iWon.com Announces Diane Sanders as Finalist in $10 Million Giveaway
Local Bridgeport Woman Selected as One of Three Lucky Finalists in iWon Sweepstakes
(Irvington, NY, April 11, 2001) – Diane Sanders from Bridgeport, OH was shocked on Wednesday morning when she was awakened by her doorbell ringing over and over again. When she finally opened the door, there stood TV cameras and representatives from iWon.com telling her the good news -- Diane Saunders was a finalist in the iWon $10 million giveaway! Sanders, a longtime user of iWon never thought she would win anything, let alone a chance at $10 million.
Sanders was born in Pittsburgh, PA and moved to Bridgeport, OH when she was six. She retired five years ago from her job as an IV technician at the High Valley Medical Center and the Wheeling Medical Park both in Wheeling, WV. Married with 4 children and 4 grandchildren, Sanders husband Ron, drives an 18-wheeler and was on the road when his wife called with the good news. Ron cried when he heard the news and is on his way home to celebrate with his wife.
In her spare time, Diane loves to bowl with her friends. She and her team are off to Ft. Lauderdale, FL in a few weeks for the national championships. When Sanders was told by Don Imus of the Imus in the Morning Show that she might win the $10 million Grand she commented, “Wow, this is amazing! Any of these prizes would be wonderful - I just can’t believe this! This is truly a life-changing moment!”
Sanders is one of three finalists in iWon.com’s $10 million Grand Prize drawing. The three iWon finalists were drawn from the pool of all iWon users who earned entries in the iWon sweepstakes for the period – April 1, 2000 – March 31, 20001. The other two finalists will be surprised on the mornings of Thursday, April 12th and Friday, April 13th.
All three finalists will be assembled in New York City on Monday, April 16th at the James A. Farley Post Office at 31st - 33rd Streets and Eighth Avenue, where one will be randomly selected as the $10 million winner. The other two finalists will receive either a seven-day Hawaiian vacation for four, courtesy of Travelocity.com, or an eight-day Caribbean cruise for two.
iWon users became eligible for the $10 million prize for using iWon to read the news, search the web, check email and perform other regular Internet activities.
About iWon
Launched in October 1999, iWon is the 5th most trafficked site on the Internet (Nielsen//NetRatings, February 2001). iWon also ranks as the most loyal portal on the Web, consistently placing first in days visited per month, unique pages viewed per month and minutes spent per person per month (Media Metrix, February 2001). In addition, iWon has led all portals in user satisfaction for three consecutive quarters (NPD Search and Portal Tracking Study, June/November/March 2000-2001). iWon provides award-winning search, ranking #1 in advanced search on the Internet (Search Engine Showdown, July 2000). iWon provides world-class search and content from leading partners such as Associated Press, CBS, Reuters, Travelocity, and WeatherNews Inc.
As an added incentive, iWon gives away $10,000 a day, $1 million a month and a chance to win $25 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 into the daily, monthly and annual cash giveaways. iWon Cash Points, like iWon entries, are accumulated for virtually everything users do on the site. Users can apply iWon Cash Points toward deep discounts in the iWon Rewards Store. To date, iWon has selected more than 200,000 winners and has given away more than $35 million in cash prizes.
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