Bang-bang-bang!!! Is that opportunity knocking on your door? YES. In the form of Quick-Draw Poker, the only game show whose "barrell" is LOADED with cash prizes!

Just ask fingrlksny of Canandaigua, NY, won $118 just a few moments ago, in the web's luckiest video poker game show. And she's not alone!

Yesterday, perky1946 of Greenbay, WI won $114. And Sunday was a two-fer, with cb5953 of Loves Park, IL, taking home $56 and windleykey8 of beautiful Islamorada, FL scoring a cool $57 of her own.

Poker not your thing? I bet onlyforwild of SaintPaul, MN, would recommend CatchUp CoverAll. And why not?

On Friday, she won $388 playing the bingo sensation that's sweeping the nation. So would downtrodensoul of Jamestown, NY, who won $446 along with a "Lucky Ball" crew of madoreb, jazz2hot.brat, bevh33, and cazc82 who each won $25.

Good times, good friends, and cash prizes by the truckload. Dive into the fun today. And tell 'em Chris sent you!

Sincerely,
Chris Cummings
Manager, Gamesville.com

Billy Mays -- the gregarious infomercial pitchman who could making anything sound like a blast -- passed away on Sunday, June 28, according to The New York Times.

Probably most well-known for his OxiClean commercials, Mays, 50, will be greatly missed. Although not a game show personality, his larger-than-life presence definitely made him feel like part of the family.

Below is a clip of Mays parodying himself in a bit for the Electronic Retailers Association's 2008 Awards...

Congratulations to our lucky Gamesviller Puppylady1955 of Kaplan, LA, who hit the BIG jackpot TODAY playing Magic 21 and took home $4,125 in cold hard cash!

In unrelated news, this may come as a shock to some but the Gamesville blog has primarily one contributor: me! And while I try to keep the blog updated daily with GV news and fun announcements I'll be away for a week or so on a much-needed vacation. I've queued several posts for the week such as Best Pets and Weird Wire so check back for your GV blog fix every once in a while.

Looking forward to seeing a slew of new winners' names up in lights when I return. Until then, good gaming everyone!

- Oh! Ryan Kelley
Gamesville Community Manager

Ed McMahon passed away this morning at age 86

Show business lost one of the greats today with the passing of Ed McMahon. The former Tonight Show sidekick and host of the talent show Star Search passed away early Tuesday morning at the age of 86.

McMahon rose to stardom as Johnny Carson's sidekick on The Tonight Show, from 1962 to 1992. During his tenure with the show McMahon aided Carson's jokes and skits, and was famous for the his rendition of the late night host's introduction, "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!"

A little-known fact is that McMahon began his career as a bingo caller in the state of Maine at age 15.

Read more about the life of Ed McMahon...

Another exciting jackpot win today--this time by Downtrodensoul who now has 446 reasons to be happy and celebrate! This home health aid and bingo addict from Jamestown, NY, won $446 TODAY in CatchUp CoverAll!

And Downtrodensoul isn't the only one celebrating a big win from this weekend, because in the past 76 hours we've seen serious cash flying out the doors!

A big congratulations are in order to Micdee1 of Grandview, IA, who struck it RICH on Sunday and took home $2,949 in Three-Eyed Bingo! What a monster win!

And of course we can't forget all our lucky Quick-Draw Poker winners from the weekend as well:

Congratulations again to all our lucky winners!

Dua is a Asian small-clawed otter who lives at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and possesses quite a unique talent. The trainers have taught her to play piano during her feeding time to show off her dexterity and musical skills. We can't wait till she swings around Boston on tour! Learn more about Dua and the Monterey Bay Aquarium...

Distinguishing Personality Traits

Shysmom25 says, "This is my baby cat Charlie. We got him when we were stationed in Germany when he was only 8-weeks-old. He is now a VERY SPOILED 5-year-old cat. He is very picky when it comes to attention and only takes affection when he wants it. He weighs 18 pounds but the vet says that he is a very happy healthy kitty. His dad was a Norewegian Forest cat and his mom was a persian. He loves it when we turn the water on in the bathtub or sink so he can drink water and for whatever reason WILL NOT drink water out of a bowl. I hope y'all enjoy seeing him sleeping because that is what he does 95% of the time! We love him dearly whether asleep or awake."

Want to share photos of your own favorite pet with the Gamesville community?

Send photos to: members@gamesville.com

In addition to your pet's picture, please be sure to include:

• Your Gamesville member name
• Your pet's most distinguishing personality trait

If we publish your pet as a "Best Pet," we'll give you 5,000 GV Rewards. Submit your pet today!

We're currently experiencing a technical issue with Gamesville bingo games. In a few moments, we will bring the games down for a brief period (approximately 2-3 minutes) to correct the issue. After that, the games should proceed as normal. Thank you for your patience, attention, assistance in this matter.

Sincerely,
Chris Cummings
Manager, Gamesville.com

Congratulations to Gamesviller Pollymaytx750900 of Sherman, TX, who hit a BIG jackpot playing CatchUp CoverAll TODAY and took home $445 in cold hard cash!

Useless Fact!

Pollymaytx750900's hometown of Sherman, TX, was named after General Sidney Sherman, a hero of the Texas Revolution. General Sherman was a key leader in the Texas Army during the 1836 Texas Revolution and afterwards in the newly established Republic of Texas. Sherman led his troops at the Battle of San Jacinto, and his men are generally credited as being the first to utter the famous warcry, "Remember the Alamo!" and the somewhat less famous, "Remember Goliad!" Learn more about Sherman, TX... 

From time to time we get a lot of weird requests and spam mail in the GV Members Inbox. We decided the best way to deal with all the spammers isn't to just "Send To Trash" but to share in the fun of openly mocking them with you, the GV community! Today we received a hot tip about some electronics parts from Marc...

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Dear

I would like to introduce a very good company, electronic products dealer. I have bought some products from company, the price was very cheap, and the products are very good quality! They accept paypal, credit card transactions, bank transfers, and more. I am sure you will could save a lot of money!

Best regards!
Marc Baker

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Hey Marc,

I'm really not sure how you found us but thanks for the hot tip! I have be honest, I am a bit confused because our business is based on GIVING money away in real cash game shows, but your intentions are certainly admirable and appreciated. The next time we're in the market for some electronic parts of very good quality, we'll be sure to look you up!

Best,

- Oh! Ryan Kelley
Gamesville Community Manager

PS - Thanks for the specific detail on how this company will take our money WHILE I'm saving it! 

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