from the road sent by one of our PCH Prize Patrol Teams!

Wendy and I just awarded our first $10,000 cash sweepstakes prize to Publishers Clearing House winner Christine Gregory. She was not at home so we had to track her down at her place of employment.

We finally found Christine working as a cook at a local restaurant. Her boyfriend Ricky came along for the ride. We were joined by Edie Sanford, a reporter from the local newspaper, Courier Index. Off to award another prize.

'Bye for now.

Sal T.,PCH Prize Patrol Deputy

Follow the Prize Patrol to a Florida Cash Sweepstakes Prize Award

Even a Failed GPS Can't Stop the PCH Prize Patrol …

On Friday, November 6 my PCH Prize Patrol deputy Paul and I were nearing the florist in Kissimmee, Florida where the roses were waiting and where we were to meet up with WOFL-TV reporters who would cover the Orlando TV Area winning moment. And then my handy Garmin suddenly died! Oh no! Trusting that my GPS would faithfully lead the way, I did not bring the driving directions to the florist or the winner’s home with me. So we drove blindly on – and suddenly there was Michigan Avenue, the address for LaCanasta Florist whom I had called the day before to order the flowers. Happily, within a few blocks we found LaCanasta and our presentation bouquet of roses waiting.

The florist was so happy to see the PCH Prize Patrol live and in person that she gladly printed out Mapquest directions to the winner’s home nearby and to our next Florida destination.

Minutes later with WOFL-TV crew Christine and Brian in tow, we knocked on the door of Ms. Milagros Underwood. Alas! She was not home. But a friend told us she could be found a short distance away at a farmers market where she had gone to buy fresh vegetables. He jumped in his card and led us to the market – and yes indeed: there she was. He pointed her out as the woman who had just bought a heavy sack of tomatoes.

“I’m looking for Milagros Underwood.” I said as I approached her. She was obviously startled to see strangers in Prize Patrol blazers, with roses, balloons and a Big Check!

“That’s me,” she said nervously.

“Well, we have a surprise for you!” I announced and then presented her with a Big Check -- for $10,000! Shoppers and merchants quickly surrounded the scene and applauded.

Milagros was overcome and speechless – not only because of the cash windfall that appeared out of the blue but by our ability to track her down away from her home. “Oh do I need this!” she cried regaining her composure.

This is just one more example of how we always find our winner! And no matter where you are we’ll find you if you are a lucky winner too.

Follow PCH cash sweepstakes prize deliveries at our new PRIZE PATROL LIVE site and see where we'll be going next!

Good luck!

Dave Sayer

Executive Director

PCH PRIZE PATROL

Follow the Prize Patrol Live as They Make Cash Sweepstakes Prize Deliveries!

If you want to follow the travels of the PCH Prize Patrol as they award prizes across the country, you should check out our new site called PRIZE PATROL LIVE. You can find it at http://prizepatrol.pch.com/.

The site is a lot of fun. You can scroll over a map of the USA and watch where the Prize Patrol is headed. This week, during our Prize Patrol Blitz, 58 Prize Patrol deputies will be on the road delivering prizes. Visit the PRIZE PATROL LIVE site to find out if they're coming to your area.

New information will be added each day as the Prize Patrol approaches their destinations and surprise more unsuspecting Publishers Clearing House winners.

Let us know if you like the PRIZE PATROL LIVE site!

Sincerely,

Deborah Holland

Executive Vice President

Publishers Clearing House

Follow the Prize Patrol Online

What an emotion-charged PCH winning moment when we awarded the Big Check for $10,000 to Publishers Clearing House winner Teresa Patille of New Castle, DE! "Nothing like this has ever happened to me!"

Bursting with smiles of joy and tears of relief, Teresa told us how much the money will mean to her. She'd heard that "good thing things happen to good people," and now she's a believer.

You can watch her PCH winning moment online by visiting our new PRIZE PATROL LIVE site at http://prizepatrol.pch.com/. You can also see where the PCH Prize Patrol is going next. Remember, next week the rest of the Prize Patrol teams will head out to award big checks all across the country as part of our Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol Blitz.

Francisco A.

Prize Patrol Deputy

Will the Prize Patrol Bring Champagne to Your Door?

In a recent movie review of the film “An Education,” The New York Times used the headline, “Beware of Strangers Bearing Champagne.”

Well, I guess that’s not terrible advice; but I can think of a notable exception. If you look out the peep hole and see that the Champagne is being delivered with roses, balloons, and a Big Check, I urge you to open the door and let our PCH Prize Patrol knock your socks off with the news that “You are a Publishers Clearing House winner!”

Indeed, that very thrill could be happening at YOUR door – soon! As you’ve recently seen on TV, we are about to embark on a Prize Patrol Blitz in which we will award 101 prizes to winners in 101 zip codes across the USA – prizes of at least $10,000.00. There are going to be PCH winning moments all over the place. And one of them could be at YOUR door. You could even win a $1 Million SuperPrize!

But to be one of those winners, you must enter the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. And that’s easy. You can complete an online sweepstakes entry at pch.com.

Also, if you want to follow the Prize Patrol to see if they're coming to your area, go to our new PRIZE PATROL LIVE site at http://prizepatrol.pch.com/.

We are putting the Champagne on ice and wishing you the best of luck!

Dave Sayer

Executive Director

PCH PRIZE PATROL

PCH Prize Patrol Delivery to New Jersey Winner

Tuesday was a big day for the PCH Prize Patrol! We made an early delivery of a Prize Patrol Blitz prize of $10,000 to Virginia Febo in Keyport, NJ. She told us her son was about to lose his house and this cash sweepstakes prize money might help!

Next we'll be delivering some more prizes to Publishers Clearing House winners in Delaware and Maryland. If you live in those areas, keep an eye out for our Prize Patrol van!

To follow PCH Prize Patrol deliveries LIVE, go to our new PRIZE PATROL LIVE site at http://prizepatrol.pch.com/.

Francisco A.

PCH Prize Patrol Deputy

Has the PCH Prize Patrol Been in the Movies?

In a word, YES. A couple of years ago the Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol was featured in “Let’s Go To Prison” which was shown in theaters and then appeared on HBO frequently in recent months. Then if you movie fans consider all the places whose names are the titles of films, I guess you could also say that the Prize Patrol has also appeared "in" Chicago, New York New York, Philadelphia, Oklahoma!, El Paso, Atlantic City, Hawaii, Tulsa and Troy – not to mention many other movie places that escape me at the moment.

“But you haven’t been to where I live!” you cry.

Well, keep your shirts on. This week and next, 60 PCH Prize Patrol deputies are awarding $10,000 Big Checks to winners in 101 towns and cities across the USA in their globetrotting Prize Patrol Blitz. In the months that follow there will be plenty more opportunities to win cash sweepstakes prizes – including a $10 Million SuperPrize in January.

And every day there are free sweepstakes prizes to win online simply by going to pch.com, PCH Search & Win or one or more of the several PCH free online game sites, such as PCH Games, PCHLotto or PCH Scratch Cards.

If you win you might not wind up on the Silver Screen; but your sweepstakes winning moment could wind up on TV like hundreds of other Publishers Clearing House winners as the Prize Patrol arrives at your door and announces “You are a winner in the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes!” (Click here to see some recent PCH winning moments at PCHTV.com.)

Good luck!

Dave Sayer

Executive Director

PCH PRIZE PATROL

Terrific PCH Winner with Prize Patrol on Oprah Winfrey Show

Many thanks to our Publishers Clearing House winner, Stephanie Gornichec, for her terrific appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Stephanie, who won One Million Dollars from the PCH Sweepstakes in August, and her husband, Sean, were guests on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 10/28/09. The theme of the show was how winning big prizes changes people’s lives and the Gornichecs did an excellent job of describing how it turned their financial situation around. On the brink of losing their house because Stephanie was laid off from her job, the Gornichecs were overwhelmed with joy and relief when the PCH Prize Patrol showed up at their door with The Big Check.

The audience enjoyed hearing their story and we appreciated their willingness to share it! Stephanie and Sean, you are real winners in more ways than one!