Topic: Weird Wire™

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:

Topic: Best Pets

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! "

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!

Topic: Members
Congratulations to Gamesviller Ahheck of Deerfield Beach, FL, who became the first Gamesviller to hit a jackpot in our all-new puzzle game, Super Chef, for a quick $50 earlier today! Win up to $500 and check out Super Chef 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!

Topic: Recipedia

Today's recipe comes from Gamesviller Whitedove463 who wanted to share a holiday favorite, her delicious Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Pecan Crunch. Here's what she had to add about her festive dish, "I picked this recipe because I thought it would be a good change from the ordinary side dish. Your family and friends will be glad you took the extra time and will want to go back for more, so make extra." Here's what you'll need to put together her awesome side dish:

 

Ingredients:

• 3/4 C Firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tbsp Orange juice
• 2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 & 1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon
• 1 & 1/2 tsp Ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 C Dried cranberries
• 6 tbsp Butter, cut up
• 1/2 C All-purpose flour
• 1 C Chopped pecans
  

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 400° F. Mix 1/4 cup of brown sugar, orange juice, vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of ginger and salt in a large bowl. Add sweet potatoes and toss to coat well. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with cranberries. Dot with 2 tablespoons of butter, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix the flour, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon each cinnamon and ginger in a medium bowl. Cut in remaining 3 tablespoons of butter with a fork until coarse crumbs form and stir in the pecans. Remove sweet potatoes from oven and stir gently. Sprinkle pecan topping evenly over the top and bake, uncovered, for 25 to 30 minutes longer or until sweet potatoes are tender and topping is lightly browned.

Full prep and cool time: 20-30 minutes prep and 4 minutes cook time

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In addition to your detailed recipe, please be sure to include:

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If we publish your recipe we'll give you 5,000 GV Rewards. Thanks again to Whitedove463 for her recipe, submit yours today!

Topic: Members
Gamesviller Stewbear16 of Plattsburgh, NY, recently won $198 playing Quick-Draw Poker.

What does she do for a living? How will she spend her winnings? Find out below...

Gamesville: Congratulations! What was it like when you realized you won?
I was shocked when I won. No one was home and I couldn't get in my usual chat room so I called my best friend to celebrate my win! We were both so excited!

What will you spend your winnings on?
I am going to use the money for Christmas shopping. I have 7 grandkids so I'm sure the money can be spread around just fine.

What do you do for a living?
I am a house wife. I love the freedom to do what I want and spend time with my family.

What songs could you listen to for the rest of your life?
I can only think of two songs quickly, 'Good Time' and 'Remember When' both by Alan Jackson. 

What do you treasure most in the world?
I treasure my family the most in the world, without them I would be lost.

What does your Gamesville member name mean?
My Gamesville member name comes from a combination of three things that are dear to me: my last name, my nickname 'mama bear' given to me by my son's girlfriend and my birthday which falls on the the 16th.

What game would you like to see the Gamesville team create next?
I would like to see the bigger jackpot games converted to smaller jackpot amounts so more people can win more often. It's a great site and I enjoy it very much. Thank you, Gamesville!

Thanks, Stewbear16 - and congratulations again on your BIG win!

Topic: New Games

Introducing a new free puzzle game--only available at Gamesville.com! Super Chef is a high paced puzzle game where you'll race to remove items from the board by forming rectangles whose corner pieces are the same color and food type. Light up the letters W-I-N to win a cash prize from the Gamesville Prize Vault! Check out the all new Super Chef:

Super Chef Features:

• Fast Cash Prizes
  Win anywhere from $5 up to $500

• Special Double Jackpots
  Any GV Gold member who hits the jackpot automatically wins DOUBLE the current jackpot, up to a whopping $1,000 cash money!

Master this culinary puzzle and you could walk away with cold hard cash. Play Super Chef today and let us know what you think with your comments in the blog. Looking forward to seeing everyone in game!

Topic: Members

Congratulations are in order to not one, not two, but THREE lucky Gamesvillers who all hit it big in Quick-Draw Poker this weekend. On Friday it was Got2haveitnow of Etobicoke, Ontario, scored $200, followed by Suzysunshine99 of Clayton, GA, scoring her own $200 on Sunday. And today it was Kathysklowns of Limestone, ME, who hit her very own jackpot $166. 

And that's not all! Because congratulations are in order to FIVE more Gamesvillers who all took home cash this weekend in CatchUp CoverAll! It all started with Ducksc13's big jackpot with of $487! And when Ducksc13 hit it big, four more lucky players--with the same Lucky Ball as Ducksc13--also won cash prizes! Congrats to: Ajbelk, Sandrasue9, Jeanspury and Regal42 on their Lucky Balls!

Topic: Weird Wire™

The world’s smallest mother is about to give birth for the third time--despite warnings that her life is at risk due to the pregnancy. Stacey Herald, who is just 2ft 4in tall, was told that becoming pregnant could kill her, but bravely defied doctors to have two healthy babies. The 35-year-old from Dry Ridge, KY, suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a condition that causes brittle bones and underdeveloped lungs. Stacey and her husband Will, who is 5ft 9in, are expecting their third bundle of joy due in the next four weeks. Read the full story at the Telegraph...

Topic: Best Pets

This week's Best Pet comes to us from Gamesviller S-oharaal of Opelika, AL--who we'd bet is curled up right now with her adorable cat, Pickles!

Distinguishing Personality Traits

S-oharaal had this to say about her friend: "This is my 18-year-old cat Pickles. He has been with me since he was 6-months-old and is very loving. He loves being wrapped up in his favorite blanket, and even getting his daily medicines rubbed into his ears. He is one of my kids and I absolutely love him!"

 

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• 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!

Topic: Members
Congratulations to Gamesviller Aj44-girl of Grundy, VA, who won a whopping $2,814 jackpot yesterday in Three-Eyed Bingo!

Useless Fact!

Aj44-girl's hometown of Grundy, VA, is also the hometown of notable actress Jayma Mays. Jayma grew up in Grundy and went to Grundy Senior High School before attending nearby Radford University. She has starred in such films as 2005's Red Eye, Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers and the 2009 comedy Paul Blart Mall Cop. Jayma is currently starring as Emma Pillsbury on the FOX show Glee. Learn more about Grundy, VA...