It appears after the contributors' notes, but before the six-page list of 53 local benefactors who wrote checks ranging from $50 to $1,000 to advertise their businesses.

But the evening's checks, ranging from the nominal $500-a-plate to many thousands of dollars, were written not to Mr. McGreevey's campaign account but to the Democratic State Committee.

Ms. Larsen Nelson says that, in "passing the hat" at a West End meeting, they raised about $1,200 - in checks ranging from $10 to $500 - in 20 minutes.

He received over 100 checks ranging from 7,400 dollars to 60,000 dollars.

Assistant United States Attorney Paul G. Gadephe showed jurors 21 checks ranging in value from 5 cents to $62.22 that had been signed by King.

They had been told to expect checks ranging from $50,000 to $325,000, all part of $85 million in charity earmarked for them.

That day the fund received 23 checks ranging from $10 to $5,000.

In one room at the school, the state Crime Victims Compensation Board paid each family's funeral home expenses with checks ranging from $2,500 to $500.

There are 9,800 letters from around the country, personal checks ranging from $1 to $2,000 and so many new parcels, the hospital aides can barely keep track.

Round two: everyone resells their houses for checks ranging in value from $0 to $15,000, and the mogul with the most money at the end wins.