Loyalty has never been sweeter for Bonnie Urick of Decatur, Indiana. In front of millions of viewers on the nationally syndicated Montel Williams Show, Bonnie was surprised with a $1 million dollar check from iWon.
"I never thought it would be this simple," said Bonnie Urick, this year's iWon million dollar winner. "Every morning, I get up and log onto iWon while I drink my morning coffee. I check my email and the latest headlines and really don't even think twice about what I am doing. I cannot believe how easy it was to actually win!"
The million dollar check was awarded to a thrilled Urick on the nationally syndicated talk show airing on July 7, 2006 across the country. An unsuspecting Urick was taken by surprise when Montel Williams brought her onstage to announce that she was attending the show not simply as a guest of iWon, but was actually a lucky winner with a big surprise in store.
Bonnie was then given the chance to select an envelope from an onstage drum that contained a check for either $1 million or $25 million. While Bonnie was already guaranteed the $1 million dollar prize, she slowly realized that she had a chance to win a much larger prize. As Montel began spinning the drum, the audience waited to find out if there was a multi-millionaire in their midst. Urick chose her envelope and held it out for the talk show host to open. Upon tearing open the envelope, Montel revealed that Urick was the lucky winner of $1 million dollars, courtesy of iWon.
As Bonnie realized her good fortune, Montel explained to Bonnie, "Girlfriend you're going home with one million dollars! One million dollars from IWON.COM!"
Urick, a mother of three daughters and grandmother to six, is an accountant in her hometown of Decatur. The latest millionaire has been using iWon since 2000 and she plans to use the money to buy a new car, as well as invest in the future.
"iWon.com is a daily part of our users' lives, not just because they have the chance to win great prizes everyday, but also because we offer excellent search technology, reliable email and interesting content," said Eva Boker from iWon. "iWon congratulates Bonnie Urick on becoming the most recent iWon millionaire, and we hope that she and her family enjoy their new-found wealth."
Congratulations, Bonnie! And thanks for being such a loyal iWon user!