Sports fans have just two weeks left to win the Ultimate Sports Ticket

One winner will take home nearly 300 tickets to Minnesota teams

(MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 11, 2017) Minnesota sports fans have just two weeks left to enter to win the ultimate prize. Raffle tickets are now on sale to win the Ultimate Sports Ticket—that’s a pair of season tickets to all six professional teams in Minnesota, six University of Minnesota teams and VIP Passes to X Games Minneapolis 2017. Ticket sales end Jan. 25.

Buying a raffle ticket will enter you into a drawing to win seats for the Twins, Vikings, Timberwolves, Wild, Lynx, United and Gophers all season long. Only 500 entries will be sold for $250 each, and the winner will bring home tickets to more than 295 games, so get a group of friends, families or co-workers together to enter and split the winnings!

Raffle tickets are on sale during regular business hours at Minneapolis Visitor Information (505 Nicollet Mall) and at the Sports Minneapolis offices (250 Marquette Avenue South #1300). Tickets may be purchased with cash, check, or debit card.

Sports Minneapolis will also be selling raffle tickets at these upcoming Timberwolves and Wild games:​

• Thursday, Jan. 12, Minnesota Wild vs. Montreal Canadiens at Xcel Energy Center
• Friday, Jan. 13, Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder at Target Center
• Saturday, Jan. 21, Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks at Xcel Energy Center
• Sunday, Jan. 22, Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets at Target Center

The winner will receive a pair of season tickets to all regular season home games to the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota United, Minnesota Timberwolves, the Minnesota Wild, and six University of Minnesota teams (Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Hockey, and Volleyball). The winner will also receive a pair of VIP tickets to X Games Minneapolis.

The winning ticket will be drawn January 28, 2017. Terms and conditions apply. Seat locations are at the sole discretion of each team and are based upon availability.

About Sports Minneapolis

Proceeds from the Ultimate Sports Ticket entries will support the mission of Sports Minneapolis. Sports Minneapolis is focused on recruiting, enhancing and producing sporting events in the Minneapolis area for the benefit of our community. In addition to generating significant estimated economic impact, amateur and professional sports events can help connect the community through sport, fostering health and wellness.

Sports Minneapolis recruited 65 events to the Minneapolis area in 2015, generating over $102 million in economic impact for the community.

Minneapolis is on a winning streak in securing major sports events over the last several years, including the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Super Bowl LII in 2018, the X Games in 2017 and 2018, and the NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2019. Sports Minneapolis has played a major role in bringing these events to town, along with events like the Northern Lights Junior Volleyball Qualifier, National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff, and many other professional, collegiate and amateur sporting events.

For more information, visit www.sportsminneapolis.org.

MEDIA CONTACT

Matt Laible, Director of P.R. and Communications

612.767.8220, mattl@minneapolis.org