Mario's Ultimate Beach Party Sweepstakes
Mario's Ultimate Beach Party Sweepstakes was a contest held in 2002 by Best Buy in partnership with Nintendo. The contest was held from July 7, 2002 to July 31, 2002 at both bestbuy.com/mario and mariosbeachparty.com, though only the latter has been archived.
Details[edit]
To enter the contest, participants had to be over the age of 13 and residing in the United States. The exact details to enter the contest have been lost, though the alternative mentioned in the contest's rules states that participants could send Best Buy a postcard with their information via mail to enter as an alternative to the instructions on the site. Winners were randomly drawn on August 2, 2002, and were notified six days later.
- Prizes
The grand prize winner automatically received four-person round trip coach airfare and airport transfers, four nights in a first class hotel room, guided "beach adventures", and $500 cash. In addition, the winner could choose from any of the following destinations:
- Paradise Island, Bahamas
- - Guided Snorkeling Safari
- - Dolphin Encounter at Blue Lagoon
- - Thrilling Powerboat Adventure
- Jamaican Adventure: Montego Bay / Ocho Rios, Jamaica
- - Climb Dunn's River Falls
- - Guided River Tour on a bamboo raft
- - Authentic Jamaican Dinner
- Mexico: Cancun Mexico
- - Day Pass to Ecological Water Park, Xel-ha, a natural aquarium
- - Cabaret Cruise
- - Parasailing, Snorkeling or Jet-skiing, Your Choice!
- Surfing Safari: San Diego, CA
- - Private Surfing Lesson
- - Guided Sea Kayak Trip plus Snorkeling Excursion
- - Admission to either the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, or LEGOLAND
- Key West Adventure: Key West, FL
- - Admission to the Everglades Alligator Farm including an airboat tour.
- - The Conch Train Tour
- - Tropical Snorkeling Excursion
- - Lunch at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Restaurant
Second-prize winners, of which there were 500, received a $10 Best Buy gift card. 2,500 winners received the third-place prize, which was a t-shirt themed after the sweepstakes.
Gallery[edit]
The front of the shirt third-place winners received
The back of the shirt
Notes[edit]
- Unlike most promotional websites themed after the Super Mario franchise, mariosbeachparty.com stayed up long past the end date of the contest. The page was still public by 2021,[1] though the site was taken down soon after.
References[edit]
- ^ A capture of the "Prizes" page from 2021 (archived)
External links[edit]
- Contest page (archived)
