GOD MAY ALREADY BE A WINNER!

BUSHNELL, Fla. - The other 20 million finalists might as well give up/
One of the gold-sticker-laden sweepstakes entry forms and magazine
sales pitches that show up almost weekly in most Americans' mailboxes
has been sent to God.

American Family Publishers sent its form, whose addresses and letters
are computer-generated, to "God of Bushnell" at the Bushnell Assembly
of God, a church in Central Florida.

"God, were searching for you.  You've been positively identified as
our $11,000,000 mystery millionaire," the form read.

The fine print showed the Creator was merely a finalist but a letter
with the entry form lured Him to try his luck.  "Imagine the looks
you'd get from your neighbors ... but don't just sit there, God, come
forward now and claim your prize," it read.

Bill Brack, the church's pastor, read some of the letter to his
congregation last Sunday.  "I knew He was around here, but this, well,
it was a surprise," Brack told the Tampa Tribune.

He said he had not yet decided whether the church would enter the
sweepstakes.  "God has $11 million," he said.

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First Ed McMahon worked with Johnny Carson, and now, Dick Clark.  And
soon he gets to present a check for $11 million to God.  He's
obviously lived the good life.