An ecstatic Patrick Okene did not wait for the Sip Sip Samba crew to track him down in Gulu, instead he jumped on the next bus to link up with them in Kampala.
“I do not have the right words to express how I feel at the moment. When I received the message informing me that I was a winner, I immediately went to the depot in Gulu and inquired. I thought these were conmen.
“On confirming that I was indeed the winner, I lost sleep. So I decided to travel to Kampala to pick my air ticket,” Okene said in between chuckles.
A businessman dealing in produce in the Northern town of Gulu, Okene says he sent as many as 40 codes.
“At first, I sent about five. I got encouraged when I won instant cash of Ush15,000. The next time, my aim was to win more money. So I sent about 35 codes hoping to get money.
“While attending to an urgent family errand, I was called about three times but I didn’t answer. I had a lot on my mind at that time. So they (Sip Sip Samba crew) sent a text informing me I was the lucky winner. I stopped doing what I was engrossed in and hurried to get airtime to call back,” he said.
Okene now becomes the latest winner of an all-expense paid trip to Brazil, the land synonymous with fun, merry making, beauty and the famous Samba culture in the ongoing Sip Sip Samba Promotion by Uganda Breweries Limited.
The promotion is giving forty lucky Ugandans the opportunity of a lifetime to enjoy the beautiful scenery that has become synonymous with this South American nation.
In addition to the trip, consumers also have the chance to win other prizes like instant airtime, cash as well as other customized memorabilia.
To participate in the Sip Sip Samba promotion, customers have to buy a bottle of any of the four brands; Bell Lager, Guinness, Tusker Lager and Tusker Malt, check under the crown for a five-digit code then send an SMS with the code to 6050 for the chance to enter the weekly draw to win the trip. The more codes one sends, the higher their chances of winning.
The draws are carried out every Monday at 8:35pm on NTV Uganda to pick the winners of the cash award prize of UGX 100, 000 and tickets to Brazil.
The campaign will not only offer the most amazing prize of experiencing Brazil, it will also seek to reward those who will be here at home. There will be lots of prizes like free beer, instant cash via mobile money.”
