Comfort Inn Announces HBCU Big Classic Football Sweepstakes

Comfort Inn hotels have launched the HBCU Big Classic Football Sweepstakes, offering three lucky listeners of the Steve Harvey Morning Show the chance to win a trip to one of three highly anticipated Historic Black College & University Classic football games. The sweepstakes began on August 14, with one winner selected each week for three weeks, leading up to the first game on September 11, 2009. The grand prize winners will receive three days and two nights of hotel accommodations at a local Comfort Inn hotel, roundtrip airfare, $1,000 spending cash, 10,000 Choice Privileges rewards points, and a meet-and-greet with the Steve Harvey Morning Show cast.

Key Takeaways:

• The HBCU Big Classic Football Sweepstakes is a contest hosted by Comfort Inn hotels in partnership with the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
• Three grand prize winners will be selected over three weeks, with the first game taking place on September 11, 2009.
• Each grand prize winner will receive three days and two nights of hotel accommodations, roundtrip airfare, $1,000 spending cash, 10,000 Choice Privileges rewards points, and a meet-and-greet with the Steve Harvey Morning Show cast.
• Three second prize winners will receive a Nintendo Wii gaming console, a Fitbit, three Wii games, and 5,000 Choice Privileges rewards points.
• There will also be 50 instant win prizes of "Go-Team-Go" bags containing Comfort Inn branded thermal bags, fleece stadium blankets, and stainless steel coffee mugs.
• The sweepstakes began on August 14, 2009, and runs through August 24, 2009.
• Comfort Inn hotels are franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Statistics:

• Three grand prize winners will be selected over a period of three weeks.
• Each grand prize winner will receive a total of $2,000 ($1,000 spending cash) and 10,000 Choice Privileges rewards points.
• There will be 50 instant win prizes of "Go-Team-Go" bags.
• The total number of prizes available in the sweepstakes is 75 (3 grand prizes + 3 second prizes + 50 instant win prizes).
• Comfort Inn hotels have a total of 1,800 locations across the United States and Canada.

Sources:

• Entertainment Newsweekly via VerticalNews.com (2009)