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?
Thank you. I am getting many people, maybe 15 now following me on Instagram and saying they are PCH staff members.
Yes, I’ve been notified I would be the winner of 7000 a week or the lump sum. Also said I’d have to give my account number if I chose the 7000 a week?
Have I gotten any emails saying I’ve won anything yet over the years? I know the scam emails pretending to be PCH always ask for money to send whatever they say I won, just like I’ve gotten scam calls saying I won vehicles and money for life, etc. They are scammers or crooks because they ask for money to ship everything!
Hi Tracy! 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.
Did I win anything?
Hi Billy! 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. We look forward to hearing from you.
I want to win please.
I’m always being told I win. Can you tell me if I ever won?
Hi James! The real PCH doesn’t notify our major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask for money to claim a prize. Please report any details you have about that scam contact to us at this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. I also encourage you to check out these Safety Tips for some great info on what to watch for: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Stay safe everyone!!
PCH, I need this $200,000.00.
PCH , I’ve been playing for years. I play because I’m in it to win it. You can’t win if you don’t play. So either get in to win or get out; we’ll see you all soon. Thank you.
Hi John! Thank you so very much for your loyalty. PCH values all of our fans and their incredible support. Keep in mind that while millions of entries are received, only one person can win each giveaway. However, every entry has the same fair chance of winning so I encourage you to keep trying. Winners are all randomly selected; there’s no way to know who we’re going to award next. There are multiple ways to enter each day and there are many exciting giveaways to enter into. You can see them all here: http://bit.ly/Enter-A-PCH-Sweeps. Good luck to you and all who enter!!
I’ve been with PCH for four years and have yet to have any success; I’m hoping for better luck next time. No luck, not even a piece of gum… Thank you, but no luck. John
Hi Johnny! Thank you so very much for your loyalty. PCH values all of our fans and their incredible support. Keep in mind that while millions of entries are received, only one person can win each giveaway. However, every entry has the same fair chance of winning so I encourage you to keep trying. Winners are all randomly selected; there’s no way to know who we’re going to award next. There are multiple ways to enter each day and there are many exciting giveaways to enter into. You can see them all here: http://bit.ly/Enter-A-PCH-Sweeps. Good luck to you and all who enter!!
This would be a dream and a miracle! I’ve been wishing for a win from here since the 900s! Maybe 1 day… Probably not, but always remain hopeful.
Hi LeeAnn! Thank you so very much for your loyalty. PCH values all of our fans and their incredible support. Keep in mind that while millions of entries are received, only one person can win each giveaway. However, every entry has the same fair chance of winning so I encourage you to keep trying. Winners are all randomly selected; there’s no way to know who we’re going to award next. There are multiple ways to enter each day and there are many exciting giveaways to enter into. You can see them all here: http://bit.ly/Enter-A-PCH-Sweeps. Good luck to you and all who enter!!