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Home » Big Winner Announced at McGrath Kia Test Drive Giveaway Event!

Big Winner Announced at McGrath Kia Test Drive Giveaway Event!

August 2, 2013 By Brad Mackey

McGrath Kia Test Drive Giveaway Winner

One of the most anticipated events to hit Hiawatha this summer has come and gone, as more than 150 people gathered at McGrath Kia last night to celebrate the drawing of our $5,000 Test Drive Giveaway winner!

Over the course of the summer, McGrath Kia has given every shopper to walk through our doors and test drive a new Kia vehicle an opportunity to enter an exclusive drawing for a grand prize of $5,000 cash! By the conclusion of the promotional period, we had almost 80 people registered! All of which were in attendance last night, as well as some of their close friends and family.

In addition to the grand prize drawing, McGrath Kia also gave away a $250 prize to one lucky contestant from a pool of the top 25 high-scorers on our Facebook Word Out game competition! There were also a handful of other prizes given away to attendees of the event!

We know the question on everyone’s mind right now… who is the big winner?! Here goes!

Diane Farrington!

We couldn’t imagine anyone better to receive such good fortune! Diane actually purchased a new Kia Soul from us about a month ago, and was delighted to be rewarded so greatly for shopping with us!

Diane recently started her own local business as an independent care provider for the elderly and plans to invest all of her winnings into the business. Her goal is to provide an alternative choice for those not wanting to enter a facility. It would be more appropriate for us to thank YOU, Diane, for giving back to our community and helping people in such a huge way! Good luck!

Congratulations also goes out to the winner of our Facebook Word Out game contest, Shondra Bailey! Shondra walked away $250 richer last night, just for playing our online Facebook game! Treat yourself, Shondra!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the drawings and we hope all who were able to make it out last night enjoyed the food and fun! Congratulations to all of our winners, and to those who didn’t get to take anything home, keep an eye on our Facebook page for future opportunities to win big from McGrath Kia! Check out photos from the event at the bottom of the page!

Recap of Our Big Winners!

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Rachel Edelen
Justin Waring
Michelle Harris

Adventureland Ticket Winners
Keely Waring
Mark Thurm
Nicole Novak

$250 Facebook Word Out Winner
Shondra Bailey

$5,000 Test Drive Giveaway Winner
Diane Farrington

A special thanks to Nate Gorman and his lot team! They worked incredibly hard to ensure everyone was completely prepared for the event, and thanks to them, the event went off without a hitch. Thanks guys!

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