Air Force Hoops promotion nets 9 winners

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RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  Air Force Services Agency officials recently announced the nine winners of the Air Force Hoops promotion contest.

The free event gave participants Air Force-wide the opportunity to demonstrate their basketball "smarts" by picking the winners of the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament.

Game cards were handed out to people at various food and beverage facilities at base bowling alleys, golf courses, snack bars and Air Force Clubs locations. During the promotion, about 8,000 participants submitted more than 22,500 bracket registrations.

The winners and their prizes are:

The first place winner is Senior Airman Briana Ford from Minot Air Force Base, N.D. She won a trip for four to a 2010 Final Four Game, which includes airfare, hotel, car rental, game tickets and $1,000 spending money.

The second place winner is Laionella Martin from Pope AFB, N.C., who won $5,000.

The third place winner is Shelly Laurita from Tyndall AFB, Fla., who won $2,500.

The fourth place winner is Tech. Sgt. Jason Mole, Hickam AFB, Hawaii, who won $1,000.

The following fifth through ninth prize winners received an arcade-style basketball game system. They are:

-- Capt. Marie Williams from Andersen AFB, Guam
-- Vicki Elwood from Scott AFB, Ill.
-- Staff Sgt. Chris Eastridge from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
-- Mike Johnson from Fairchild AFB, Wash.
-- Heidi Durako from Eielson AFB, Alaska
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