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Gone Fishin (3/31/00)
FULL STORY:
Catch a record size bass and win a million bucks. What a country! VISA and
Wal-Mart have teamed up to sponsor the richest promotion in the history of
fishing. Competitive bass fishing's prestigious Wal-Mart FLW Tour will
offer FLW Tour anglers and fishing fans throughout the world an opportunity to win more
than $8 million in cash and prizes in a unique, multi-Web site promotion that
pairs the world's best bass anglers with fishing enthusiasts in a Fantasy
Fishing-type format. Each Wal-Mart FLW Tour angler is paired with a designated
fan to have a chance to win $2 million in each of the four remaining FLW Tour
bass fishing competitions during the 2000 season. The VISA $2 Million
Challenge will pay the angler who catches a state record largemouth, smallmouth or
spotted bass during one of the four tournaments $1 million, while awarding an
additional $1 million to his or her randomly selected fan partner. Fans can register for the first VISA $2 Million
Challenge to be held April 12-15 on Beaver Lake, Ark., by logging on to
www.flwtour.com between April 1-11. Among the entrants,
350 names will be randomly selected and paired with 350 Wal-Mart FLW Tour
anglers. Fans not selected for the VISA Challenge will have the chance to win
valuable prizes offered in one of 13 other challenge games presented by other
FLW Tour sponsors. The remaining VISA $2 Million Challenges will take place
May
17-20 during the Memphis tournament; June 21-24 during the Forrest
Wood Open on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Ala.; and during the Wal-Mart FLW Tour
Championship, Sept. 13-16 on the Red River at Shreveport, La.
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