Publishers Clearing House Reviews

My dad used to play PCH when I was a small child, but stopped after my mother would complain that he was buying too much stuff and would never win anything. He turned his attention to the regular lottery and won a couple decent size prizes. In 2013, I was laid off from work and while applying to jobs, I started playing PCH. When the app was introduced, I started playing that and Lotto. The games were fun and I didn’t have to pay to enter. I’d win $5 to $20 dollars here and there, but never anything substantial. When I think I was done, I would hear my dad say “you never know, you could win”. So, I kept playing. (He passed in 2018). When PCH filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, I thought I might have a chance to win because some people might be turned off and just stop playing; there would be less entrants/entries. But I think the day has come for me to delete everything.

I have been entering PCH sweepstakes regularly since 1969 and have purchased several products from them without any complaints. Over the years, I have won small prizes, but no large prizes. When PCH was partially bought out by, what I understand to be, a private equity firm, I was naively hoping the end result would be more entrants winning large prizes. Sadly, that does not appear to be the case. It now appears, at least on the surface, that entrants must now purchase a membership in order to enter to win one of the large prizes using the app. At least that has been my experience beginning sometime this week.

As of April 11, 2026, I was shocked to see that Publishers Clearing House is now selling reward Packs to enter any sweepstakes that is above $10,000. These Reward Packs cost, $20.00, $50.00, $120.00 and $300.00. And this is just, of course, for "A CHANCE TO WIN" which is usually like a 1 in 4 million odds chance! If you don't pay, you can't enter! Since when is paying to enter a sweepstakes a real sweepstakes? Sounds more like a scam and I am reporting this to the Florida Attorney General's office.

After many years dealing with Publishers Clearing house and a Black Diamond status, I finally received a phone call that I took while I driving to work. It claimed that I won 8.8 million and I would receive 7,000.00 a week for life and a Mercedes. It gave a number to call and a claim number that I was unable to write while pulling in a parking garage in Albany NY headed into work. I called back the original number and pressed 3 for prize sweepstakes calls or winners. I left 2 messages for a return call with my number. Where is my prize money that they said I won from Publishers Clearing House? They said I won it so I want it!!!! It came from 1 *888*397*9889 extension 3 is what they said to select. They need to be honest and pay me what they said I won!!!!

I am so teed off in in a way I wouldn't know how to act. I use to like Publishers Clearing House when I first started 10 years ago. But now I am having second thoughts about them. It is not worth it anymore. All I have gotten from them is two 5 dollar checks. And that is it. I am telling all the good people out there that have been playing pch. You would probably be better off playing. The Virginia lottery scratch offs. Or the other Virginia lottery games. That is my opinion. They keep screwing with my games. I will just report them to the Better Business Bureau. I have said my peace for a while..

Under the old management I used to win a few times a year. $5 here and $10 there but under the new management I haven't won a thing even though I enter as often, being hundreds of times a day. Some of the ads are shady and some are horrifically long.

They don't deserve even 1 star with this new owner. I would give them ---0. If you're have no money, you're never won anything. They offer a monthly membership and they telling you that only way to have some chance to win a prize. That membership prizes require next to no purchase necessary.

I have noticed since ownership has changed, less large winners. No winners over $10,000 and an average of 5 winners per month for the last few months. If they are randomly picking numbers how come they only have 5 per month. It use to be fun seeing people winning to keep you to continue, but if this is how it going to be, time to quit, not worth the time.

I have played PCH almost every day for 30 years. I always thought if I keep playing I would win something. Now PCH has added memberships. It was already hard to win a prize, time consuming, frustrating. Now the added memberships just erase any hopes of winning. No more, 30 years wasted on PCH.

I started to play their games when I retired 25 years ago, to keep my mind active. The “new” PCH is so irritating. The ads are overwhelming and to play a game, you must “buy” a game. I am fed up with the hoops you have to jump, the numerous ads, the irritating music played while you wait and wait EVERY time to play a game, the numerous emails and messages received daily (which is overloading my iPad), I just cannot tolerate the aggravation of PCH any longer. So good bye and good riddance. Maybe I will buy puzzles to keep my mind active… Anything will be better than to endure PCH!! Also sold my info and get hundreds of irritating ads daily.