{"id":11420,"date":"2015-12-10T17:01:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T01:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/?p=11420"},"modified":"2016-05-02T16:12:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T23:12:41","slug":"millionth-fan-baseball-contests-a-hit-with-minor-league-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/millionth-fan-baseball-contests-a-hit-with-minor-league-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Millionth Fan Baseball Contests:  A Hit With Minor League Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Bakersfield Blaze gave fans the chance to win big in series of creative Lucky Nth Fan baseball contests, insured by Odds On Promotions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11872018_10153105911857717_4469319025734222903_o.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11423 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11872018_10153105911857717_4469319025734222903_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"baseball contests - Millionth Fan Baseball \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11872018_10153105911857717_4469319025734222903_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11872018_10153105911857717_4469319025734222903_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11872018_10153105911857717_4469319025734222903_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11872018_10153105911857717_4469319025734222903_o-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11872018_10153105911857717_4469319025734222903_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Brooklyn Cyclones, who successfully ran a contest to recognize their 3 millionth fan a couple of years ago, upped the ante this season as they celebrated the arrival of their 4 millionth fan with a month-long Grand Slam Inning promotion and a Balls and Strike promotion.<\/p>\n<p>During the 4<sup>th<\/sup> inning of selected games during the month of August, a randomly selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/4Millguy.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11422\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11422 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/4Millguy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"baseball contests - Winner\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/4Millguy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/4Millguy-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11903939_10153109714012717_3485225340516784609_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11424\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11424 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11903939_10153109714012717_3485225340516784609_n-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"baseball contests - MiLB\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11903939_10153109714012717_3485225340516784609_n-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11903939_10153109714012717_3485225340516784609_n-768x955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11903939_10153109714012717_3485225340516784609_n.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a>fan had a chance to win 4 million pennies ($40,000) if there was a grand slam.\u00a0Then, in September, when Pete Mulvey of Wantagh, Long Island \u00a0became\u00a0the 4 millionth fan to walk through the gates, he was greeted with a confetti shower before he was whisked off to the field for interviews and a chance to win 4 million pennies ($40,000) in a Balls and Strikes promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Mulvey came up a bit short in his attempt to throw three strikes before tossing 4 balls through a target at center field.<\/p>\n<h2>More Baseball Contests in California<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, in California, the Bakersfield Blaze prepared for the arrival of their 5 millionth fan with a pair of season-long \u201center to win\u201d contests. Throughout the season fans were<\/p>\n<p>invited to register once at every game for a chance to participate the team\u2019s \u201cFive Millionth Fan Frenzy\u201d tied to a larger than life Fan Appreciation Night which took place on\u00a0September 5th. \u00a0\u00a0In addition to running a $500,000 Grand Slam Inning promotion during the 7<sup>th<\/sup> inning, the Blaze also held a $50,000 Pick Till You Win Lucky Envelope contest giving a randomly selected lucky fan the chance to select from 40 envelopes each containing one of three prize symbols ($100, Season tickets for 2, or 5 million pennies ($50,000), paid for by Odds On. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5millionthfan-bakersfield.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11421\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11421 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5millionthfan-bakersfield-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"baseball contests - Bakersfield Million Fan Frenzy\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5millionthfan-bakersfield-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5millionthfan-bakersfield-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5millionthfan-bakersfield-1024x499.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5millionthfan-bakersfield-900x438.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.oddsonpromotions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5millionthfan-bakersfield.jpg 1990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Along with giving fans the chance to win the insured prizes on September 5<sup>th<\/sup>, the\u00a0 Blaze handed out over $5,000 in guaranteed prizes (over 100 items) throughout the game to those who had registered during the season.<\/p>\n<p>Will your team be celebrating a major milestone this season? Call Linda Thomson today to plan an unforgettable promotion that will give your fans a chance to win a very big prize for a very affordable price!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Bakersfield Blaze gave fans the chance to win big in series of creative Lucky Nth Fan baseball contests, insured by Odds On Promotions. &nbsp; &nbsp; The Brooklyn Cyclones, who successfully ran a contest to recognize their 3 millionth fan a couple of years ago, upped the ante this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[189],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contest-insurance"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ 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