Publishers Clearing House - Do you enter them?
- Thread starter firefly30
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firefly30 - I have entered PCH in the past & won a $10 Amazon once but there are sooooooooooo many links & I can't just enter 1
http://www.sweepsadvantage.com/forum/latest-or-new-sweepstakes/65317-collection-pch-urls.html
curmudgeon
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The odds for that PCH sweep are 1 in 2.6 Billion (see rules). The odds for the Powerball are 1 in 292.2 Million. The PCH sweep has odds that are more than 8 times worse than the Powerball odds.
kcmoviebuff
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No. You have a far better chance of being struck by lightning or even winning a state lottery than winning one of these, plus their endless links are insane. Only a masochist would enter them - lol.
Google PCH BLOG there's a wealth of info there!!.....I call in by phone & enter by facebook & also enter by PCH search nowadays.
I just have to sayy for the very large super prize PCH
gives away they first look for a matching winning number.
SO,
they aren't randomly choosing an entry from all the entries at first... if your number matches- you have won** THE **PCH super prize!!!
But, if no one matched the number for the Super prize then yes (i believe it is random after that)...
I downloaded their app once and I started at midnight and at like 3 am I was STILL ENTERING....
Some one does win though I know by their videos....and it is Free. Free is hard to be negative about I suppose!
I just have to sayy for the very large super prize PCH
gives away they first look for a matching winning number.
SO,they aren't randomly choosing an entry from all the entries at first... if your number matches- you have won** THE **PCH super prize!!!
But, if no one matched the number for the Super prize then yes (i believe it is random after that)...
I downloaded their app once and I started at midnight and at like 3 am I was STILL ENTERING....
Some one does win though I know by their videos....and it is Free. Free is hard to be negative about I suppose!
I am an all or nothing type {A?} so IF I enter them I *have* to enter ALL of them & I used to, figuring if I entered I had a chance to win, but I only ever won a $10? Amazon once.
However, I think when I dumped entering the longshot/PITA sweeps that took forever to enter/slowed down my laptop to a crawl, I think I messed up my timing & that's [partly] why I win so rarely now.
curmudgeon
New member
I found this on the PCH website (About SuperPrize®) - - - "Publishers Clearing House uses the term "SuperPrize" to refer to all sweepstakes awards over $1 Million!"
Forget the confusing fluff written in the rules, and focus on the SWEEPSTAKES FACTS box at the end of the rules. "You Have Not Yet Won. All Entries Have The Same Chance Of Winning. The winner has not been identified. We don't know who the winner is. If you enter our Sweepstakes, your entry will have the same chance to win as every other entry."
For you to have the same chance as every other entry, the winner selection must be random! Take all of the SuperPrize Number(s) and put them in a big swimming pool. Stir thoroughly and then reach in and pick a number. That's essentially how the winner is chosen. Your odds are 1 in 2.6 Billion
If you'd like some interesting reading, then Google - - publishers clearing house lawsuits - - The Attorneys General of various States have sued PCH on at least 5 separate occasions. One of those lawsuits included all 50 States.
You should find this web page from Wikipedia when you do the above Google search - - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publishers_Clearing_House. It mentions 5 lawsuit settlements with State Attorneys General - - 1994 - $490,000, 1999 - $30 Million, 2000 - $18 Million, 2005 - $34 Million, and 2010 - $3.5 Million. There was a 6th settlement with Iowa in 2007, but no dollar amount was shown.
The Wikipedia article also makes reference to a Consumer Reports article that said - - - "April 2014, an investigation by the Senate Special Committee on Aging concluded that Publishers Clearing House had "pushed the limits" of prior agreements and that additional legislation may be needed" You can find that statement at the end of the section on lawsuits.
Forget the confusing fluff written in the rules, and focus on the SWEEPSTAKES FACTS box at the end of the rules. "You Have Not Yet Won. All Entries Have The Same Chance Of Winning. The winner has not been identified. We don't know who the winner is. If you enter our Sweepstakes, your entry will have the same chance to win as every other entry."
For you to have the same chance as every other entry, the winner selection must be random! Take all of the SuperPrize Number(s) and put them in a big swimming pool. Stir thoroughly and then reach in and pick a number. That's essentially how the winner is chosen. Your odds are 1 in 2.6 Billion
If you'd like some interesting reading, then Google - - publishers clearing house lawsuits - - The Attorneys General of various States have sued PCH on at least 5 separate occasions. One of those lawsuits included all 50 States.
You should find this web page from Wikipedia when you do the above Google search - - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publishers_Clearing_House. It mentions 5 lawsuit settlements with State Attorneys General - - 1994 - $490,000, 1999 - $30 Million, 2000 - $18 Million, 2005 - $34 Million, and 2010 - $3.5 Million. There was a 6th settlement with Iowa in 2007, but no dollar amount was shown.
The Wikipedia article also makes reference to a Consumer Reports article that said - - - "April 2014, an investigation by the Senate Special Committee on Aging concluded that Publishers Clearing House had "pushed the limits" of prior agreements and that additional legislation may be needed" You can find that statement at the end of the section on lawsuits.