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Publishers Clearing House ( PCH) is an American company founded in 1953 by Harold Mertz. It was originally founded as an alternative to door-to-door magazine subscription sales by offering bulk mail direct marketing of merchandise and periodicals. They are most widely known for their sweepstakes and prize -based games which were introduced in 1967.
Known for. Winning the Powerball in December 2002. Andrew Jackson Whittaker Jr. (October 9, 1947 – June 27, 2020) [ 1] was an American businessman in the construction industry. He was noted for being the winner of a 2002 lottery jackpot. His win of US$314.9 million in the Powerball multi-state lottery was, at the time, the largest jackpot ...
Jeffrey Dampier Jr. (March 24, 1966 – July 26, 2005) was the winner of an Illinois Lottery jackpot worth US $20 million in 1996. He was murdered by his sister-in-law and her boyfriend in 2005. He was murdered by his sister-in-law and her boyfriend in 2005.
The first time any jackpot grew past $1 billion. On Jan. 13, three tickets hit, each worth almost $530 million. The first to come forward were John and Lisa Robinson of Munford, Tennessee, who ...
Evelyn Basehore. Evelyn Basehore beat one in 15 trillion odds when she won $3.9 million and $1.4 million within five months, playing the Pick Six lottery in 1985. She gambled much of it away ...
CHF 64.6 million (US$72.8 million) was the largest winner in Switzerland 's Swiss Lotto, won on 2 March 2024. [ 75] £35.1 million (US$49.6 million) was the largest winner on the UK Lotto game in April 2016. €38.4 million (US$49.7 million) was the largest jackpot in the Netherlands draw of the Staatsloterij ( State Lottery) in May 2013.
Most people dream about winning the Mega Millions or Powerball — but they should be careful what they wish for. It's not uncommon for lottery winners to wind up with nothing but wrecked...
The Pennsylvania Lottery is a lottery operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly on August 26, 1971; [1] two months later, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first executive director. The Pennsylvania Lottery sold its first tickets on March 7, 1972 and drew its first numbers on March 15 ...