Vosburgh Comes Up Short In Kick For A Million
04/10/2008 06:10
Thirty-six-year-old Kevin Vosburgh, an IT specialist from Calgary successfully split the uprights from 20 yards as part of TSN's Wendy's Kick for a Million contest to win a $25,000 Future Shop Gift Card. The big event took place Friday evening at halftime during TSN's live coverage of the CFL on TSN: Wendy's Friday Night Football game featuring B.C. at Toronto at Rogers Centre.
Vosburgh attempted field goals ranging in distance from 20 to 50 yards, with lucrative prizes awarded for each successful kick. Had Vosburgh successfully kicked the 50-yard field goal, he would have pocketed $1 million cash in a one-time payout. Had he successfully kicked the 40-yard field goal he would have won $100,000 and if he hit the 30-yard field goal he would have taken home a new Gridiron Edition Nissan Titan.
By kicking the 20-yard field goal, Vosburgh also sent three randomly chosen fans at the game to the 2008 Grey Cup in Montreal, which will air on TSN on November 23. Wilbert Headley of Toronto, Edward Starczewski of Toronto and Jay Bodnar of Mississauga each received a trip for two to Montreal for the big game.
At 5'5'' and 150 lbs., Vosburgh, a team leader in the IT department at AltaGas Income Trust, was randomly chosen from more than 2.8 million total entries - the most ever in the four-year history of TSN's international award-winning million-dollar giveaway, Wendy's Kick for a Million. Vosburgh defeated Omar Kassim of Kitchener, ON, in the promotion's semifinal event yesterday at Rogers Centre to advance to tonight's finale.
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SWIVEL HIPS SAYS:
Way to go, Kevin. Hey, a $25,000 electronics package from Future Shop is nothing to sneeze at.