The final results are in, and OperationBass.com would like to congratulate everyone who took the time to participate in the latest 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 apiece – 50 participants in the Visa $2 Million Challenge did manage to walk away with over $18,500 in cash prizes and merchandise from Wal-Mart FLW Tour sponsors.
The latest Visa $2 Million Challenge – which took place on Lake Martin near Alexander City, Ala. – produced a wide variety of prizes as well. Awards ranged from a $1,000 Visa gift card and a $1,000 gift certificate for Ranger clothing and apparel to $500 worth of Timex products and $750 worth of Coleman merchandise.
First-place winners of the 10 sponsor challenge events included:
* Bodie Hughes of Ohio, who won a $1,000 Visa gift card.
* David Rowe of New York, who won $500 worth of Land O’Lakes products.
* Maurice Johnson of Arizona, who won $475 worth of Shop-Vac home vacuum merchandise.
* Dale Heikkila of Minnesota, who won $750 worth of Coleman outdoor products.
* Michael Lamb of Virginia, who won $1,000 in Energizer merchandise.
* Kathy Allen of California, who won $600 worth of Black & Decker products.
* George Spall of New York, 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.
* Phillip Smith of Ohio, who won $500 worth of Timex merchandise.
* Allen Gifford of Oklahoma, who won $500 worth of assorted Alpo products.
* Judy Smith of Oregon, who won $1,000 worth of B.F. Goodrich merchandise.
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If you missed out on the prizes during the last Visa $2 Million Challenge, don’t hesitate to sign up for the next one. Click here to register. Remember, registration is free but must be completed online at OperationBass.com by April 24. 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 April 25-28 Wal-Mart FLW Tour Forrest Wood Open at Beaver Lake, Rogers, Ark.
And that’s no fish story.