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BUSCH Beer Offers Consumers a Chance to Reel in $1 Million in Second Annual “Catch Big Jake” Promotion

The contest, which will run May 4 through June 4, gives fishing enthusiasts the opportunity to reel in $1 million while enjoying the outdoors.

This year, 40 fish will be “tagged” and placed into 40 bodies of water (see attached) around the United States. A $1 million grand-prize tag will be attached to one of the fish, called Big Jake. The remaining 39 fish will be tagged for secondary prizes of $1,000.

for full details go to…
http://www.anheuser-busch.com/news/bigjake2.htm

2002 BIG JAKE OFFICIAL RULES 1. No Purchase Necessary. Open to legal residents of the United States (except CA), 21 years of age or older who comply with all fishing laws and regulations. 2. To participate, fish any of the bodies of water in the list below between May 4, 2002 and June 4, 2002. If the fish caught contains a tag with this promotion’s prize message and this toll-free number, 1-800-764-2413, you may be a prize winner (subject to verification). Non-winning fish are not tagged and do not contain any message. Only official tags from the 2002 Big Jake promotion are eligible. All other tags are invalid and void. There will be one tagged fish released in each body of water listed below. One of the tagged fish will contain the Grand Prize tag, remaining fish will contain a First Prize tag.

State* Body of Water* Species of Fish*
AL Guntersville Lake Large Mouth Bass
AR Arkansas River Large Mouth Bass
AZ Lake Havasu Large Mouth Bass
AZ Lake Pleasant Large Mouth Bass
CT Connecticut River Large Mouth Bass
DE Delaware Bay Weak Fish Trout
FL Lake Okeechobee Large Mouth Bass
FL Lake Kissimmee Large Mouth Bass
GA Lake Lanier Spotted Bass
IA Saylorville Reservoir Large Mouth Bass
ID Lucky Peak Lake Rainbow Trout
ID Lake Coeur d’Alene Northern Pike
IL Fox Lake Large Mouth Bass
IL Rend Lake Large Mouth Bass
IN Geist Lake Large Mouth Bass
KS Hillsdale Lake White Crappie
KY Taylorsville Lake Large Mouth Bass
LA The Big Mar, (in the Canarvey Waterway) Large Mouth Bass
MI Lake St. Clair Walleye
MI Saginaw Bay Walleye
MI Lincoln Lake Walleye
MD Upper Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass
MD Middle Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass
NC Lake Norman Striped Bass
NC Belew’s Creek Lake Large Mouth Bass
NC Pamlico Sound Striped Bass
NM Elephant Butte Large Mouth Bass
NV Lake Mead Striped Bass
OH Lake Erie Yellow Perch
OH Buckeye Lake Large Mouth Bass
OK Grand Lake Large Mouth Bass
TN Fort Loudon Small Mouth Bass
TN Lake Pickwick Small Mouth Bass
TN Percy Priest Lake Large Mouth Bass
TX Lake Travis Large Mouth Bass
TX Lake Lewisville Large Mouth Bass
TX Lake Houston Large Mouth Bass
TX Calaveras Lake Large Mouth Bass
VT Lake Champlain Small Mouth Bass
WI Pewaukee Lake Large Mouth Bass

dont forget you herd it here first :sunglasses:

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Here is the results for the 2003 event, I am still looking for the 2004 information.

    **Anheuser-Busch News**    ![](http://www.anheuser-busch.com/images/product_spacer.gif)          Sixteen Consumers Hook $1,000 in* BUSCH* beer's "CATCH BIG JAKE" Fishing promotion

ST. LOUIS (June 23, 2003) - Anheuser-Busch, Inc., today announced the winners of “Catch Big Jake,” a national fishing contest sponsored by BUSCH beer and supported by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Sixteen consumers each won $1,000 by catching fish that were tagged for the “Catch Big Jake” promotion. (See attached list of winners).

The “Catch Big Jake” contest included 110 individual fish that were “tagged” and placed into 55 different bodies of water. The contest ran May 3 through June 3. A grand prize tag was attached to one fish called “Big Jake.” The remaining 109 fish were tagged for secondary prizes of $1,000 each.

“We’re thrilled so many consumers each won $1,000 in this summer’s ‘Catch Big Jake’ promotion,” said Tom Wilson, brand manager, Busch/Natural Families, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. “BUSCH beer has long been associated with the great outdoors and we will continue to look for new ways to provide fun programs for anglers, promote conservation and support the efforts of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.”

**The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation **
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to the conservation and management of fish, wildlife and plant resources, and the habitats on which they depend. Among its goals are species conservation, habitat protection, environmental education, natural resources management, habitat and ecosystem rehabilitation and restoration, and leadership training for conservation professionals.

**Anheuser-Busch
**For more than a century, Anheuser-Busch’s efforts to protect the environment and to demonstrate social responsibility have enhanced its financial performance and growth opportunities. From internal practices to ensure environmental excellence, to the support of conservation, wildlife and environmental education organizations, Anheuser-Busch’s philosophy is one employees, shareholders and consumers alike can appreciate: “Every choice we make regarding the earth, air, and water around us is made with the objective of preserving them for generations to come.” To learn more about Anheuser-Busch’s environmental efforts visit: www.abenvironment.com.

Since being introduced regionally in 1955, the BUSCH beer family has grown to become one of the top-selling popular-priced family of beers. BUSCH Beer is brewed by Anheuser-Busch, Inc., the world’s largest brewer and the largest recycler of aluminum beverage cans.

2003 Winners of the BUSCH Beer’s “Catch Big Jake” Fishing Promotion include: WInner Hometown Lake

Species of Fish

Cody Hillyard Collinsville, IL Carlyle Lake

Large Mouth Bass

Annelle McClosky Columbus, OH Buckeye Lake

Large Mouth Bass

Jimmie Baity East St. Louis, IL Carlyle Lake

Large Mouth Bass

Heath Iacarella Coon Rapids, MN Lake Okoboji

Large Mouth Bass

Tom Semrov Dale City, VA Lake Anna

Large Mouth Bass

Donald Ray Jones Olathe, KS Pamlico Sound

Striped Bass

J.R. Beehler Bella Vista, AR Beaver

Large Mouth Bass

Roger Spears London, OH Alum Creek

Large Mouth Bass

Bob Spurgeon Jacksonville, IN Patoka Lake

Large Mouth Bass

Howard Raleigh Hammersville, OH East Fork Lake

Large Mouth Bass

Clarence Woolard Washington, NC Pamlico Sound

Striped Bass

Robert Myers Bartiesville, OK Grand

Large Mouth Bass

Dan Hoemeke Louisville, KY Taylorsville

Large Mouth Bass

Pat Angelo Milford, IA Lake Okoboji

Large Mouth Bass

David Hammond Salem, VA Smith Mountain

Large Mouth Bass

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what no fishie for Mississippi?

looks like a lot of fun. Will they deliver my check to my house by stage coach? lol

I like the big horses.

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It looks like there are too many millionaires in Cali. Maybe that’s why they don’t want to create 1 more.