What is luck?

I found this little essay about luck, and since today is our last day of the Lady Luck project, I thought I would share some thoughts about luck.. and what it might mean.

Luck can mean fortune, force that operates for good or ill, advantage or an object of good fortune. .

What is good luck?Is it chance? Is it something we are born with? Is it good planning? Maybe it is a little bit of all these things. Is it something we can control?

Fortune is definitely good luck.The word fortune brings to mind financial success. Having enough money is certainly lucky. Again, money is something we can be born with or we can accumulate it by work and planning.

Force that operates for good or ill, please, make it only good. There are many forces and vibrations flowing about us all the time. Putting quartz crystal points in the home helps make the life force much more good luck friendly. An aventurine gemstone in the left pocket makes the chance of getting more money better odds. So, we can influence the forces to be kinder to us.

Having advantages in as many areas of life as possible is a very good thing. Being born with beauty is an advantage, but learning to cultivate charm and wit is a greater advantage. Being born with money is an advantage, but arranging to get a good education and keep learning all your life is even a better advantage.

I want to be the object of good fortune. I want to have many objects of good fortune. Is being the object of good fortune and having objects of good fortune the same thing? There is a connection. First I have the intent to have good fortune. Intent is a strong word. It is living my life with a great deal of attentiveness and purpose. I must intend to have luck. Every day I must design to have good luck. This intent helps bring the friendly life forces to flow around me. I keep several objects and symbols of good luck in my home, my car and often in my pocket. I have a little pig on my nightstand by the clock. This pig was given to me to remind me to have a new idea each day of how I can make my life better. The pig is the first thing I see when I wake. That little pig is a symbol of good luck to me.

Now, what is luck? It is paying attention. Luck is planning. Luck is chance. Good luck is influenced by our paying attention to everything around us, so we are able to take advantage of any opportunity that can make us a better life. Good luck is influenced by planning not just for today but for the years to come, such as saving some money every week. There is always an element of chance in life, but this only makes life more exciting. Good luck in influenced by intent and having objects of good luck around us to remind us all the time of the intent.

GOOD LUCK!

Winding down

The vanilla milkshake - three weeks later and it's a whole new world!

Art by Shirley Gibson

Well, our 30 days with Lady Luck is winding down, we only have a couple of more days left. Time to take stock, look at our results, and think about how well "she" worked for us. Here are some questions to consider:

• What were your expectations?
• Were they realized?
• How much did you win?
• How many lottery and/or scratcher tickets did you buy?
• What did you learn?
• What was the best part of this month's experiment?
• What did you least enjoy?
• Would you do it again?

Lucky Lady

The bright scarlet ladybug is a luck-bringer, probably because it is traditionally associated by its color with fire. It is a sign of good fortune if one lands on a person's hand or dress. It must, however, be allowed to fly away of its own accord, and must not be brushed off. It is permissible to speed it onwards by a gentle puff, and by the recitation of the rhyme which runs:

Ladybird, ladybird,
fly away home.
Your house is on fire
and your children are gone.

The deeper the ladybird's color, the better luck it brings. The number of spots on its back are also important. The more spots...the better the luck!

Happy Mother's Day!

Going Batty

A bat means long life and happiness, a good omen, to the Chinese and Poles. If a bat lands on your head, you should hope the Cricket sees rain coming because the bat won't get off until it hears thunder. At which point you might be wishing you had your horseshoe up as a cure for the resulting lunacy!

Jimminy Cricket!

It is a widely held belief that a cricket is a lucky house spirit that takes it's luck away when it leaves. So the trick is to find a way to keep your house cricket happy.

In Asia, during the summer cricket season, you can buy crickets in cool little cages like these. Nifty huh?

Lucky Journal

I have been thinking about this idea a while now, and then I found the above image on the internet. Cool idea huh? Let's try it!

Putting a Hex on our project

This hex sign is a double creator's star which binds the blessing of prosperity centered on natural good fortune and bounded with growth.

Each design is a "painted prayer," the purpose of which was to manifest on Earth (in the physical realm) that which was asked of the Spiritual realm.

found at Dutch Hex Sign

Lucky Stars

Origami stars have a long tradition in Asian cultures. They bring good luck when you make them and when you give them away. Making them is fun -- and addictive! They're also an opportunity to become aware of, focus on, and share your hopes and dreams.

The colorful, 3-D origami Dream Stars each have a special wish or thought of the person making the star written inside. The completed stars are about the size of a dime or nickel. Here are instructions (found at the Legacy Project) on how to make them.


Ideas for Dream Stars:

Make a special Dream Star with your most important hope, dream, or goal written inside. Keep it in a special place -- like on your desk, windowsill, or bedside table -- to remind you of the power of dreams and keep you focused on achieving that particular dream.

Make dozens and dozens of the tiny, colorful stars. Each can be for the same hope or dream, or you can write a different wish in each. Fill up a tall, clear glass Dream Star jar or bottle. Place a ribbon around the neck of the jar or bottle. Use it as a decoration on your desk or in your room.

Have some Dream Stars in your pocket and give them to people you meet during the day for good luck.

Fill a bowl with Dream Stars and give them to guests who visit.

String stars together with a needle and thread to create a lucky Dream Star necklace.

Make a knot in one end of a length of thread (clear or black work best) and use a needle to run the piece of thread through a Dream Star. Hang a bunch of Dream Stars in the window so that the stars are always out.

Using larger Dream Stars, create a mobile. Vary the size and colors of the stars.

Make dozens of Dream Stars and glue them onto construction paper in different patterns to create DREAMy pieces of art.

A teacher can have a bowl of Dream Stars on his or her desk and give them out to students who show initiative during class. Remember, dreamers are the people with the creativity and courage to try new things, overcome obstacles, and make a difference in their own life and the lives of others.

Do a BIG DREAMS event (you can even combine it with a Legacy Project Peace Party). What one thing would you change or improve in the world if you could? Write it on a strip of paper and make a large Dream Star. Mix up all the Dream Stars and then everyone in a group can choose a star, open it, and read it aloud. Discuss all the dreams. Can the group choose one of the dreams and take some steps to help make it a reality?

Participate in the World Dream Chest. Submit your total number of stars to us. Share your stories about what happened when you made the Dream Stars and what you've done with them. You may be chosen for the Legacy Project monthly Dreamer Award!

Lottery Trivia

The three highest multistate Lottery jackpots awarded nationwide were:

• $365 million (one ticket) in Powerball on Oct. 19, 2005;
• $363 million (split two ways) in the Big Game on May 9, 2000;
• $340 million (one ticket) in Powerball on Feb. 18, 2006.
  
  

The largest Powerball prize awarded in the state of Missouri was $254 million, won by a St. Louis family on Jan. 24, 2007. Forty-four co-workers at the Independence Power & Light Department shared a $5.4 Million Powerball jackpot on May 23, 1998.

The largest Lotto jackpot was $9.5 million cash ($19 million jackpot) won by Phillip and Margaret McClurg of St. Louis on June 10, 2000.

The Missouri Lottery has averaged more than 16,843 Numbers Game winners per day and awarded more than $489,242 per day! An average of 17,861 players win per draw in SHOW ME 5 Paydown. An average of 923 players win every day playing Pick 3. An average of 130 players win every day plaing Pick 4.

THE TYPICAL MISSOURI LOTTERY PLAYER IS:
between the ages of 25 and 54;
has a household income between $25,000 and $40,000;
is a high school graduate;
is married;
is employed.

Here are some cool links that might help us win:

• Winning Numbers: This link gives a difinitive listing of the percentage of times particular powerball numbers are drawn. You can use this information to pick your numbers.
• Scratchers: Before you buy a scratchers ticket check here to see how many prizes are left, and find out which ones pay off most often

La La Land

So yesterday, (May 5th) I was in "la la" land. Here is a picture of the house I own there. Nifty huh? Here's what happened. I woke up yesterday morning feeling really good. I said to myself... "Today is my day off, and I can do anything I want."

So, I got up, took care of the dogs, puttered around some, played on the computer uploading pictures to my two picture blogs, and then I looked outside. And I thought about how pretty it was and I decided to work on the Prosperity Project later. I went outside and napped in my hammock and played with the dogs.

Then, since it was "my day off and I could do anything I wanted", I went up to the corner store and got a six pack of beer. I visited with my daughter, and was well on the way to a really relaxing and wonder filled afternoon of total relaxation.

About that time, Michelle called me. She's moving this weekend, and we were talking about when I would be able to come and help her move. And we got into this huge (friendly) argument about what day it was. She was trying to tell me that today was Saturday, and I knew for sure that she was wrong because I work on Saturdays, and today was my day off.. ergo it had to be Sunday.

And of course, she was right. It was Saturday, and I was 3 hours late for work... plus I had been drinking beer... and was fairly well lit... Anyway, I took a cold shower, gathered my wits about me (what few there were) and dashed off to work.

The Luck Dragon

Here is another symbol for luck... Chinese Dragons.

The Chinese dragon is a symbol of wisdom, power, and luck in Chinese culture. Unlike Western dragons, oriental dragons are usually seen as benevolent and kind. Dragons have long been a symbol in Chinese folklore and art. Temples and shrines have been built to honor them.

Through the symbol of the dragon, many Chinese see divine attributes which they aspire to themselves. In fact, the Chinese are sometimes referred to as "descendents of the dragon." The dragon is held in reverence and respect in Chinese culture.

Chinese dragons control the rain, rivers, lakes, and sea. They can ward off wandering evil spirits, protect the innocent, and bestow safety unto all. They are called "lung" or "long" in the Chinese language.

Four Leaf Clover for Luck

The four-leaf clover from the White Clover plant, trifolium repens, considered to be the Original Shamrock.

Other plants sold as four leaf clovers are actually Pepperwort or Water Clover (Marsilea Quadrifolia) or Oxalis (Oxalis deppei or Oxalis tetraphylla) plants that produce all four leaves. Another way of identifying a real four-leaf clover is that the fourth leaf is usually smaller than the other three leaves.

What do the leaves symbolize?

• One leaf is for FAITH...
• The second for HOPE...
• The third for LOVE...
• And the fourth for LUCK!
  

In Irish tradition the Shamrock or Three-leaf Clover represents the Holy Trinity: one leaf for the Father, one for the Son and one for the Holy Spirit. When a Shamrock is found with the fourth leaf, it represents God's Grace.

Here is some "history" of the four leaf clover:

The four leaf clover is a universally accepted symbol of good luck with its origin ages old. According to legend, Eve carried a four leaf clover from the Garden of Eden.

"The clovers also occupied a position in the cultural life of early peoples. White clover (T. repens L.) in particular was held in high esteem by the early Celts of Wales as a charm against evil spirits." Clover Science and Technology". N.L. Taylor, 1985.

Druids held the 4 leaf clover in high esteem and considered them a sign of luck. In 1620, Sir John Melton wrote: "If a man walking in the fields find any four-leaved grass, he shall in a small while after find some good thing.

The mystique of the four leaf clover continues today, since finding a real four leaf clover is still a rare occurrence and omen of good luck.

It occured to me that (according to our Feng Shui information)it is advantageous to have an aquarium in your career area. How cool would it be to grow this aquatic four leaf clover in the fish tank? It's not the "traditional" shamrock, but it's clover and it has four leaves and not only that, it's cute! Here is the info on the Clover Fern:

The Four Leaf Clover, also known as the Clover Fern, originates from inland Australia. It has two pairs of leaflets arranged in a four leaf clover pattern. The Four Leaf Clover can grow in a number of different soil types, ranging from sands to clays.

Under the proper conditions, this fern will form a thick carpet with its numerous runners. It is amphibious, and will grow either partially or fully submersed.

The Four Leaf Clover requires high light conditions and water temperatures between 68°-84°F for best growth. It prefers water that has a neutral pH, but can be housed in water with a pH of 6.2-7.5 and still flourish. A nutrient rich substrate will promote growth.

Planting the runners that grow from mature, healthy plants is the best way to propagate the Four Leaf Clover. When the "baby" is approximately half the size of the "parent," cut the roots apart so they may grow separate from one another. They may occasionally produce seeds that can be used to cultivate new plants, and can also produce adventitious shoots to be used for propagation.

Breaking the Bank

The year was 1873 when Englishman Joseph Jaggers (1830-1892) made his fantastic run on the Beaux-Arts Monte Carlo Casino. An engineer and mechanic in the cotton industry in Yorkshire, his nuts-and-bolts background led him to ponder the mechanics of roulette wheels. Were they perfectly balanced? Were the numbers the shiny little ball landed on truly random, or were some numbers more likely to come up than others?

Those questions in mind, Jaggers hired six clerks to record every number that came up on the roulette wheels in the 12 hours a day the casino was open. He then spent the next six days poring over the numbers, searching for patterns that randomness alone wouldn't account for.

He found what he was looking for. Though five of the casino's six wheels produced predictably random results, nine numbers in particular kept showing up on the sixth at a rate far exceeding what natural probability would have indicated. Clearly, the wheel was biased.

The first day's foray against the casino netted him roughly $70,000. By the fourth day his winnings pushed $300,000.

The casino fought back. In the dead of night each of the wheels was re-housed into a different table. The next morning though Jaggers went to his usual table, he was up against an unbiased wheel.

He lost (some say heavily). It was then it dawned on him that a certain miniscule scratch he'd previously noted on his Jaggers-friendly wheel was no longer in evidence. Finally, suspecting a switch, he made a quick survey of the other roulette tables, and the discovery of a certain scratch led him to be reunited with his faithful lady. From there he went on to push his total winnings to $450,000, an astronomical sum for 1873.

In the end the casino prevailed. They had their wheel manufacturer in Paris design a set of movable frets, the metal barriers that separate numbers on the wheel. Each night after closing, the frets would be moved to new locations around the wheel. Playing into the teeth of this, Jaggers went on a two-day losing streak. He finally bowed to the inevitable, escaping with his $325,000 remaining profit. He left Monte Carlo, never to return.

The song "The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo" was written the year he died.

Lucky Penny

Find a penny, pick it up
And all day, you'll have good luck.

So the saying goes. And that would be especially true if you were to find this particular penny.

It's the Lincoln Cents 1943 Copper Penny. Each one is very rare, the only year they were minted was 1943. Interestingly, they will not stick to a magnet, as will other pennies of that time period. How much is it worth?

A whopping $20,000.00 - $40,000.00 for circulated coins
$60,000.00 - $95,000.00 for uncirculated coins. WOW!

Other pennies that are worth more than a penny include the following:

Indian Cents
Rare: 1877, 1909;
Scarce: 1859-1879, 1908; 1859 - 1909
$0.50 - $3.00 circulated coins
$15.00 - $50.00 uncirculated coins




Lincoln Cents Steel w/Zinc Plating
Will stick to a magnet.
1943 is the only date
$0.05 - $0.10 circulated coins
$0.50 - $1.00 uncirculated coins



Wheat Penny
The date determines the worth - too many to list here.
$0.02 - $0.05 circulated coins
$0.05 - $0.50 uncirculated coins



To learn more about rare coins, to view larger images, and to find out if you have a "lucky penny" in your piggy bank, you can go to: The Heritage Auction Galleries Rare coins page

A Lucky Winner

Phyllis Penzo was a waitress at Sal's Pizzeria in Yonkers, New York, for twenty-four years. During that long tenure, she saw nice customers, difficult customers, generous tippers, and skinflints. But Robert Cunningham, a police detective from nearby Dobbs Ferry, was in a class by himself. Cunningham gave Penzo a tip of $142,857.50 a year for twenty years.


Cunningham, a thirty-year police veteran, was a regular diner at Sal's, where he liked to order linguine with clam sauce and maintain a steady flow of banter with Penzo, other employees, and regular customers. True to his lighthearted style, Cunningham was making a sort of joke on Friday evening, March 30, 1984, when he offered his favorite waitress an unusual tip: a half-interest in a lottery ticket. Each picked three of the six numbers; Cunningham walked across the street and bought their ticket.

Penzo laughed, then forgot the incident until the next night, when the detective walked into Sal's Pizzeria after work with the winning ticket triumphantly clutched in his hand. It was worth six million dollars: three million for each of them. Cunningham, who ordinarily might have left a couple of dollars on the restaurant table, had no regrets about splitting the prize. After all, he says, Penzo helped pick the winning numbers.

A Good Luck Story

I found this story at Snopes.com, and since today is Sunday, and because we are working at activating our luck, I decided to share it here.

It happened on the evening of March 1 in the town of Beatrice, Nebraska. In the afternoon the Reverend Walter Klempel had gone to the West Side Baptist Chruch to get things ready for choir practice. He lit the furnace -- most of the singers were in the habit of arriving around 7:15, and it was chilly in the church - he then went home to dinner.

But at 7:10, when it was time for him to go back to the church with his wife and daughter Marilyn Ruth, it turned out that Marilyn Ruth's dress was soiled. They waited while Mrs. Klempel ironed another and thus were still at home when it happened.

Ladona Vandergrift, a high school sophomore, was having trouble with a geometry problem. She knew practice began promptly and always came early. But she stayed to finish the problem.

Royena Estes was ready, but the car would not start. So she and her sister called Ladona Vandergrift, and asked her to pick them up. But Ladona was the girl with the geometry problem, and the Estes sisters had to wait.

Sadie Estes' story was the same as Royena's. All day they had been having trouble with the car; it just refused to start.

Mrs. Leonard Schuster would ordinarily have arrived at 7:20 with her small daughter Susan. But on this particular evening Mrs. Schuster had to go to her mother's house to help her get ready for a missionary meeting.

Herbert Kipf, lathe operator, would have been ahead of time but had put off an important letter. "I can't think why," he said. He lingered over it and was late.

It was a cold evening. Stenographer Joyce Black, feeling "just plain lazy," stayed in her warm house until the last possible moment. She was almost ready to leave when it happened.

Because his wife was away, Machinist Harvey Ahl was taking care of his two boys. He was going to take them to practice with him but somehow he got wound up talking. When he looked at his watch, he saw he was already late.

Marilyn Paul, the pianist, had planned to arrive half an hour early. However she fell asleep after dinner, and when her mother awakened her at 7:15 she had time only to tidy up and start out.

Mrs. F.E. Paul, choir director and mother of the pianist, was late simply because her daughter was. She had tried unsuccessfully to awaken the girl earlier.

High school girls Lucille Jones and Dorothy Wood are neighbors and customarily go to practice together. Lucille was listening to a 7-to-7:30 radio program and broke her habit of promptness because she wanted to hear the end. Dorothy waited for her.

At 7:25, with a roar heard in almost every corner of Beatrice, the West Side Baptist Church blew up. The walls fell outward, the heavy wooden roof crashed straight down like a weight in a deadfall. The blast forced a nearby radio station off the air and shattered windows in surrounding homes. But every one of the choir's fifteen members escaped injury.

Why? Because of such matters as a soiled dress, a catnap, an unfinished letter, a geometry problem and a stalled car, all of the members of the choir were late - something which had never occurred before.

Firemen thought the explosion had been caused by natural gas, which may have leaked into the church from a broken pipe outside and been ignited by the fire in the furnace. The Beatrice choir members had no particular theory about the fire's cause, but each of them began to reflect on the heretofore inconsequential details of his life, wondering at exactly what point it is that one can say, "This is an act of God."

On a lighter note

A young man asked an old rich man how he made his money.

The old guy fingered his worsted wool vest and said, "Well, son, it was 1932. The depth of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel.

"I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing the apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents.

"The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day polishing them and sold them at 5:00 pm for 20 cents. I continued this system for a month, by the end of which I'd accumulated a fortune of $1.37."

"And that's how you built an empire?" the boy asked.

"Heavens, no!" the man replied. "Then my wife's father died and left us two million dollars."

Flight Of The Apples
by Mikhail Gorchounov

Skyrocket your Chances of Winning the Lottery

Here's an article I found about "how to" win the lottery. I wonder if the method actually works or not. It might be fun to try it, but I don't know if we could pull it together or not, and I don't know if it would "pay off" or not. At any rate, here it is:

Want to know the secrets to winning the lottery? It's easier than you might think once you understand the secrets those in the know use. Read this article to discover how to skyrocket your chances of winning and winning more often...

If you're like me then you probably enjoy playing the lottery but are still waiting for the 'big win'. You may even be disappointed you don't seem to get very many of those 'little wins' either.

I used to be one of those disappointed every week too..

Although everyone knows that the chances of winning the jackpot are astronomically high - many thousands of people still win smaller (and not so small) prizes on games like the UK National Lottery every week. I just didn't seem to be one of them.
That was until I started discovering some of the secrets a few select people in the know are using every week to -

• a) massively increase their chances of winning the jackpot and
• b) win smaller prizes on a more regular basis

So, just what are these secrets? I'm glad you asked..

One of the easiest ways of increasing your chances of winning is to simply play more times.. ''Duh, obviously!'' I hear you say, ''But that means I have to spend more money.. and the whole point is to win it, not spend it!''

Well you're correct, but did I say anything about paying to play more?

I simply said.. to increase your chances of winning.. play more times. There are ways of playing multiple times at the fraction of the normal cost.. there are even ways you can play entirely for free!

How? Here's the secret..

To play multiple times for the fraction of the normal cost you need to be part of a well organised lottery syndicate.

Now I've heard all the horror stories about lottery syndicates winning and someone running off with the winnings.. or one time friends fighting each other through the courts..

Notice, however, I referred to being part of a well organised lottery syndicate. A well organised lottery syndicate that uses a proven mathematical formula.. a formula that lets you win more with the same numbers than you would had you played alone... even on lotteries as highly regarded as the UK National Lottery.

I know what you're thinking - ''How can that be? If you have to share your winnings as part of a lottery syndicate how can you win more with the same numbers?'' It's a good question, let me explain..

As part of a lottery syndicate you can combine your spending power and play smart. This applies to any lottery but for the time being let's use the UK National Lottery as an example..

To play the UK National Lottery you choose six numbers from between 1 and 49. Now let's say that you are part of a lottery syndicate with 49 other people. Every week the lottery syndicate has the same five numbers and uses its spending power to buy
44 tickets.

Why 44? Another good question..

If you need to choose six numbers per entry (and you already have five numbers) then all you need to do is buy 44 tickets using the 44 numbers you don't already have as your sixth number.

The brilliance behind this approach is you are always guaranteed to have at least one ball every draw - which means, in the case of the UK National Lottery, you only need to match two of your lottery syndicate's numbers to win a prize rather than match three if you played alone.

And because of the way the maths works out there will be multiple winning lines within the 44 when you win.. which leads to more money to share within the lottery syndicate.

Your winnings as part of the lottery syndicate using this method are actually higher for matching the same numbers than had you played alone. You also have more chances to win more often too.. In fact your chances of winning the UK National Lottery Jackpot are increased by an amazing 702%!

Now can you see what I mean by playing smart and the power of playing the lottery as part of a lottery syndicate?

-oOo-

Found at: Article Warehouse
Date : Friday - November 11, 2005
Campbell Forsyth

Campbell Forsyth makes it easy for you to win more and win more often playing the lottery (he'll even show you how to play for free!). To discover how you can play for free from wherever you are in the world visit: Free Lotto Secrets

The Wheel of Fortune

Because we are working with "Lady Luck" this month, it occured to me that we are "riding the wheel of fortune" and I thought it might be a good idea to post some information about it.

The Wheel of Fortune represents chance, fate, and inevitability. This is the "Lucky" card of the Tarot deck. It represents the ups and downs of life but more importantly it represents that there is a time for everything.

Usually the Wheel of Fortune can be divided into four parts representing the four seasons of the natural universe.

Spring: a time for new beginnings
Summer: a time for growth and bloom
Autumn: a time for reflection and maturation
Winter: a time for rest and releasing.

When a new endeavor is started the wheel begins anew and one can be assured they will go through all of the aspects the wheel has to offer.

The Wheel offers everyone success and eventual release, but it is the acceptance of change the wheel offers that most find hard to accept. Although "fortune" always offers us another chance to make things right, there inevitably comes a time when one must let go.

Outwardly the wheel offers chance or even luck, it also offers faith in that it guarantees that things will eventually change for the better.

The Wheel of Fortune Card is the number 10 card in the Tarot Deck. Ten is the number of completion and wholeness. As we ride the wheel, we experience all the ups and downs that life has to offer.

Win Cash and Prizes

Yes, that's exactly what we have set out to do. Yesterday, we met at a little coffee shop and filled out our sweepstakes entries. You can do the same today. At Sweep Sheet, you can find out all kinds of interesting information about sweepstakes - tips, tricks and best picks. They have a nifty little newsletter too. Melissa had everything so well organized! Thank you Melissa! It was just awesome. We all appreciate you so much!

Here are links to some of the sweepstakes we entered:

• Tap Into Frozen - $5,000 (other prizes also)
• Let's Scream for Ice Cream - $2,500 (lots of other prizes)
• Take Home a Knorr Chef - $2,500 cash, plus professional chef prepares a meal for 10 at your residence (lots of other prizes)
• Garden Makeover - $2,500
• Scotch Tapes - Get Cooking - $3,000

Some things to remember when sending in for sweepstakes:

• Read and follow the instructions carefully
• Mail your entries from different mail boxes - you might find that some mail boxes consistently bring you more winnings.
• Many people have reported having more luck if they chant "ling" over their sweepstakes entries. This is the seed mantra for the Goddess of Luck and Prosperity.

I can't wait to see what we win! The whole thing was so easy, and so fun that I can't imagine that we wouldn't win something.