Our trip to Baraboo included a drive through Madison, Wisconsin where we admired and photographed the impressive state capitol building. Then it was off to the florist in Baraboo where the congenial staff prepared a dozen roses and helium balloons for the surprise winning moment of our new PCH Cash Sweepstakes Prize Winner, Mike Schultz. […]
Very often when planning our Prize Patrol trips, we call ahead to the local florists to pre-order the dozen roses for the PCH winners. We’ll tell the florist who we are and why we need to pick up the flowers on an exact day and time. Sometimes they believe it’s the PCH Prize Patrol and […]
“Do You Really Work There?” I suspect airport security and rental car agents (especially in the bigger cities) are used to dealing with celebrities trying to go unnoticed, but when the PCH Prize Patrol goes anywhere, we’re recognized immediately! The initial reaction is the same from almost everyone we meet. You watch their eyes as […]
The PCH Prize Patrol arrived at the home of unsuspecting $10,000.00 winner Shirley Redmond at 3:00 pm that afternoon. ABC News 12 in Greenville joined us at Jefferson’s Florist and was on hand to capture the winning moment and interview Shirley about her sweepstakes dream come true. We were a little worried upon arrival since […]
The PCH Prize Patrol Warms Up the Holidays for a NJ cash prize winner! Two days after a Nor’easter hit the New York metro area, my PCH Prize Patrol partner Lori and I left Publishers Clearing House headquarters late at night for Blackwood New Jersey, the soon to be site of our next prize winning […]
And they’re off…to Washington! Joe Crispin is no stranger to the Winner’s Circle – after all, he is one of the most celebrated jockeys competing in the Pacific Northwest. But on one sunny day in May, this Washington State resident experienced an unforgettable contest giveaway winning moment, and this time he didn’t have to get […]
One of the best perks for many PCH Prize Patrol teams is getting to surprise someone at work with a big cash prize award. However, my Prize Patrol partner Cristina and I have always had a knack for finding our winners at home on previous Prize Patrol journeys. Finally, on a drizzly day in Seattle, […]
A few weeks ago we had an exciting interview with Sandra Grauschopf, the main writer for the Contests and sweepstakes page on About.com. Sandra covers all things contest related and always has great tips on how to enter offline and online sweepstakes and do so safely. Recently, Sandra posted an article titled Behind the Scenes of […]
They all have recognizable stars that make fun Halloween costumes! Breaking news – Dave Sayer’s baby photo has been found! All right, I admit it – this isn’t Dave’s baby photo – I’m sure Dave never had a hair out of place even as a baby. This is my niece Nina dressed as the famous […]
Indeed, it was a long, tiring drive to the town where our first Publishers Clearing House winner resides but well worth it when reached Kembles Greenhouse. We knew our arrival was long awaited as the florist’s crew was buzzing around with electricity. A local news photographer even joined in to snap some proud prize winning […]