Every once in a while, Felix acquires some exceptionally rich concentrate. Quantities of this material are always very limited, and it sells out very quickly. Felix has taken to calling this dirt the "Jackpot".

Now, by itself, the Jackpot is some mighty fine dirt. But here's the best part - Felix got this wild notion to toss some one-ounce gold nuggets into randomly selected bags! Well, as you can imagine, this stirred up some real excitement, and we've been having a lot of fun giving away those big fat one-ouncers! So much so that the Jackpot has become a major annual event around here. It usually happens in the fall, around November 1. But you have to qualify to take part in it.

"How can I get in on the JACKPOT?"

There's only one way - you have to be an active customer (yes, that means you have to buy something). "Active" means you have bought some Gourmet Gold sometime within the current year. Once you purchase some of the best dirt on earth, you get on our mailing list. When the Jackpot comes available, we send out special invitations to all our active customers. When you get your invitation, act quickly. This stuff sells out very fast!

Now this is very important - You will also want to subscribe to my email announcements. Much faster than snail mail, you will be the first to learn all the vital details about the JACKPOT!

Not sure if you're an active customer? There's one way to be sure - BUY A BAG! Keep your status current and I will make sure you stay at the top of the list!

The JACKPOT is a one-of-a-kind event, the most anticipated prospecting party of the year! Make sure you get in on it, and you could walk away with one of those big, beautiful ONE-OUNCE GOLD NUGGETS!

CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS JACKPOT WINNERS!
You can click on any of the photos for a larger image:
	Richard Whittington from Nebraska Felix, My Jack-pot paydirt arrived but I had to wait 4 days and then it was just a quick pan to see if I had anything "Big". I was on my 3rd and last bag. I already had over 1/4 oz of pickers. I had just emptied the 2nd 1/3 of this last bag into my pan and I heard this "CLUNK" and there she was-----Looking at her profile, she is long and lean like a prospector's dream. But head on she's a wide load and thats what I named her "WIDE LODE"----all 1.08 ozt of her. She has truly captured my heart. ( I still have to pan the smaller flakes and there are alot of them ) Thanks again, for bringing the Alaska Gold Rush to Nebraska. My quest for a 1 ozt. nugget has been accomplished. FELIX'S PAYDIRT IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST!!!!!
	Kaelee McGrath from Minnesota turned 11 on Jan 11, 2002. Look what she found!   She says: Thanks for turning my Golden birthday into a real Golden birthday.
	Farren Johnson from Ogden Utah proudly displays his one-ounce nugget. Farren found his in a bag of Jackpot 2001.
	John Foust from Tennessee Dear Felix, My wife ordered me one of your 2001 Jackpot bags, and boy was I surprised when I panned it out. Not only did I get a lot of nice pickers and a lot of fine gold, but I also found this 1 oz. beauty.   Thanks again for providing this thrill of finding bug gold in my pan.
	Dr. Olen King from Colorado The nugget weighs 1.13 ounces. I feel very fortunate to have received one of these nuggets out of all the hundreds of bags of Jackpot gold sold. Thanks again for your great product.
	Johnny Brower from Barrow, Alaska Dec. 2003. This nugget was found in Jackpot bag #7-73. Thanks a million, a dream come true for Johnny Brower.
	Darryl Averett from Louisiana Felix: I found a nugget that weighed 29.9 grams. Biggest hunk of gold I have found yet. I had found a little gold in every pan, but when I poured out the last of the dirt into my pan, I heard a hard clunk, and I knew I had something. I almost passed out, and I went to hollering and screaming and one of my neighbors said he knew what had just happened. I named it "Bonanza".
	Karen Way from California says:   I really love this one ounce nugget, and all of my friends want to know how to get one.

Texan Samuel McCord emailed us to say: Received JACKPOT paydirt today and pulled out whopper nugget and pickers also. Was it worth it? YES YES YES.

Anna Quinn of Export, PA received a couple Jackpot bags as gifts. Here's her story: I randomly chose one of the bags to open, and began to pan about a third of the dirt in the large tub. Almost immediately, I had an audience looking over my shoulder when I got down to the black sand. Nice pickers--2 of them! The fellows left, and I poured out the second third. Instinctively, they came as I got to the black sand--one nice picker, and lots of fine gold. Back to the TV they went. I poured the final third out of the bag, and something BIG caught my eye on top the mound of dirt! "Oh my gosh!" I yelled, and at that everyone - - Jerry, Jon and Bran the dog came running down the steps. Holding the nugget in my closed hand until everyone was ready, I opened it and in unison we all said "WOW!" Jon got a scale out immediately, and weighed it - - 1 ounce! The nugget has been a source of "oohs" and "ahhs" since. Fine Alaskan gold without leaving the warm confines of our home. What a GREAT present!

Gerard Anctil got his in North Carolina. He says:   I was so delighted when I found this beautiful nugget in my pan after I dumped the bag. I was moving the dirt around, to my surprise there it was. I have been waiting a very long time to find such a beautiful nugget like this one.

	Randy Christiansen from Montana wrote:   Several months ago I ordered one of your regular bags and was pleased with the gold I got, so when I heard of the Jackpot bags I had to have one. Wow, was I surprised when I dumped this beauty in my pan. Thanks, Felix.

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But what about the other Jackpot buyers, the ones who didn't get the big one? Did they get shortchanged? No way! Here's what some of them had to say about the Jackpot:

• Oh boy , Felix you out did yourself this year. My jackpot bag was sensational! I poured a little into my pan and started to wash it out and right there in my pan was a great big gold nugget. What a thrill. It wasn't a one ounce but it was pretty big.It has great shape and good heft.The rest of the bag was full of nice pickers and fine gold. The Gold was wonderful . Keep me on your mailing list for next year. Im going to start saving my pennies now .Thanks again Your pal Pete Morrill

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• Hello Mister Felix Paydirt I finished cleaning the 2 bags of jackpot dirt and I must say that for only being two bags there was an amazing amount of flake and fine along with some little pickers in the dirt, no one ounce nugget or anything big but the amount of the small stuff was fantastic and beautiful, Thank you very much, Sincerely Mike S. Tucson , AZ.
  

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• Hello Felix:
  Am enjoying panning out your Jackpot bag of dirt you sent me. Though I didn't get the "Big One", there is enough gold to get an old man like me excited. Again, thanks for the great dirt and keep up the good work.......Ron
  

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• Hey Felix ! I got my Jackpot bag and was very well pleased with it. While the big 1 ouncer wasn't there,I did have a couple of small 1 pennyweight nuggies. My bag had a good amount of total gold, from fines to flakes to small nuggets. I got my moneys worth!!
  I will be on your list next year !! Thanks!
  Don Rayfield
  Newnan,Ga

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• I was not one of the lucky ones to get an ouncer but the pieces I got were large. I will certainly order the jackpot bags next year. I sifted through the sand first and found a few large pieces right away. Then I panned and found more. I put it through my mini sluice and found a lot of fine gold too. It was very exciting to find this much gold.
  Thanks for all the fun
  Bill from Boca

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• Felix I received your JACK POT BAG and boy was I ever surprised. GOLD GOLD GOLD that was the best Christmas I've had since I got Married.I've gone thru it 8 times so far and I'm still picking gold out of it ,It's not even ready to pan yet.Sooner or later I'll get it wet but it just has so many pickers in it I'm gonna keep picken till there's no more pickers then I'll pan it out.Ya won me over I'm going for the 11 bag deal now and stay inside out of the cold may even retire the dredge for a year and just buy bags of concentrates from you and stay dry for a year.Keep up the great diggin Felix.
  Buzz Grindstaff
  

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• My Jackpot Bag was really nice, better than all my club claim outings over a 10 year period. There was over 1/4 once, including a nice 19 grns nugget. Well worth it and fun too, my wife and I were taking pickers out before I even started to pan at the kitchen sink the night it came.
  Bob
  

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  The Jack pot was great! Have never seen anything like it. Did not get the big one, but had lots of little stuff. Got some really nice small nuggets and pickers. Enjoyed it very much.
  Got the fever real bad!
  Steve

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• I can still hear my prospecting partner exclaim "WOW" over my gold pan from the JACKPOT chance for a nice nugget. Although I was not the very fortunate one, I still consider it a very good bag.
  Rick Johnson
  Utah

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• My buddy and i just received our Jackpot 2002 bags and I only had enough time to pan 1/3 of the bag and i have so much gold I am going nuts. We were amazed, satisfied, and pleased as punch. I must say THAT YOU DID ALL YOU SAID YOU WOULD AND MORE. We are very happy with the results.
  THANKS
  Ken Provost & Clyde Boyer
  Pennsylvania

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• Although I did not find one of the one ounce nuggets, I was amazed at the amount of gold that ended up in my pan from just one bag of the Jackpot Gold. So, it goes without saying, when you have your Jackpot bag offers in the future, you can be sure that my name will be amongst the orders that you will receive!
  Bill Sutton
  California
  
  

JACKPOT 2004 !
These photos were sent in by the winners of Jackpot 2004. We gave away a lot of one-ounce nuggets in '04. But to sweeten the pot, we also gave away a lot of additional gold. Some of these photos show an extra ounce of placer gold, while others show an extra half-ounce. Any way you look at it, that is a lot of gold!!!

JACKPOT 2005
Here's some of the winners for 2005 (the ones who were brave enough to send in their photos).   Believe it or not, some of these pictures were not even winners! They just got a lot of gold and took some impressive shots! Will we see you in a future Jackpot photo?