MINNEAPOLIS – With a hearty round of applause, OperationBass.com would like to congratulate everyone who took the time to participate in the second VISA $2 Million Challenge. While no state fishing records were broken this time around (a feat which would have earned one lucky contestant and one skilled angler $1 million a piece), 65 participants in the second VISA $2 Million Challenge did manage to walk away with over $24,000 in generous cash prizes and merchandise from FLW Tour sponsors. The latest VISA $2 Million Challenge, one of our most successful and popular contests ever, turned out a wide variety of prizes. Awards ranged from a $1,000 Visa gift card and $2,700 Evinrude Outboard 15 HP four-stroke motor to a gift certificate for $1,000 worth of free Citgo gasoline and set of Spidercast baitcast reels and rods.
First place winners of the 13 sponsor challenge events included:
* Joe Laguna of Virginia who won a $1,000 Visa gift card.
* David Thoennes of Wisconsin who won $500 worth of Land O’Lakes products.
* Lynda Robinson of Oregon who won $500 worth of Shop-Vac deluxe home assortment merchandise.
* Eugene Coaker of Wisconsin who won an Evinrude Outboard 15 HP four-stroke motor valued at $2,713.
* Brad Smith of Arizona who won $750 worth of Coleman camping eqipment.
* Thomas McNorton of Alabama who won $1,000 in Energizer products.
* Andrew Jodoin of California who won three EverStart batteries valued at $195.
* Dan Titerle of Texas who won $200 worth of Spidercast baitcast reels with matching Spidershaft rods.
* Matt Norwood of Arizona who won his choice of $1,000 in merchandise from the Ranger Wear catalogue or $1,000 towards the purchase of a new Ranger boat.
* Wil Berry of Connecticut who won a black Rancher Stetson hat valued at $140.
* Michael D. McConnell of Florida who won a $1,000 cash card for Citgo gasoline.
* Donald Estes of Florida who won a Ultra Classic fish finder valued at $269.
* Bruce Dorr of Illinois who won $600 worth of Black & Decker products.
See Challenge Winners for a complete list of prize winners in the second VISA $2 Million Challenge.
If you missed out on the prizes during the last VISA $2 Million Challenge, don’t hesitate to sign up for the next one at Register. Registration is free but must be completed online at OpeartionBass.com by June 20, 2000. Participants must be at least 21 years old and a legal U.S. resident.
Don’t forget, $2 million in additional prize money will be given away for any state-record bass caught during the June 21-24 FLW tournament in Florence, Alabama. And that’s no fish story.