When was the last time someone won the phc-publishers clearing house giveaway?

Answer 1

From everything I've read and from their contest letters, I've come to the conclusion that people have won prizes from the PCH contests.

Publishers Clearing House is best known for its dramatic sweepstakes, a marketing campaign that offers millions of dollars in prizes every year.

SINCE the NUMBERS were PRESELECTED, Publishers Clearing House COULD PROMOTE the sweepstakes truthfully with the words, "YOU MAY ALREADY BE A WINNER!"

At first PCH did not feel obligated to award prizes if no winning entry was received, but later a second random drawing came to be held from entries submitted if no one turned in the winning number for the top prize.

By late 1991, Publishers Clearing House had DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $50 million in prizes to more than two million people, including $13 million in fiscal 1991.

The Federal Trade Commission's expert on sweepstakes said...Being labeled a "FINALIST," he declared, generally merely meant that the contestant had sent in a previous entry. The FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION'S EXPERT "...also noted that the $10 million prize was not given in a lump sum, but over 30 years, with $2.5 million not paid out until the final year. Million-dollar winners received only $50,000 in the first year.

In 1994, PCH agreed to pay $490,000 to 14 states to settle allegations that it used deceptive advertising in its annual sweepstakes. The company agreed to stop using the word "finalist" on most solicitations and to employ the phrase "final round" only in the last weeks of the promotions.

By January 1996, PCH had awarded more than $92 million in prizes since instituting its sweepstakes.

Answer 2

I believe on their website, the last real winner was in the late 1980s

Answer 3

Elise Gutierrez of LaPlace, LA wins $1,000,000 on February 28th, 2013.

Answer 4

Doris Gray

Answer 5

jenny smith

Answer 6

Not sure