As so often happens, the PCH Prize Patrol arrived at just the right time. If we had arrived at Mike Shields’ house on June 29, we would not have found him — because he was in the hospital. But — hallelujah! — Mike was home on June 30, recovered and resting up to go back […]
When we have a big SuperPrize winner at Publishers Clearing House, sometimes it takes the winner a while to figure out what they want to do with the money. After all, it can be a little overwhelming to know what to do with more than $1 Million! That’s what makes our October SuperPrize winner, Texas-resident Desiree […]
The morning of October 23rd found the PCH Prize Patrol standing outside an apartment in Irving, Texas – just outside Dallas — looking for Desiree Scudder, our newest Million Dollar winner. But there were two problems: First, no one answered the door despite our increasingly hard knocking. And second, it was raining cats and […]
At Publishers Clearing House, it is always a pleasure for us to catch up with our SuperPrize winners. Why? Because they’re always in a good mood! So when I called Boris Clinton for his 1-month follow up interview, it was not surprising to have him tell me repeatedly, “Oh, I’m doing VERY well!” You may […]
If you’re a regular reader of the Publishers Clearing House blog, you know that we often share exciting clues on the days that we award the SuperPrize. What are the clues you might ask? Well they’re hints that help reveal where the Prize Patrol is headed that day! Many of us here at Publishers Clearing […]
I love a good debate.Whether it’s arguing with my friends over which sports team is better or locking horns with my family members about whether Scarlet O’Hara should have been with Rhett Butler or Ashley Wilkes (Rhett, duh!), there’s nothing like a good natured debate to get your mind active! We all know that the […]
On the evening before our April 30th Million Dollar SuperPrize award, Mark Johnson was chatting with family and friends about his almost-daily entries in the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. “You may laugh” he told them, “but I’m gonna win someday!” Well, that “someday” turned into the very next day! At 11:30 AM on April 30th […]
Back in 1987 Publishers Clearing House awarded its first-ever $10 Million SuperPrize. Because no PCH prize before then had approached such magnitude there was tremendous excitement among our employees and hopeful anticipation among millions of Americans who had sent in their sweepstakes entries. I remember as if it was yesterday the day of the prize […]
On Tuesday, December 16, Karl Jonsson and his family – like Americans everywhere – were looking forward to Christmas. A small tree was lit up and twinkling in the living room of their rural Wisconsin home an hour west of Green Bay. But this was not going to be a holiday rich with gifts under […]
Tuesday, November 25th, 2014, is a day that Brian Willis and his family will never forget: that’s when the PCH Prize Patrol knocked on the door of his Lexington, South Carolina home and presented him with roses, balloons, champagne and a Million Dollar SuperPrize – just in time for Thanksgiving. When Brian opened the door […]