You’ve been entering every chance you get to go for the exciting variety of prizes that PCH has to offer. That could mean entering everything from our life-changing SuperPrizes and smaller cash and merchandise prizes, to searching on PCHSearch&Win or playing daily instant win games on PCHgames — there are so many exciting opportunities to win out there!
In fact, we’ve awarded over $248 Million since 1967. Ever wonder what would happen if you won a prize from Publishers Clearing House? Wonder no more. I’m about to reveal the ways that we notify our winners with the exciting news that they’ve won a prize!
How we notify PCH SuperPrize winners
First, let’s start with our major prize awards, like One Million Dollars, $5,000.00 A Week For Life, or our “Forever” Prize. These SuperPrizes are always delivered live and in person by our famous Prize Patrol. Headed by Executive Director Dave Sayer, Senior Vice President Todd Sloane, and the lovely Danielle Lam, this elite team of PCH employees is dedicated to getting that big prize to the lucky winner no matter what!
If you are our lucky winner, the Prize Patrol will use all of their resources to locate you and present you with your prize. If the winner is at work, on vacation, or away from home, the Prize Patrol will find them.
The Prize Patrol travels around the country and are real pros at getting the job done! Dressed in their signature blue jackets with official Prize Patrol badges on display, they arrive in the famous Prize Patrol van with champagne, flowers, an oversized check, balloons in hand and a camera person in tow to capture all of the excitement.
There is no rehearsal, and never any staging —we never notify our big winners ahead of time. The winners you see on our TV commercials are truly surprised and are not actors! The planning, timing and nervous anticipation of an in-person delivery is all worth it in the end. The winners’ reactions in real time, at the winning moment, are just priceless!
Check out our latest $1 Million Super Prize Winner Neil Kroll and his winning moment on June 30th, 2014! You can also view a list of our lucky winners and watch more incredible winning moments online.
How PCH notifies winners of smaller Cash Prizes, Instant Win Prizes and more!
The growing number of prizes we award during the year is staggering, and it would be virtually impossible to award every prize in person. So we notify winners of smaller prize amounts via an overnight express carrier such as UPS, FedEx or USPS Express Mail. While Publishers Clearing House does not award major prize amounts (generally $10,000.00 and up) via email, we may occasionally advise winners of smaller prize amounts via email.
If you win an instant win prize online, you will see a screen pop up telling you you’ve won. Just fill out the form to claim your prize, and that’s it!
Remember, only PCH is authorized to notify you of a win from a Publishers Clearing House giveaway!
Our prizes are delivered free of charge to the winners. We do not ask for bank account information. There is no processing fee, tax or special handling charge to win. If you are asked to send any money, for any reason, to collect a prize, you are not dealing with the real Publishers Clearing House.
Keep on entering to win and you could soon be on the receiving end of one of our exciting prizes!
Jane M.
Creative Department
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What happens if the Prize Patrol visits me and I’m on vacation?
I have had that happen to me already and I am very very very mad and I am very very very sad that this has happened so do you çall your winners also please let me know sincerely I need to know I have the print out of it what they sent me so should I send it to you?
Hello Todd, Winners will be notified through UPS delivery, Express mail, email or in person by our famous Prize Patrol at our option. We would never contact any of our winners in advance, nor will you have to pay any fees to receive your prize!
If you won:
Less than $600, the winner will receive the check via regular mail
$600.00 to $9,999.99 in a calendar year, an affidavit of eligibility has to be notarized and returned back within 30 days and the check will then be sent out to you
Anything over $10,000 will be awarded by the famous Prize Patrol.
We wish you the best of luck!
Will, I know the night of the drawing, if I won 1 million on daily picks or do you come to the door to notify?
Hello Marti, If you need assistance, please reach out to our customer service team by clicking the link here: https://bit.ly/ContactPCH
I don’t think it’s real!
My name is David from California ph# 6618$$$$$ I’d like to know if I’ve ever won anything from Pch sweepstakes. Please contact me at the above phone number.
Hi David, Winners will be notified through UPS delivery, Express mail, email or in person by our famous Prize Patrol at our option. We would never contact any of our winners in advance, nor will you have to pay any fees to receive your prize
If you won:
– Less than $600, the winner will receive the check via regular mail
– $600.00 to $9,999.99 in a calendar year, an affidavit of eligibility has to be notarized and returned back within 30 days and the check will then be sent out to you
– Anything over $10,000 will be awarded by the famous Prize Patrol.
We wish you the best of luck!
Ok, Maybe it will be. Good to be here.
There is a prize Grabber that keeps asking for my information. I kept going. I don’t trust. I understand you are in great demand, you have a lot going on around you.
I’ve been denied so much I write it off. I claim PCH GWY NO 4900 / 6900 / 8800. I claim PCH $1,000.000.00 plus $5,000.00 a week for life
Thank You, Bruce.
Hi Bruce, we’re sorry if the scammers have been bothering you. Please report all contacts from scammers to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. PCH does partner with the Federal Trade Commission and we send all scam reports to them so please make sure you let us know anytime a scammer contacts you. Remember, the real PCH never notifies major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask winners to pay to claim their prize. You can see more Safety Tips here: https://info.pch.com/fraud-protection. Stay safe!
I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM LINDA WOMACK SAYING I WON $250K FROM PCH OUT OF FLORIDA. IS THIS REAL? SHE SAID BRINK WILL DELIVER?
Hi Pauline! Please report all contacts from scammers to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. PCH does partner with the Federal Trade Commission and we send all scam reports to them so please make sure you let us know anytime a scammer contacts you. Remember, the real PCH never notifies major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask winners to pay to claim their prize. You can see more Safety Tips here: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Please be careful everyone; don’t become a scammer’s victim.
When something is too good to be true, beware. We received in the mail a notification that we were “second place winners.”
The letter included a check in the amount of $7,980.35 “to cover insurance and attorney fees.”
The bank is supposedly Wells Fargo in Van Wert, OH. The zip code on the check is inaccurate.
My question to you is: How is this SCAM working? I assume it begins with the deposit of the check. What would happen if we deposited the check?
Hi Chuck! Please report all contacts from scammers to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. PCH does partner with the Federal Trade Commission and we send all scam reports to them so please make sure you let us know anytime a scammer contacts you. Remember, the real PCH never notifies major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask winners to pay to claim their prize. You can see more Safety Tips here: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Please be careful everyone; don’t become a scammer’s victim.
I’m so excited I won a check and I was surprised I needed that food cost so much I’m greatful to you all I feel blessed I Played everyday and I won I’m ready to win the big check so I won’t be homeless thank you so much. ?
I got two checks today from PCH, one is for $10 and one is for $5.00. They are written on a Wells Fargo Bank account with a routing number of $$$$$$$$$$.
The $5.00 check says it is for Giveaway 20995 and the $10 check says it is for Giveaway 21081.
There is a phone number to call 1-$$$-$$$-$$$$.
I’m just wondering if they are real or not.
Hi Barbara! Thank you for contacting PCH. In order for us to assist you with your question we will need a bit more information. We kindly ask that you contact us at your convenience. Our customer service representatives may be reached at http://bit.ly/ContactPCH. You may also reach out by using our Digital Assistant that can be found at the link we provided. We look forward to hearing from you!
Which PCH giveaway is 20995? I only play a limited number of games daily and I’ve received a couple checks for $5 that says that I’m a winner from PCH Giveaway 20995. So what game is this? What other games that have instant cash give aways??
I got one too.
$5, is it legit?
I can’t even search for the giveaway number on PCH.
be nice if we can do a search and see our names…
Hello Chris, At Publishers Clearing House your Satisfaction is our number one priority. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us at https://bit.ly/ContactPCH. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
What is the number I am being requested to leave?
I’m confused! Will I be given this “number” or do I have to look for it! Sorry for the BLONDE question, just wish to do everything correctly.
Hi Kim! Thank you for contacting PCH. In order for us to assist you with your question we will need a bit more information. We kindly ask that you contact us at your convenience. Our customer service representatives may be reached at http://bit.ly/ContactPCH. You may also reach out by using our Digital Assistant that can be found at the link we provided. We look forward to hearing from you.