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In a 2000 Nabisco promotion,
participants that entered the Oreo
Stacking Contest could win a trip to
the 2000 World Series, Meet Derek Jeter
or Ken Griffey Jr. at the National
Finals, a $20,000 U.S. Savings Bond,
and "Other Cool Prizes." More than
30,000 local store winners (one winner
per age category/per store) received a
Certificate of Merit and an official
Rawlings Oreo Major League
baseball.
Every child who participated in
stacking received
Derek Jeter and Ken Giffey Jr.
collectible Fleer-Oreo baseball trading
cards. Derek Jeter is pictured on the
front stacking Oreo cookies. Ken
Griffey Jr. is pictured holding a
cookie in his right hand and a pack of
Oreos in his left. The back of both
cards feature "Oreo and baseball
statistics" from 1995-1999, and career
totals.
Children 5 to 12 years of age competed
in one of two categories: 5 to
8-years-old and 9 to 12-years-old.
Regional competitions at Major League
baseball stadiums determined the
finalists who represented their region
- North, South, West and Central. The
parks included Turner field, home of
the Braves; Dodger Stadium, home to the
LA Dodgers; Cub's Wrigley Field; and
Philly's hometown Veterans Stadium.
The top two stackers in each age category that emerge victorious from each
region advanced to the national finals
where they competed for the title of
Oreo stacking champion. The national
finals were held at the site of game
two or game three of the Major League
Baseball's 2000 World Series.
The grand prize winner in each age category, the one who can vertically
stack the most Oreo cookies in 30
seconds - without using any props, glue
or other adhesives and without having
the stack fall over. The stack needed
to remain standing for three seconds
after the 30-second limit. The grand
prize was a $20,000 U.S. savings bond,
two season tickets to their local Major
League baseball team and a year's
supply of Oreo cookies.
The promotion was also advertised on packages of Oreo Cookies, with "5
Cool Baseball Shapes" Imprinted on each
cookie. A baseball diamond, Batter
swinging, baseball glove, batting
helmet, and a baseball. More than
750,000 Children participated in the
contest. David Thomas 8 stacked 17
Oreos to win the 6-to-8 year old group,
and Ben Montmagny 10 stacked 19 Oreos
to win the 9-to-12 year old group.
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