Budget and ‘Weird U.S.’ to Promote Weird Places in America Via Online Road Trip Contest
Budget Rent A Car System, Inc. today unveiled a new online contest aimed at giving registered participants a chance to learn and share information about weird and memorable destinations and possibly win up to $160,000 in total prize money being given at http://www.upyourbudget.com. The contest is being hosted in the form of a blog allowing registered participants to play virtually from any computer.
From June 5 through June 30, 2006, Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran, the founders and publishers of “Weird U.S.,” a travel guide to unique and mysterious places not often found on state maps or tourist guidebooks, will be traveling on a road trip to some of the weirdest spots in America, and will post three video clues to their whereabouts each day to http://www.upyourbudget.com. Examples of some of the weird and unusual places featured in Weird U.S. include a house in Rockport, Mass. that is made entirely of paper; unexplainable underwater pyramid rock formations in Wisconsin; or the mysterious lights of Marfa, Texas. Participants will be competing to guess what final destination Weird U.S. is heading to, and how many total miles it will take to get there.
Registered participants will log in daily to view the video clues that will be posted by Weird U.S. Budget will award the first player with the closest guess to the exact mileage for the total weird trip of the week with a grand-prize. Winners of the four-week contest can win up to $25,000 a week for the grand prize, $10,000 for second place and $5,000 for third place. ”
In addition, visitors to the blog can also post their own ideas for the weirdest spots in the country. Each week one winning spot will be chosen. Winners will receive an autographed copy of “Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets” by Mark and Mark. To participate in the “Up Your Budget” contest, players need to register in advance at http://www.upyourbudget.com and complete an Official Entry Form.