Today we presented our 75th Anniversary Sweepstakes Grand Prize to Kimberly Karas of Forest Hill, Maryland, about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore. Her prize was her very own 13-foot-tall Turkey Hill Giant Cow. (We’ve got three of them, so we figured we could spare one.)
We towed the Giant Cow down to Forest Hill and presented Kimberly and her husband Peter with their prize in a ceremony at their house. We gave her a choice: keep the cow or take the cash value equivalent ($18,750). She chose the cash. To be honest, we sort of figured she would.
Kimberly also won an ice cream party for her family and 100 of their friends, which she’ll be taking later this summer. Said Kimberly afterwards, “As tempting as it was to be the only family on our block with a giant cow lawn ornament, the money was too good to pass up.” She and her husband plan to spend some of the money on an overseas vacation. Can’t argue with that!
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Take the CASH!!!!
I’d go for teh cash too. That can buy a lot of ice cream.
It sure is a shame…I think it would have beem udderly wonderful to have a bovine of that magnitude in my front yard.
I love the cow. Is it female or male. From the looks of it I would say male.
No way…the cow is female
The Turkey Hill Giant Cow is definitely female, as evidenced by her udders. Male cows are udderless.
(Although there was an animated film released last year called “Barnyard” that was roundly criticized by purists because the male cows in the movie were all drawn with udders.
If I lived in a rural setting I’d take the cow.It would be a fine compliment to someone’s farm or vacation home.But in the city I’d settle for the
cash
Love the cow, but I would take the cash.
Take the cash – - so I can continue to buy Turkey Hill ice cream on a regular basis and also to help others with the cash.
congrats Kimberely.
how coul you give up a cow?
if I had won, I would not be able to keep it at home, but I could offer it to some organization or school for keeping.
have fun on vacation
I hope I see a Duetto cow soon.