Seok Seojin of Kim Co. Enterprises said he only dropped one raffle coupon a few minutes before the grand draw.
“I don’t have plans where to go yet, but I’m very happy and lucky to win the grand prize,” he said.
Seojin’s ticket was courtesy of Delta Airlines.
Excitement ran high at the jam-packed McDonald’s Middle Road outlet as tickets whose owners were not present were drawn and the prizes forfeited. Every winning ticket whose owner as absent gave hope to those who were present.
Ticket number 8451 holder Richard Cano won $500 cash for the second prize after the owners of six tickets previously drawn were not present. Cano said he only had three raffle entries for the draw.
The third prize, a flat screen LCD television, went to the executive director of Joeten-Kiju Public Library John O. Gonzales after the owners of five raffle tickets previously drawn failed to show up.
Bonifacio Wabol’s ticket number 8250 won the fourth prize — a microwave oven. Ticket number 8563 holder Geon Diaz won an 8-Gig iPod for fifth place while ticket number 8359 holder Zenaida Cuerdo went home with an LG cellular phone with a $10 load from IT&E.
The 10 consolation prize winners of $20 gift certificates each were Ryan Napalan whose two tickets both won prizes, Mafie Trinidad, Napoleon Dizon, Yui Naomi, John Parungao, Roca Sablan, Jolene Aguon, Na Lee, and Vivian Bernardo.
McDonald’s Saipan president Joe Ayuyu said he was very happy for the wonderful turnout and the participation of the community in promo.
McDonald’s Saipan manager Marcia Ayuyu said without the support of the community, the promo wouldn’t have been successful.
“Thank you everybody for coming to McDonald’s and helping us help the Red Cross,” Marcia Ayuyu said.
Twenty percent of the proceeds from the promo will go to the American Red Cross.
Its NMI chapter executive director, John Hirsh, said he was very thankful for the generosity of McDonald’s Saipan.
“We are very happy that McDonald’s chose us as their beneficiary as we continue to work in helping the community,” he said.
