Chicago-Area Woman Wins Dodge Ram Mega Musical Chairs Competition
10 Février 2006 - 8:40PM
PR Newswire (US)
- Amber Neely Awarded 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab(TM) Grand Prize; Six
Runners-Up Receive Special 'Musical Chairs' Prize Packages -
Celebration of Classic Game Includes $6,000 Donation to Boys &
Girls Clubs of Chicago from DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
CHICAGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today the Dodge brand
opened the 2006 Chicago Auto Show with a fanny-tastic sporting
event with contestants competing in the Dodge Ram Mega Musical
Chairs challenge for a chance to win the grand prize, a new 2006
Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Mega Cab(TM) 4X4 with seating for six and the
biggest cab on the market. Amber Neely from Chicago was named the
Grand Prize Winner when she was the last person to snag the
driver's seat of the Dodge Ram Mega Cab after more than two hours
of playing the Dodge Ram Mega Musical Chairs game. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060210/DEF016 ) "I played
musical chairs in grade school, but never thought my skills would
be called upon inside the cab of a pickup truck," said Neely. "It
was a blast scooting through the rows of seats to claim the
driver's seat, but even better to claim the Dodge Ram Mega Cab
itself!" Neely was chosen at random to compete in the Dodge Ram
Mega Musical Chairs challenge from among more than 6,200 people
from around the country who entered the contest online. She was one
of seven contestants to make it to the final round inside the Dodge
Ram Mega Cab, where she had to climb in and out of each row of
seats as the music played. Each time the music stopped, the person
without a seat was out and an additional seat position was
eliminated until only the driver's seat remained. Neely landed in
the driver's seat when the music stopped to win the Mega Musical
Chairs challenge and a new 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Mega Cab 4X4
with a 5.7 liter HEMI(R) engine and the biggest cab on the market.
The second place contestant, David Laures from Racine, Wis. took
home $750 in cash and a musical chairs prize package consisting of
an iPod nano and a set of Dodge tailgating chairs; five other
runners-up also received an iPod nano and the Dodge tailgating
chairs. The five runners-up are: Gregory Ford of Orion, Ill.; Otto
Valencia of Chicago; Timothy Bolly of Monroe, Wis.; Michael Morris,
of Channahon, Ill.; and Bobby Sullivan of Schereville, Ind. "The
Dodge Ram Mega Cab stands out in the market with the largest pickup
cab ever and innovative seating and storage configurations," said
Jason Vines, Vice President-Communications, Chrysler Group. "The
Ram Mega Cab is the only vehicle in its class to comfortably seat
six adults and Dodge Ram Mega Musical Chairs is an extreme way for
consumers to experience the vehicle's versatility first-hand."
Before the official competition began, teen members of the Boys
& Girls Clubs of Chicago reminded adults how the classic
musical chairs game is played by demonstrating the rules of play.
And, in celebration of the Dodge Ram Mega Musical Chairs challenge
and games for all ages, the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund
donated $6,000 -- or $1,000 for each seat in the Dodge Ram Mega Cab
-- to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago. "We are thrilled to
receive this gift from DaimlerChrysler," said Erin Doyle, Boys
& Girls Clubs of Chicago. "It will help Boys & Girls Clubs
of Chicago expand our core education programs that serve 18,000
young people annually." 2006 Dodge Ram Mega Cab In the quest to
make pickup truck cabs more spacious, more comfortable and more
practical, the Dodge Ram Mega Cab extends beyond the competition
with the largest pickup cab ever. With class-leading interior room
and comfort for six adult passengers and their gear, the Dodge Ram
Mega Cab is in a class all its own. The Dodge Ram Mega Cab's 145.2
cu.-ft. of interior space features the industry's most innovative
seating and storage configurations, including the first reclining
rear seats available in a pickup truck, tilting back from 22 to
37-degree seatback angle for added comfort. The rear-passenger area
of the Dodge Ram Mega Cab offers best-in-class leg room of 44.2
inches and the rear seats also split 60/40, fold down and move
forward, providing numerous configurations for maximum interior
cargo capacity and flexibility. First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact:
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Chrysler Group CONTACT:
Carrie McElwee, +1-248-512-2664, , or Eileen Wunderlich,
+1-248-512-0332, , both of Chrysler Group; or Lauren Vidovich of
Clear!Blue, +1-312-464-1984, ext. 250, Web site:
http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/
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