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Cigarette Contest

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
6 November 1969
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
1991107610519
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Scope and Content
Photograph of two of four Lethbridge and district men who hit a $50,000 jackpot in a cigarette promotion contest. The four travelled more than 2,000 miles and spent $3,000 on 125,000 cigarettes in order to amass sufficient winning cards from the cigarette pages to entitle them to winnings totaling…
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
6 November 1969
Description Level
Item
Creator
The Lethbridge Herald
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Physical Condition
Excellent
Scope and Content
Photograph of two of four Lethbridge and district men who hit a $50,000 jackpot in a cigarette promotion contest. The four travelled more than 2,000 miles and spent $3,000 on 125,000 cigarettes in order to amass sufficient winning cards from the cigarette pages to entitle them to winnings totaling $50,000. The two Lethbridge men who figured out the winning combinations are insurance adjusters Doug Fleming and Pat Howe. The two district men in the group wished to remain anonymous.
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