When I was a poor kid growing up on the southside, I remember helping my grandmother choose magazine subscriptions from the Publisher’s Clearing House catalog while wishing, hoping and praying that Ed McMahon would knock on the front door holding a big $1,000,000 check. It’s a strange memory, especially when you consider Ed McMahon never worked for Publisher’s Clearing House, and never walked around holding gigantic checks for $1-million.
Either way, some people still do work for the company, and as result, some guy from Oklahoma City won a cool $1-million yesterday.
Via the Prize Patrol’s Facebook:
That’s pretty cool. I think the only way you can still make it in America is to win a lottery, whether it be birth, Power Ball or a nationwide sweepstakes. Let’s hope Eddie’s responsible with the money and doesn’t blow it on other sweepstakes.
Out of curiosity, I went to the Publisher’s Clearing House website to see how it works now. Do they still mail you a packet with little magazine stamps to return in a pre-paid postage envelope? Did they get Andy Richter to replace Ed McMahon? I’m honestly not sure. The website looked like an offshore gambling hub, sent my data blockers into red alert, and wanted all my personal information just to play a simple game of Keno. Sorry. I’m willing to hand that data over to big evil companies like Google and Facebook, but not some weird clearinghouse – whatever that is – that’s only purpose in life is to make dreams come true.
If I ever won any big money like that, it would be kept as secret as possible so my in-laws and co-workers wouldn’t try to glom onto it and get new cars and mountain homes.
The guy was on Mike Steeley’s radio show this morning. He seemed genuinely nice – like someone you would want to win a million dollars.
You forgot another way to make it in America: sex tape!
Naw, no one cares about sex tapes anymore. Not with every college girl paying for books as a cam girl.
Publsher. Cleaner Houses is nothing but a scam because I was also told by them that I would be one of there winners and promised an did not hear anything
It only happen do some ,they say you don’t have to buy but I’m getting to believe it’s a lie I have bought for Manny many years I also fell for it
For the record, Ed McMahon and Dick Clark were with American Family Publishers. A similar company, but with a different name. I think all three are dead by now.
I believe it is a scam
I can relate… but how do you compare birth to winning a lottery??? One is joined voluntarily the other is not…..
and he gets payed for holding that sign PCH is a scam , if you don’t buy from their third part sales shops they disqualify you . I don’t know how they get away with such Fraud . we play this for more then 15 years, month after month and entree and the only thing we got for it was years worth of paying for stamps . don’t fall for this . buyer beware .
Anyone know the name of the guy from Publisher’s Clearinghouse presenting the check. I’ve seen him on TV forever but his name never comes up anywhere.
The guy on the right looks like a lovechild of Hugh Grant.. quick see if he can play a down on his luck in the love department quirky dipshit!