琉璃神社鈥檚 Tim Frayne could hardly believe his ears after receiving a call informing him he was the latest winner of the Key to the SOEC (South Okanagan Events Centre).

That was in part because he couldn鈥檛 decipher what the caller was saying because of a bad phone connection.

鈥淭hen I was just surprised, totally surprised. I totally forgot I entered, why is SunFM calling me?鈥� recalled Frayne this week after officially receiving his giant key. 鈥淚t must have been a few weeks ago (he entered). I鈥檝e been down here (SOEC) before and was just looking (online) to see what鈥檚 coming next and I鈥檓 glad I did.鈥�

Frayne鈥檚 name was the one chosen out of the record 7,500-plus entries received for the third annual promotional contest that includes two free passes to every ticketed event at the SOEC for the next year.

The contest is a partnership between the SOEC, Penticton Western News, 琉璃神社, Sun FM and EZ Rock.

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Last year鈥檚 winner, Christy Petersen and friends attended a total of 14 events in all.

In addition to the entire concert schedule, there are also tickets to the Penticton Vees home games, the Vancouver Canucks Young Stars tournament and other special events.

鈥淭his is the biggest prize that we give away each year and it鈥檚 no surprise that it鈥檚 grown in popularity in the last three years,鈥� said Carla Seddon, SOEC marketing director. 鈥淲e had 25,000 visits to the contest page which is pretty exciting both for our media partners and for us.

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鈥淭his a way for us to say thank you. We know that people have a choice when it comes to where they spend their entertainment dollars, and there鈥檚 so much to chose from in the Okanagan, and it鈥檚 a great way to give back to everyone who supports all the events and concerts throughout the year.鈥�

She added it鈥檚 also giving people exposure to events they might not be able to afford or might not have bought a ticket to otherwise.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 nice to see, people broadening their horizons,鈥� said Seddon.

鈥淲e are so lucky to have the SOEC in our backyard and the support that we鈥檝e received over the last 10 years has been phenomenal and it just gets better and better.

鈥淭he more support we receive, the bigger and better shows we are able to bring in and there鈥檚 no end in sight.鈥�

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