Washington Woman is "Twice Blessed," Winning 2 Million on iWon.com
Mary Johnston Doubles Her $1 million iWon Winnings By Using Sprint Long Distance
Irvington, NY, September 11, 2000 - Mary Johnston of Kenmore, WA, knows that things in her life happen in twos - she has two sons, she works for two companies, two unfortunate car accidents struck her family last year and today Mary became iWon.com's first million-dollar double winner. Johnston, iWon.com's 11th Monthly million-dollar winner, doubled her $1 million to $2 million by signing up for the Double Your Winnings with Sprint promotion on iWon.com.
Johnston first started using iWon when she saw a television commercial last October, and has logged on to read the news, check the Seattle Mariners' box scores and search the web ever since. About six weeks ago, Johnston also entered for the Double your Winnings with Sprint promotion on iWon.com. "As a long-time Sprint long-distance, customer it was simple enough to register," said Johnston. "And Sprint was giving me a chance to double my iWon winnings. That's an offer that's hard to beat."
When asked what she plans to do with the $2 million, Johnston gets a little teary eyed recounting her desire to one day be remembered as "someone who made a difference in the world - someone that made this world a better place. I definitely want to give some to charity, I feel very strongly about that."
And what will Johnston do with the rest of the money? Mary plans to ease some of the financial burdens that she was feeling as recently as last week. "Just the other morning I noticed my son's pants were getting a little worn and I thought to myself how I'd have to buy new ones but that I also needed to watch our budget. It's not like we're poor but times are tight since my car accident last year." While the money is a dream come true in difficult times, Mary still values her health and family above all else.
"We are thrilled to announce Mary as iWon's first $2 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. The "Double Your Winnings with Sprint" program allows us to also reward them for doing what they are already doing offline. In this case, using Sprint long distance. We wish Mary and her family a double congratulations."
"I never thought people actually won these things," said Johnston. "With a name like iWon.com, I guess I should have known better. And, winning an extra $1 million for being a Sprint customer was a nice bonus. "
About iWon.com
Launched only 11 months ago, iWon currently attracts one out of every nine people who visit the Web from work, and one out of every ten people who visit the web from home (Media Metrix, July 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. To date iWon has given away more than $25 million in cash prizes.
To learn more about the Double Your Winnings with Sprint promotion, please visit www.iwon.com for the official rules.
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