Son Jim got a call today from Doug Laughton at Sweeps Planners, the agency handling the Spike TV – Adventures for Life Sweepstakes. Doug told Jim that he (Jim) won the grand prize: a 2-night trip for two to NYC, $500 spending money, and the chance to win $250,000.

Of course, chances are slim that you’ll win the $250,000 because you have to pick the right two envelopes out of 20 or 25. But Doug implied even a loser wins: “You have a chance to win up to $250,000…with a ‘worst case scenario’ consolation prize of $15,000 (maybe more).”

Congratulations, Jim!