Game Day winners score $15,000 in May

PlaceMakers has given away more than $70,000 in cash prizes to customers in the 25K Game Day promotion

In May, PlaceMakers upped the stakes by offering a guaranteed $5,000 prize draw for three rounds for those who had scanned in their Game Day hat at the ground. Account holders Mike Russell, Haris Goodwin and Hank Oudhoff all had registered hats scanned at games and each pocketed $5,000!

Winds of fortune

A Hurricanes stalwart, Mike has been to a few games this season – “but not the one where my number came in!” He has, though, sent one of his PlaceMakers hard hats along to every match.

“I’m not too upset at missing out on the top prize,” he says. “I think it’s great that PlaceMakers sponsors the New Zealand-based Super Rugby franchises, and this promotion really encourages people to get out to game to show their support.”

Mike took his staff to the first home game against the Blues and reckons he’ll repeat the trip with some of his winnings.

High fives

Down at the ILT Stadium, Travis Oudhoff was sporting one of his father’s Game Day hats while watching the Highlanders rout the Chiefs 36-9 with his family.

“It was pretty exciting to win! My sister registered all the hats before we went to the game, and mine won, so it was a team effort,” said Travis. “Dad has said we’ll probably use the money to take a family holiday, hopefully somewhere sunny!”

Banishing the blues

The Blues’ gloomy season has produced a silver-lined cloud for Haris Goodwin, whose hat was scanned at Eden Park during the 5-29 loss to the ‘Canes.