With the holiday season upon us everyone's spending more time with friends and family. And what better way to capture those special holiday moments than with the prize in this month's GV Rewards Sweepstakes!

This month we're giving away the chance to win a new HD Flip Camcorder! Put the power of HD video in your pocket with the world’s smallest HD camcorder that holds 60 minutes of HD-quality video on 4 GB of built-in memory. The Flip HD's super-slim design fits into any pocket or purse and weighs an astonishing 3.3 ounces. Built-in software lets you easily e-mail videos, share them on YouTube and Myspace, edit footage, and capture still photos from video. Shoot and share your stories with the world with the HD Flip Camcorder and capture life in HD anywhere you go, this month at Gamesville.

Congratulations to Warner123 of Hardy, AR, who won our Nintendo DS Lite in last month's monthly GV Rewards sweepstakes.

Congratulations to our latest lucky winner who successfully covered'em all and is now taking home cash in CatchUp CoverAll. Just yesterday Rudd212004 of York, PA, scored a whopping $469 in crisp greenbacks by successfully hitting the big jackpot! Nice work!

That's not all, because over the weekend we had another big payout in Three-Eyed Bingo! Congratulations to Chewder1000 of Charlottville, NY, who hit a MAX jackpot and scored $3,333 on Saturday in Three-Eyed Bingo. And of course we can't forget about all the lucky Gamesvillers from Bingo Zone, Frantic Fish, Pit Stop Slots, our daily and weekly GV rewards sweepstakes winners--all of whom scored cash and prizes this weekend!

A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank in broad daylight. Three masked gunmen robbed the 50-year-old victim on earlier this week in the southern city of Tainan, pulling off the highest-value robbery in city history with a heist of nearly $2.39 million. The robbers approached the victim he drove from the bank to his watch shop nearby and police are still looking for the three gunmen within the city of Tainan. Read the full story at Yahoo! News...

The team at Gamesville wants to thank you all for making this another great year for Gamesville.com; we are, all of us here at Gamesville HQ, thankful for your time and patronage.

Have a safe, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Today's recipe comes from Gamesviller Kpk830 who wanted to share a holiday favorite, her tasty Chewy Pecan Pie Squares. Here's what she had to add about her creative dessert, "I picked this recipe because it's fairly simple and makes a great substitute for the traditional holiday pie. I'll make several batches for various get-togethers and parties over the holiday season. They're always a crowd pleaser." Here's what you'll need to put together her delicious holiday treat:

 Ingredients:

• 1 pkg. Yellow cake mix
• 5 Large eggs
• 1 C Dark corn syrup
• 1 C Sugar
• 1/3 C Vegetable oil
• 1/4 C Butter, melted
• 2 C Chopped pecans

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350° F.  Grease a 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan. In large bowl mix yellow cake mix, 1 egg and 1/3 C vegetable oil until crumbly. Press into bottom of prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes. In a separate bowl beat remaining eggs (4) with corn syrup, sugar and butter with an electric mixer, at a medium speed until blended. Stir in pecans and pour on top of cake mixture in pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until mixture is set. Cool completely and cut into squares. Recipe yields two dozen squares.

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What was her big moment like? How will she spend her winnings? Find out below...

What will you spend your winnings on?
The winnings will go towards heating the house this winter. I am very grateful to Gamesville for this prize, words cannot express my emotions enough.

What do you do for a living?
I am currently unemployed. Best part is I can see my family more. The worst part is getting turned down for jobs that do not exist right now. This prize money should be a big help.

What songs could you listen to for the rest of your life?

• Neil Diamond - Rock Me Gently
• Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
• McFadden And Whitehead - Ain't No Stopping Us Now

What do you treasure most in the world?
I treasure the love of my family the most. This is something that should never be taken for granted and forever cherished. Life is so short.

What does your Gamesville member name mean?
Tabu is my choice of perfume and Tami is my name.

What game would you like to see the Gamesville team create next?
I love everything about Gamesville, but I do miss the original prize payouts of Magic 21. Some type of match game for prizes would be fun, like the one during the intermissions.

Anything else you'd like to add?
There was no real secret to my win, just luck and a lot of prayers. Thank you so much Gamesville. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas! May 2010 be a fantastic year for everyone!

Thanks, Tabutami - and congratulations again on your BIG win!

BIG congratulations are in order for one super lucky Gamesviller who hit it big this weekend when she played her hand at Magic 21. On Friday Dbadour0 of San Antonio, TX, scored our BIGGEST MAGIC 21 JACKPOT EVER--a whopping $5,382 in cold, hard cash. Why was her payout SO big? Well that's because Dbadour0 knows the value of a GV Gold subscription, as her membership instantly DOUBLED her jackpot winnings! Way to go!

And that's not all! Because over the weekend two other Gamesvillers scored quick cash in Quick-Draw Poker. Congratulations to Bondgirlvzw and the appropriately named I-love-money who each scored $100 this weekend in Quick-Draw Poker. And let's not forget about Hd98superglide of Stevens Point, WI, who brought in our biggest jackpot ever (so far) in Super Chef, as she raked in $200 in our newest puzzle game!

Good gaming, everyone!

More than 200,000 people around the world came together last week on November 12th to break some wacky records on the fifth annual Guinness World Records Day. The highlight and feel good story of the day was the impressive comeback of Manjit Singh, the man who broke a world record for the furthest distance to pull a double-decker bus with hair in Battersea Park, London. Back in November 2007, Singh's record breaking dreams were dashed when he failed to break the record for furthest distance to pull a double-decker bus with the ears which makes his comeback this year even sweeter.

Take a look at this hair-raising feat in the video below courtesy of The Telegraph:

This week's Best Pet comes to us from Gamesviller Ampgal2 of Burlington, KY. Meet her adorable potbellied pig Kiwi!

Distinguishing Personality Traits

Ampgal2 had this to say about her friend: "This is Kiwi, my little Vietnamese pot belly pig. She is almost 3-weeks-old and is such a cutie pie, but quite a handful! She gets along great with the other animals in the house but one thing we found out is that she likes to nibble on your toes when you least expect it. And anytime anyone runs from her she will chase them. She is a great addition to the family! "

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

Useless Fact!

Ahheck's hometown of Deerfield Beach, FL, recently was home to a strange and odd occurrence where two South Florida banks are now recovering from damages after two cars crashed into them within minutes of each other. Authorities say the first crashed happened around 1:20 p.m. at a Washington Mutual in Deerfield Beach. The Broward Sheriff's Office says an elderly woman accidentally hit the gas, ran over a curb and hit the bank's facade. About 20 minutes later, another elderly woman in Deerfield Beach lost control of her car and drove into a Wachovia. Read the full story at WWSB ABC 7 Florida.

Congrats again to Ahheck--looking forward to seeing all of you in game!