The "Toonami/Gatorade Giveaway" was a sweepstakes held by Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block that occurred on Friday, May 11, 2001. To enter, participants were instructed to watch the Toonami broadcast, from 4:00-7:00 PM, and call the toll-free number given during commercial breaks. 100 calls received during the broadcast won a piece of official NBA merchandise. 1 grand prize winner was also selected at random and received a trip to a 2001 NBA Finals game.
Prizes[]
The following is a list of the prizes that could be won through this sweepstakes:
- 1 grand prize winner received a trip to an NBA Finals 2001 game.
- 100 1st prize winners received "official NBA stuff".
Trivia[]
- This sweepstakes was sponsored by Gatorade.
- This sweepstakes was open to all legal residents of the United States except residents of Colorado.
- This sweepstakes took place during the final 3-hour Toonami block before it was shortened to a 2-hour block on Monday, May 14th.
- The block eventually regained the third hour on Monday, June 3, 2002.
- The 2001 NBA Finals took place from June 6-15, 2001 and featured the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Cartoon Network has held many NBA themed sweepstakes throughout the years, mostly surrounding the NBA All-Star game.
Gallery[]
Gatorade Giveaway - Toonami Sweepstakes Promo (May 2001)