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Grand Giveaway winners announced this week!

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:26 am
by MarleysGh0st
If those who see the show early in the day spot any familiar names among the winners, please post a heads-up notice for the rest of us! :)

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:42 am
by gsabc
Or even for the winners! Not all of us can watch the show, or can easily record it for later viewing.

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:43 am
by MarleysGh0st
Looks like the official website will be posting the winners' names, starting tomorrow.

http://www.millionairetv.com/sweeps/gra ... nners.html
$100,000 given away the week of 11/5


MILLIONAIRE is saying thank you to our fans as we celebrate our 1000th episode this week. From September 10 through September 30. 2007 people went to millionairetv.com signed up and entered Millionaire's Grand Give Away Sweepstakes. There will be 100 winners and a total of $100,000 given away this week.

Each day we will post the 20 names announced on the previous day's show.

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:45 am
by Shade
For some reason the site wouldn't let me register for this contest when I tried a couple of weeks ago, it kept saying I wasn't 18. But I was 18. I tried to register in late September. After my September 8th Birthday. :(

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:59 am
by MarleysGh0st
Shade wrote:For some reason the site wouldn't let me register for this contest when I tried a couple of weeks ago, it kept saying I wasn't 18. But I was 18. I tried to register in late September. After my September 8th Birthday. :(
D'oh!

Help yourself to a <grumble>®, Shade.

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:56 am
by peacock2121
Spoiler
They are also giving the contestants the first 5 questions - everyone starts with the 1K. Were we told that would be happening?

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:00 pm
by MarleysGh0st
peacock2121 wrote:
Spoiler
They are also giving the contestants the first 5 questions - everyone starts with the 1K. Were we told that would be happening?
Spoiler
Yes, that was also mentioned in the press releases.

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:16 pm
by peacock2121
Then I guess I didn't need the spoiler thingie!

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:56 am
by MarleysGh0st
MarleysGh0st wrote:Looks like the official website will be posting the winners' names, starting tomorrow.

http://www.millionairetv.com/sweeps/gra ... nners.html
The names have already been posted, in the order they were announced, in the transcript threads, but I'll copy the list into this thread, too, as they're published on the web.
Winners announced Monday 11/5

Kathrine A. Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Francine B. Greenport, NY
Eric B. Sun Prairie, WI
Frank B. Knightdale, NC
Rick B. Rockaway, NJ
Raymond B. Fresno, CA
Frances C. Emeryville, CA
Patricia C. Rehoboth, MA
Tammy D. Fruita, CO
Frank G. Ellisville, MO
Christy H. Dover, NH
F. Doris H. Wayne, PA
Dirk K. Escondido, CA
Hans L. Naples, FL
Christine M. Miami, FL
Susan R. La Crosse, KS
Blake R. New London Township, PA
David R. Westerville, OH
Joe R. Colorado Springs, CO
Sandy U. Springdale, AR
Curious that they announced the full name on the show, televised to millions, but they're only listing the last initial here, presumbably for privacy reasons.

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:20 pm
by TheConfessor
MarleysGh0st wrote:
peacock2121 wrote:They are also giving the contestants the first 5 questions - everyone starts with the 1K. Were we told that would be happening?
Yes, that was also mentioned in the press releases.
Does that mean we should redefine "llama" for this week only? There are some prime candidates on today's show, regardless of how many free questions they were given.

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:22 pm
by MarleysGh0st
TheConfessor wrote: Does that mean we should redefine "llama" for this week only? There are some prime candidates on today's show, regardless of how many free questions they were given.
TPTB have obviously declared this to be a "Llama-free Week" by this temporary rules changes.

Even if some of the lucky contestants are llama-worthy. :roll:

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:56 am
by MarleysGh0st
The contestants this week may not be anything to write about, but one of the sweepstakes winners got a blurb in his paper today.

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/artic ... 63501.html

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:18 am
by minimetoo26
Yesterday's winners are now up, if you click the link in the (3rd?) post above.

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:28 am
by kayrharris
I just watched today's show.

and I saw no familiar names on the Grand Giveaway list. :(


Spoiler
They all "needed the money". I won't spoil anything else.

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:49 am
by MarleysGh0st
minimetoo26 wrote:Yesterday's winners are now up, if you click the link in the (3rd?) post above.
So they are!
Winners announced Tuesday 11/6

Sydney B. Saylorsburg, PA
Brian B. State College, PA
Virginia C. Lyles, TN
Eleanor D. Philadelphia, PA
Jerome F. Kailua Kona, HI
Colleen F. Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Judy F. Denham Springs, LA
Nancy G. Poughquag, NY
Holly G. Fairbanks, AK
Richard H. Staten Island, NY
Ken K. Venice, FL
Debbie L. Davenport, IA
Michael M. Clarks Summit, PA
Calvin M. Ocala, FL
Carolyn N. Huntsville, AL
Ivanne R. San Antonio, TX
Audrey S. Lansdale, PA
Jamie S. Eau Claire, WI
Phillip S. Jacksonville, FL
Gladys Z. Lake Mary, FL

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:44 am
by MarleysGh0st
Winners announced Wednesday 11/7

Christine A. Green Bay, WI
Angela B.-W. Little Rock, AR
Charlotte C. Lansdale, PA
Caren C. Fairfax, VA
Georgina E.-S. Winter Park, FL
Frank F. Loudonville, NY
Linda F. Ocala, FL
Terri H. Austin, TX
Michelle H. Reno, NV
Janet L. Park Ridge, IL
Casper M. Saginaw, MI
Nancy M. Yantis, TX
Caroline N. Newville, PA
Sheila P. Cambridge, MD
Kim P. Pahrump, NV
Aaron S. Mechanicsburg, PA
Wilma S. Yacolt, WA
Eunice S. Westerville, OH
Donna T. Manahawkin, NJ
Diane W. Alamo, GA

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:45 am
by MarleysGh0st
One more sweepstakes winner got a blurb in his local paper.

http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/ben ... 85735.html
Who wants to be a thousand-aire? Fresno's Raymond Bustamantes is $1,000 richer today because of the syndicated game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." The 1,000th episode of the show is being marked by 100 viewers getting $1,000 each.

Bustamantes was in the list of the first 20 winners announced Monday on the show that airs on KFSN, Channel 30.

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:56 am
by kayrharris
I've seen today's show with no recognizable names. :(

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:58 am
by earendel
kayrharris wrote:I've seen today's show with no recognizable names. :(
Yeah, what's up with that? Only two days left for a BB to break through. After all, we probably entered more times per person than the average individual.

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:00 am
by minimetoo26
Do we have the full names from yesterday listed anywhere?

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:01 am
by minimetoo26
minimetoo26 wrote:Do we have the full names from yesterday listed anywhere?
Never mind. Found 'em....

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:07 am
by MarleysGh0st
earendel wrote:
kayrharris wrote:I've seen today's show with no recognizable names. :(
Yeah, what's up with that? Only two days left for a BB to break through. After all, we probably entered more times per person than the average individual.
It's sad, but not surprising.

There might have been a hundred of us BB entering regularly. The contest ran about twenty days, so that's 2,000 entries for all of us.

How many tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of entries came from everyone else? We're just being overwhelmed by numbers.

This is a far different contest from the Million Dollar Buddy and Yeti Summer Getaway contests, where we could get to the top of the list by actually answering questions correctly.

<sigh>



At least TPTB are getting much better demographic diversity here than they do in their contestant casting...

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:15 am
by geoffil
We should move to Florida. The winners seem to come from that state more often than others, such as Illinois.

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:38 pm
by Shade
When Millionaire has it's 2000th episode does that mean it will give away 2000 dollars to 200 people and remove the 2000 dollar question too? :)

If so, what will they do on episode 1 Million? :D

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:16 pm
by JBillyGirl
Dang. I'm still hoping that SOMEONE from the Bored gets one of these paydays. We deserve it. We really do. At least Timsterino should win! ;-)

As for all the Florida winners, I'm guessing that all the retirees down there have more time to watch the show and enter sweepstakes.