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\nGrand Prize: (1 winner) 3-day\/2-night trip for two from 10\/31\u201311\/2\/08 to attend sponsor-specified race in Fort Worth, TX. Prize includes round-trip coach air transportation from major airport nearest winner’s home, two night hotel accommodations (double occupancy), rental car in destination city, race tickets and the opportunity to meet celebrity chef Mario Batali (Approximate Retail Value: $3,500). Rental car is subject to additional restrictions set forth by car rental contract. Winner and guest are solely responsible for all other expenses not specifically set forth herein, including but not limited to meals, additional transportation, souvenirs and other incidentals and items of a personal nature. The actual retail value of the prize will depend on winner’s point of departure\/return. Winner and guest must travel on same itinerary. In the event the specified race is cancelled or postponed for any reason, sponsor will have no obligation to award compensation in lieu thereof but the remainder of the trip will be awarded. Meeting of Mario Batali is subject to availability and at discretion of Sponsor. There is no monetary value associated with meet-and-greet portion of the prize.
\nFirst Prize: (5 winners) Copy of “Italian Grill” by Mario Batali and one-year supply of VIVA paper towels awarded in the form of 30 VIVA Big Roll free product coupons (ARV $94.45)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.vivadivacafe.vivatowels.com\/VivaDivaHappenings\/Batali\/Batalisweeps08\/default.aspx Grand Prize: (1 winner) 3-day\/2-night trip for two from 10\/31\u201311\/2\/08 to attend sponsor-specified race in Fort Worth, TX. Prize includes round-trip coach air transportation from major airport nearest winner’s home, two night hotel accommodations (double occupancy), rental car in destination city, race tickets and the opportunity to meet celebrity chef Mario Batali (Approximate Retail […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7783,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"fst_prize":[],"class_list":["post-8418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily"],"yoast_head":"\nVIVA Towels\\' Barbecue with Batali Sweepstakes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"VIVA Towels' 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