Bill Murray, minor-league baseball team gave car with 285,000 miles on it as a prize
The Charleston River Dogs, a minor-league baseball team in South Carolina reached an attendance record on Tuesday, so one lucky fan received a car.
Well, lucky may not be the right word.
The River Dogs passed 285,000 for attendance on the season, so the fan received a 1998 Honda Civic with 285,000 miles on it.
If it sounds like a crazy stunt that say, Bill Murray, would pull off, you’re right.
Murray is part owner of the River Dogs and their official Director of Fun. This is from their web site:
This is the prize in question. It looks like the car that fans were vying for was in pretty good shape:
Be sure to get your FREE raffle ticket near the front gate & you could go home with this car! #285k pic.twitter.com/wZLXQVlfAN
— Charleston RiverDogs (@ChasRiverDogs) September 1, 2015She's a beaut! #285k #FreeRaffle pic.twitter.com/15xqe9XHio
— Charleston RiverDogs (@ChasRiverDogs) September 1, 2015TONIGHT: Someone will winthis '98 Civic with 285,000 miles on it to commemorate our record 285,000 fans this season! pic.twitter.com/qx6EEVJsw2
— Charleston RiverDogs (@ChasRiverDogs) September 1, 2015Murray, who is a friend of this blog (OK, I’m assuming that), even awarded the fan the “prize:”
Our Director of Fun congratulating Citadel Cadet Kyle the winner of our #285k car! pic.twitter.com/VjH6KhlL4i
— Charleston RiverDogs (@ChasRiverDogs) September 2, 2015You know what? You really can’t beat fun at the ol’ ballpark.
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This story was originally published September 3, 2015 at 2:09 PM.