As expected, a ton of entries flooded The Star office lobby for the NBA All-Star contest that we launched last week.
The answers to the three questions in the contest are – LeBron James (the All-Star Game MVP last year), Orlando Magic (the NBA team that Dwight Howard plays for) and Jason Kapono (the Three-Point Shootout winner during the All-Star Weekend in New Orleans last year).
The 20 winners are:
1. Marilou Baltazar, 42, accountant, National Kidney and Transplant Institute. No. 53, 7th Street 11th Avenue, Grace Park, Caloocan. Prizes: All-Star mouse and mousepad set, Spalding Never-Flat indoor-outdoor basketball, NBA logo watch, NBA notebook (choice of LeBron James, Tracy McGrady or Steve Nash on the cover), NBA pillow (choice of the Boston Celtics or Los Angeles Lakers) and NBA video game (2K9 DVD ROM).
2. Ferdinand Sarmiento, 46, businessman. 200-A Tandang Sora, Quezon City. Prizes: All-Star mouse and mousepad set, Spalding Never-Flat indoor-outdoor basketball, NBA team watch (choice of Utah Jazz or Portland Trail Blazers), NBA notebook, NBA pillow and NBA video game.
3. Joey Lim, 45, Fr. Martin Cup secretary-general. 646 Lee Street, Barangay Addition Hills, Mandaluyong. Prizes: All-Star mouse and mousepad set, NBA team watch, NBA notebook, NBA pillow and NBA video game.
4. Joebert Angelo Cortez, 13, Student, La Purisima Academy. 244 Interior, General Luna Street, Malabon. Prizes: All-Star mouse and mousepad set, NBA team watch, NBA notebook, NBA pillow and NBA video game.
5. Ma. Bethina Cruz, 14, Second Year High School student, St. Mary’s Academy, Caloocan. Prizes: All-Star mouse and mousepad set, NBA notebook and NBA pillow.
6. Ariel Manila, 36, electrical engineer. 25-A Malambing Street, UP Village, Diliman, Quezon City. Prizes: All-Star mouse and mousepad set, NBA notebook and NBA pillow.
7. Colina Giselle Hallare, 8, Grade 2 student, St. Paul School, Makati. Prizes: All-Star mouse and mousepad set, NBA notebook and NBA pillow.
8. Jairus Solomon Perez, 11, Grade 6 student, OBMCI, Angeles City. Hacienda Royale, San Fernando, Pampanga. Prizes: All-Star mouse and mousepad set, NBA notebook and NBA pillow.
9. Timothy Joseph Loterte, 18, UP student. 32-A Muñoz Avenue, Carmel V Subdivision, Tandang Sora, Quezon City. Prizes: All-Star mouse and mousepad set, NBA notebook and NBA pillow.
10. Richard Caparo, 27, seaman. 1938 Makata Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila. Prizes: All-Star mouse and mousepad set, NBA notebook and NBA pillow.
11. Raymond Yap, 40, businessman. 508-C Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong. Prize: All-Star mouse and mousepad set.
12. Pedrito Tierra, 57, retired bank officer. Calmar Homes Subdivision, Barangay Kanlurang Mayao, Lucena. Prize: All-Star mouse and mousepad set.
13. Rafael Bombasi, 38, pharmacist. 2136 Leon Guinto Street, Manila. Prize: All-Star mouse and mousepad set.
14. Loreto Erasquin, 47, barangay kagawad. 1617 Mercury Street, V. Mapa Extension, Sta. Mesa, Manila. Prize: All-Star mouse and mousepad set.
15. Elynor Co, 51, housewife. 2156 Nakar Street, San Andres Bukid, Manila. Prize: All-Star mouse and mousepad set.
16. Rosendo Dale Dagcutan, 36, regional sales supervisor. No. 3 Riyal Street, Vistarica Subdivision, Dolores, San Fernando, Pampanga. Prize: All-Star mouse and mousepad set.
17. Franklin Lomoon, 60, employee. 22-A Scout Reyes corner Scout Delgado Streets, Barangay Paligsahan, Quezon City . Prize: All-Star mouse and mousepad set.
18. Ryan Bert Peralta, 30, employee. Block 2, Lot 9, Sto. Niño Street, San Dionisio Village, UPS5, Sucat, Parañaque. Prize: All-Star mouse and mousepad set.
19. Byron Ofilanda Yao, 18, Second Year Business Management student, DLSU-Manila. Prize: All-Star mouse and mousepad set.
20. Raphael Niño Molina, 30, government employee, Block 15, Lot 82, Goodwill Street, Diamond Crest Village, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. Prize: All-Star mouse and mousepad set.
NBA Asia, Ltd., Hong Kong, provided the 20 All-Star mouse and mousepad sets, La Estrella del Norte the four watches, Proline Sports Center the two Spalding Never-Flat indoor-outdoor basketballs, 2K Sports the four NBA video games (2K9 DVD ROM) and Tuesday Licensing and Entertainment the 10 NBA notebooks and 10 NBA pillows.
Winners may claim their prizes from Babes Angat on the Third Floor, ECJ Building, Arzobispo corner Real Streets, Intramuros, starting today. For directions and office hours, please call Tel. No. 527-6007.