Have you ever wanted to get a giant check delivered to your door?

For decades, Americans across the country have wished for exactly that, and thousands have had it come true.

The check would be delivered by a TV host wearing an orange tie.

All right, we're headed up to the house.

I don't see any cars in the driveway.

See if she's home. Hopefully she is.

He'd approached the winner's front door carrying balloons, flowers, and followed by an entourage of TV cameras.

When they answered the door, he'd give them the good news. How's your day going so far?

It's about to get a whole lot better.

It is about to get a whole lot better, because guess what?

You just won $10,000 for publishers during us.

No way.

And then, the host would hand the winner their ginormous check.

What do you think of that? Holy, holy!

Are you serious?

I'm dead serious.

The company behind these sweepstakes is Publishers' Clearinghouse.

Over the course of decades, they've given away hundreds of millions of dollars to thousands of Americans,

giant checks and all, making their dream of winning big a reality.

But earlier this year,

Publishers Clearing House went under.

Well, it's the end of the line for Publishers Clearing House.

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