Bass Pro Shops Gives Away $42,000 Toyota Sequoia

Story by: Guest Contributor

First posted on 08-26-2008

Around Father’s Day this year 61-year old Robert Smith of Des Moines, Iowa was looking through his Bass Pro Shops catalog and decided to order several baits that he uses when fishing in Canada.

While doing so, he also decided to enter a “Countdown to Father’s Day” contest Bass Pro Shops was having at the time.

That spur of the moment decision to order those baits and then enter the contest resulted in Smith’s name being picked from almost 400,000 entries to win the grand prize of a 2008 Toyota Sequoia with a retail value of over $42,000.

“When I heard that I won I didn’t really believe it at first so I got on their web site to see if it was true and it was,” said Smith. “I have purchased many things from Bass Pro Shops over the years and I am really excited they will be opening a store close to me in Altoona, Iowa,” continued Mr. Smith.

He was presented with keys to his new Toyota by Tim Scott, Director of Database Marketing, at 10:00 am Friday, August 22nd outside the main entrance to Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, 1935 S. Campbell in Springfield.