Will Frank McGoldrick the Millionaire Please Stand Up?
iWon Surprises Frank McGoldrick with One Million Dollars - Frank Jr. or Frank Sr.?
Irvington, NY, October 10, 2000 - When iWon (www.iwon.com) arrived at the McGoldrick home in Matawan, NJ to award its September $1 Million Prize to Frank McGoldrick, two men stepped forward - Frank McGoldrick Sr. and Jr. Both were eager to claim the prize, however it was Frank McGoldrick Jr. who uses the iWon site and had been selected as its 12th $1 million Monthly winner.
McGoldrick, 29, works in the Information Technology Division of Manhattan Bagels in Eatontown, New Jersey. He is the second million dollar winner from New Jersey; John Grasso of Hammonton, NJ won iWon's $1 million prize for the month of July.
When asked what he plans to do with the $1 million, McGoldrick, who was still in shock, stated, "Buy a house and a car." McGoldrick began using iWon in October of 1999, the same month the site launched. He uses the site to follow his favorite football teams, read his horoscope, and check the local weather - all of which earn him entries into iWon's Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Annual guaranteed cash prizes.
Just recently a co-worker asked McGoldrick why he used iWon. McGoldrick responded, "I saw a commercial nearly a year ago and figured I'd give it a shot. I always knew there was a chance of winning, but I never would have dreamed I would become a millionaire," commented McGoldrick.
"We are thrilled to announce Frank McGoldrick Jr. as iWon's 12th $1 Million Winner! On iWon, we reward our users simply for doing what they are already doing online," stated Bill Daugherty, Founder and co-CEO of iWon. "We welcome Frank into the iWon family of winners."
About iWon.com
Launched only one year ago, iWon currently attracts one out of every eight people who visit the Web (Media Metrix, Home/Work August 2000). iWon is also ranked #1 in user site and feature satisfaction among the leading search engines and portal sites (NPD Search and Portal Tracking Study). iWon provides users with world-class content and functionality from leading partners such as Associated Press, CBS, Inktomi, CBS MarketWatch, Standard & Poor's Comstock, Reuters, TheStreet.com, Travelocity, and WeatherNews Inc.
As an added incentive, iWon gives away to users $10,000 every day, 30 prizes of $1,000 every week, $1 million every month and $10 million on Tax Day. By simply using the site to search the Web, check email, go shopping, read the news, or perform other regular Internet activities, iWon users earn entries with practically every click. Through the 3-tiered "Refer-A-Friend" program, iWon users will also earn cash prizes, up to $1 million, if someone in their referral network wins a Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Annual prize. BigBallot.com, a neutral third party, administers all iWon sweepstakes. To date iWon has given away more than $27 million in cash prizes.
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