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By Sandra Grauschopf, About.com Guide to Contests

The Newest Publisher's Clearing House Millionaire Is...

Wednesday August 27, 2008
The Publisher's Clearing House Prize Patrol made one lucky woman very happy today, when they surprised Natalie Bostelman of Toledo, OH at work with the news that she had won a million dollar superprize.

Natalie had been told that she had won a prize of "at least" one thousand dollars, so she was expecting the Prize Patrol's arrival. When she saw the giant check with the million dollar prize printed on it, though, she collapsed onto the floor with a scream, and then started chanting, "I won a million dollars, I won a million dollars!"

Natalie apparently won the big prize by doing a search on PCH's Search and Win website. She joins 52 other people who have become millionaires thanks to PCH's big sweepstakes.

If you'd like to see Natalie's winning reaction, be sure to visit PCHTV.com, where they are running video clips showing Natalie receiving her flowers and her big check, as well as more background about how the prize was awarded.

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August 28, 2008 at 11:08 am
(1) Kevin says:

I couldn’t have happened to a better person.

August 28, 2008 at 11:47 am
(2) Contests says:

Kevin, Natalie seemed very nice in the video. Is she someone that you know personally?

December 31, 2008 at 2:50 pm
(3) cindy martin says:

I HAVE HAD E-MAILS SENT TO ME STATEING THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEM TO ANNOUNCE ME AS A WINNER. MY FAMILY ARE A BIT ANCIOUS AS WELL. PCH PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOON.

THANK YOU CINDY L MARTIN

January 3, 2009 at 10:27 pm
(4) Christi says:

Is Natalie really a winner?

January 5, 2009 at 9:36 pm
(5) Kat says:

Every other day I am getting an email from PCH for a new sweepstakes entry. Just how many sweepstakes are they running at one time? Are you sure PCH isn’t a scam?

January 25, 2009 at 10:22 am
(6) mutzi says:

Been playing PCH Sweepstakes for nearly 30 yrs. Never won anything. Is it for real? Funny how they always ask a Deaf person for the phone number. Cannot put down the letter TTY. Maybe the Lord will open the door in this time. SMILE

February 4, 2009 at 2:44 pm
(7) Danny Whelchel says:

what happens if you win the PCH supper prise but your not at home at that time because you are working in Iraq can you still win?

February 17, 2009 at 8:40 am
(8) Johnny Ketner says:

I got an email from David great saying he was from you and I won.Is it true or not ?

February 17, 2009 at 8:49 am
(9) Sandra Grauschopf, Guide to Contests says:

Johnny, I don’t send out any sweepstakes prizes, so if the email says its from me, it’s definitely a hoax.

If you’re talking about Publisher’s Clearinghouse, you might want to review the Warning Signs of a Sweepstakes Scam. If you’re still not sure, you can call the toll-free number from my Publisher’s Clearing House FAQ page to ask them directly.

Good luck!

March 2, 2009 at 10:04 am
(10) Angel Davis says:

I always thought it was a scam.I still dont know if it’s true.I guess it would take for me to win something to make me a believer.If it’s true at all I would like to congradulate all the winners.I know I am not one and probably never win a single dime.I do answer the Publishers emai and I just hoping that just MAYBE they will pick me.I am a dreamer.

August 12, 2009 at 8:51 pm
(11) cody h says:

theres so many things i would do if i did win, ive never stopped dreamingsince i was a kid. And the only thing thats holds me back from living those dreams out usually is a lack of money, im pretty sure we all have doubts about it, but i believe it could happen to any of us, i guess it all depends on how you look at it. Good luck to everyone that plays this along with me, all i can do is hope for the best, and make the most out of it!
Cody

August 15, 2009 at 3:20 pm
(12) Linda says:

I always thought of all the great things i will do if i win i pray everyday that i’m picked because it will really change my life!!

August 17, 2009 at 6:26 pm
(13) mary louise bernard says:

I was contacted by some one from the fereral trade comminion stating that I had won 350,000.00 from publishers clearinh house. the person said that I had to pay the insorance, this person then put mr in touch with someone at Lords of America, who got someone to spouncerme with the 3.500.00 that I needed for the insurance money, but they also said that I had to pay the lawyers. n ALLof this money has been coming to me to pay these different things, but I still have not received the money yet, What I want yto know is this is a sacm or am I being used to traffic money because all if tgis money goes to costa rica, and I syill have noy received the check. would someone please let me know what is happing. mary l. bernard.

August 17, 2009 at 6:49 pm
(14) Sandra Grauschopf, Guide to Contests says:

Mary Louise, sadly, it’s a scam. The FTC doesn’t notify winners, and you don’t have to pay to get any prizes. For more information, see the Top Warning Signs of Sweepstakes Scams.

October 22, 2009 at 3:41 pm
(15) Sandra says:

I’ve played everyday now for about 10 years i’ve been playing since i was ten years old sending in my parents sweepstakes entries i play search and win everyday. and so in 40 years i’ve won nada…….. I have submited these latest PCH contests entrys three or four times. to see if i am actually being entered into a contest or not and have not seen the usual notiation about i’ve submitted all the entries i can for any particular day, so I am very very skeptical now of these entries asI feel they are all just for the benefit of those “partner ” advertisements. SO as I said I wonder if all these years I’ve just been going through the motions for nothing.

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