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PCH Spin & Win review: cheated out of $500 from pch.com 25

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I frequently play and enter with Publishers Clearing House. Today, after submitting a time-dated entry, the last page sent me to the pch games website wherein I logged into the site and clicked the spin and win game. You are only allowed to enter once per day. I clicked spin and the wheel stopped on $500 cash! It stayed there, too! I was rather excited because it did not stop there then skip over to another portion of the wheel. Expecting that I'd see a congratulations on the winnings, instead the next page said, congratulations you have won 50 tokens. This is not where the wheel had stopped! It stopped at the $500 cash earnings.. and it stayed there. I feel this is a sham and scam contest because I truly did win the $500 cash prize. I do not know or comprehend why PCH would chooses to ignore and/or not acknowlege that I did win this cash prize. I wrote to their contact us page and submitted my grievance.. I do believe they will not acknowledge my complaint. I don't even know if complaining here will do much good, but after this experience, I truly believe that the PCH company is not honest and is deceitful. It would be great if they were made to pay the winnings.. this is the url I was on when it happened: http://sb.pch.com/cat/10/56-02/instantSpin.html?ti=
It automatically gave me a screen that said I won tokens.. when the point in fact was the wheel DID stop and STAY at $500 cash prize. This is NOT fair and quite deceitful. I hope someone makes them fess up.

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NancylChapman
, US
Jul 29, 2018 7:50 pm EDT
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I've been playing since 1985, so yea about 30 years. It's just a game to stay busy. I have won $10 a few times but it's just a game to stay busy. I try to stay away from negative sites and keep hoping for the millions but so far nothing so far, and yet there are people who do win from what we see online. I'm guessing these are real people and the prize patrol does show up so I keep playing. I could use that money to help my family, my church and animal organizations that need help. So yes I keep playing and hoping for the best. Just remember it's just a game to stay busy that's all. I have ordered some items from them and had to return some and they took care of it and I got my money back so they are honest.

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Jana D. Prevatt
, US
Jun 05, 2018 10:01 pm EDT

Having fun with all the games scratchoffs & sweepstakes entries. However it is time consuming & exhausting some days.

Signed up a couple months ago, made VIP Elite status on Day 31! So i thought that it should count for something?! However the games are all just giving tokens still, no cash prizes yet. Most of the instant win games are lowballing in tokens, not giving highest amounts.

I make me entries, play the games all day long. Even nearly gave up my only part time gig with a small but guaranteed wage to play these games. I constantly am sent emails saying ""Ooooh just one more step to be eligible to win..."" etc. Everyday up to about 20+ these type messages but still no win. Praying sometime REALLY soon, like many here, there will be a significant payout! _/|_ _/|_

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heat766
, US
Nov 01, 2017 6:46 am EDT

Yeah well I won a hundred dollars via high score in the slots tournament and got the check yesterday, cashed it and everything. No idea what you are on about if you think it's "all rigged, and all winners are fake" lmao

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Richard78499
, US
Jul 12, 2016 7:39 pm EDT

PCH is one of the biggest scams ever, nobody ever wins this crap, and it's a shame that people get suckered into this ###. I don't know how such a bunch of crooked ###s like this company, can stay in business.

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Carolina Lechuga
, US
Mar 14, 2023 11:51 am EDT

Sooo Nottt True!😡😡😡

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Morgarena Crittenden
, US
Jul 12, 2016 7:01 pm EDT

I've been a loyal member for for more than three years and playing the games and have paid for items that I never got when they said, NO purchase necessary. I'm still waiting on my money, purchases and items they said I won. I still say that, nothing ventured is nothing gained. I'm still faithful to playing. You got to be it to win it!, LOL. It's a relaxation for me to keep my inner peace. Morgarena

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Azzbag
, US
Jul 11, 2016 4:27 pm EDT

I have been playing for over 2 yrs and I get those little glitches all the time. SMH. Not sure if it is a scam or not. But I have yet to win anything in over 2 yrs.

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Carolina Lechuga
, US
Mar 14, 2023 11:52 am EDT
Replying to comment of Azzbag

Never Give upp!🙏🙏

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ElizabethCastillo
, US
Jun 26, 2016 4:10 pm EDT
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I have played PCH and have ordered magazines in the past but never have won anything and I have been doing this for 35 years. This is just a catch to get us to spend money and they don't payoff or if they do it had never been anyone in my area and I live in central California. This is just a scam just like everything else. If it's to go to be true than it's not true. They just want us to spend money and have for the last 35 years and just stopped recently since no one I know of ever wins in California. E Castillo, Woodlake, CA

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Carolina Lechuga
, US
Mar 14, 2023 11:55 am EDT

Must be doing something Wrong! 35 yrs? Holy Cow 😦😧

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top69cat69
Sorrento, US
Mar 06, 2016 6:43 pm EST
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I agree I had the same thing happen to me and said i won $1000 and then the pop up comes up and says congratulations you got 500 tokens what a rip off and how in the hell are these people getting almost 300, 000 points in the slot games when it is hard to even get 150, 000 points this game is getting more and more rigged and as far as all of these things to buy I have bought a blood pressure cuff and a so called high pressure hose sprayer it leaked like crazy and when i tried to use it again after winter(and no it did not freeze i live in central Florida) hooked it up and the lever to turn the water on flew off and the blood pressure cuff would only give errors and most of the other items are available at Walmart or Amazon for 1/2 to 1/4 the price

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Leonarda Kime
, US
Jan 29, 2016 6:28 pm EST

my business was searching for form name a few days ago and used a business with a searchable forms database . If people want a form as well, here's a http://goo.gl/Ms4ebj

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Paula Kelley
, US
Jan 13, 2016 7:19 pm EST
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I haven't won anything either every day i play almost always get technical difficulties on all games but still i hope and pray i win cause me and my granddaughters really need it .if they're a scam God will take care of them. He also promised to raise the poor up out of the dust .

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non winner
Madison, US
May 24, 2015 8:06 am EDT

yes that true anytime there is a win you will get the air message technical difficulties so stop playing you never win anything all winners are fake names with the expectations of the big wins that are televised

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Mulysa5
Murray, US
May 16, 2015 1:42 pm EDT

I played the scratch offs and got one that said I won I think it was $40, 000 then my screen went white then black and popped up with "we are having tecinal difficulty try back later" when I called the number they told me they would review it and get ba k to me. I never got a message back and it kinda makes me mad. I'm facing a lot of problems and my 3 kids and I are fixing to be homeless that money would have put US n a home so we wouldn't be on the streets. So u can imagine how relieved I felt when I saw that God had blessed us and answered all my prayers but it crushed me to see I ended up with a tecknecal difficulty and we r still with nothing. So ya I know what you mean. When you win something threw them all of a sudden there having problems and there's no record of the win.

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SAVMASTER
NORTH CHARLESTON, US
Mar 28, 2015 1:02 am EDT

All this week I have been playing both times with PCH LOTTO 1AM-5-PM 11 games then 17 games 5pm-midnite the next day I see only results for like 3-5 tickets, each day I bring it to there attention (and immediately they mention like an agreement with each state ) basically he or she is telling me of an arbitration Look dude I, m not suing you ! I just want my numbers I olayed ! I call pch I get this guy who is leaving pch tells me #1. they have a black list on anyone who owes or has been late on there items. then #2 3/4 of the names they list like james p, Irvine il 500, 00 DON;T EVEN EXIST! He said this place is just all about het those pop ups/ads sold that's why they want you there morn noon and nite. I for one think its time for a f----ing audit!

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Daniel Illa
Las Vegas, US
Feb 13, 2014 1:27 pm EST

iI had 105000 tokens, then PCH tells me to resign in an poof i have 89000 tokens total BS

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chrystyan
Anderson, US
Apr 21, 2013 6:49 pm EDT
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I'm not a winner, and I've never won, but your position isn't one of serious concern. The PCH instant win games (such as the spin the wheel) state clearly that it is for illustrative purposes and does not actually reflect your chance at winning. Essentially it's just a graphic, and a majority of the time it works, but you may have just been glitched. Just letting you know that it's not a shady practice, it just is that if the odds/roll doesn't match their records then they'll provide you with a different result. The system can't be perfect as it's not allowed to be a gambling system.

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Eric Yoder
, US
Feb 27, 2018 7:39 am EST
Replying to comment of chrystyan

I'd stop making excuses. The law is the law. After all the personal lawsuits and all the attorney generals who sued on the behalf of many states, PCH was told this is ILLEGAL. As well as many other unprofessional business practises they use. Yet they still do it.

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Elizabeth A. Field
Standish, US
Oct 18, 2012 8:21 am EDT

I have a real problem with all this cash that is supposed to be given away. No one and I mean no one needs $5, 000.00 per weeek for life plus a million dollers . It seems to me that PCH should take that money and divide it so that a lot of people got $500.00 per week for life. Just think what that would do for the economy. For people like me who live on a fixed income that would allow me to stay in my home, pay for heating oil and live a decent life. Rich people are noy all that happy and they definately don't do anything to halp our economy. I would much rather be happy and live a normal life.

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Johnnie Davis
Greensboro, US
Dec 10, 2011 3:53 pm EST

Previoulsy commented.

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Johnnie Davis
Greensboro, US
Dec 10, 2011 3:52 pm EST

Previously comented.

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Johnnie Davis
Greensboro, US
Dec 10, 2011 3:52 pm EST

I played the wheel spin for two days and someone have played those days.Is there something about somtimes being discourared? I' m an optimist, and when it comes to losing because of the powers that be. Let me again enjoy the wonderful works that publisher clearing house does.I like playing the wheel spin.One day I might win a target or thousand dollar walmart
to say thr lease wendys mcdonalds awards card.

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treeed
Aguanga, US
Jul 03, 2011 6:46 pm EDT

and farther more these thousand dollar walmart gift cards saying you win bull -hit after paying all these so called sponser's membership feee's and other bull-hit giving your information to other rip off scams artist's free gas card's I still haven't seen a one . then infecting your computer with there trojan's .fu--ing hacker's just white collar crimes taken from us poor poeple Lt. edward zwettler

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treeed
Aguanga, US
Jul 03, 2011 6:27 pm EDT

I played and got some 30.000 tokens used them toward gift card's never got any results of it.can't find out either . the only thing I get is money taken out of my bank by these fu---ing sponser's .then these's stupid text messages running up my phone bill .I'am tired of this -hit to.. sign Lt. Edward Zwettler