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Dave

After many years as one of those “Mad Men” with New York ad agencies, I joined Publishers Clearing House in 1981 as Director of Advertising. Initially I got to know our sweepstakes winners when they were brought to our Port Washington, NY headquarters to collect their prizes. Then, in 1988, Todd Sloane and I started the Prize Patrol, delivering Big Checks in-person to winners’ homes and video-taping their surprise and excitement for our TV commercials. Along the way I was interviewed on countless TV and radio talk shows, spreading the word on the absolute reality of our televised “winning moments.” Now, after more than a thousand winner visits -- awarding over $300 million in prizes, I am less active in PCH’s day-to-day business but still travel from coast to coast as Prize Patrol Ambassador. I never tire of knocking on doors and “knocking the socks off” lucky PCH fans; it's a thrill every single time. When not on PCH duty I'm involved in various community and church activities, play the piano, play bridge, bike, exercise, and walk our two dogs.
Last Updated: March 12, 2018

There’s an insurance company running a lot of commercials claiming “We’ve seen almost everything” and “We’ve seen a thing or two.”  You’ve probably seen their TV spots. Funny thing is – we Prize Patrolers could make the same claims in our TV ads featuring PCH winning moments.  We’ve delivered close to a thousand Big Checks […]

Last Updated: February 27, 2018

It was a cold, rainy day in Wilkes-Barre, PA last Friday; but that didn’t stop Jo Ann Snyder and her husband Michael from opening the door and stepping outside in their stocking feet.  Why?  Who should be knocking loudly to get their attention but (ta dah!) The PCH Prize Patrol!  And for anyone like Jo […]

Last Updated: February 6, 2018

How has your winter been so far — weather-wise?  Much of the country has experienced historically low temperatures, and millions have experienced blizzards, record rainfalls and natural disasters. All of this has not kept the Prize Patrol from going on the road to surprise lucky winners with Big Checks.  Plus — every week we present […]

Last Updated: January 5, 2018

If you saw “Inside PCH” on December 18, you saw a collection of “winning moments” from 2017 – and what a year it was!  In case you missed the LIVE edition of Inside PCH you can check it out on our PCH Fan Page on Facebook. But there was one “winning moment” among the recap’s […]

Last Updated: January 4, 2018

I recently saw my colleague Todd Sloane on our live Facebook Show “Inside PCH” (be sure to tune in Mondays at 2 PM, ET) talking about the early days of the PCH Prize Patrol.  It brought back winning moment memories of long-ago surprise visits to the homes of sweepstakes winners.  One memory in particular could […]

Last Updated: December 27, 2017

What could be more exciting to receive three days before Christmas but a visit from Santa’s helpers — the PCH Prize Patrol! — with a Million Dollar SuperPrize! Well, Betty Patchett (from a little town in Michigan) can tell you!  Or maybe she can’t.  When asked how she felt at the “winning moment,” she turned […]

Last Updated: October 31, 2017

At Halloween time I am always reminded of the many times that the PCH Prize Patrol has arrived at a winner’s door and was greeted with “Oh no, this has got to be a trick.” There we are, standing right in front of the winner, with roses, balloons and a Big Check with his or […]

Last Updated: October 30, 2017

The PCH “winning moments” you see on TV are understandably brief, being compressed into commercials as short as 15 seconds.  So you cannot see everything that the Prize Patrol experiences when we make a “Big Check” delivery. On October 18 our assignment took us to El Paso, Texas – a bustling West Texas city right […]

Last Updated: October 17, 2017

Many people think of “Friday the 13th” as a day to be avoided for reasons of bad luck or even worse — like you see in a horror movie.  But October 13th, 2017 is a day that one woman will never forget because it turned out to be one of the luckiest days of her […]

Last Updated: September 21, 2017

While every Prize Patrol award is a thrilling experience for us, there’s a special presentation that takes place every year that warms our collective heart and makes us proud to be part of a company with a long tradition of philanthropy.  That’s the PCH Giveback — when we present a Big Check to world-famous St. […]