A Lucky Announcement

Last Tuesday, I went with my dad to watch the Citadel play West Virginia University in basketball. They were playing at the Charleston Civic Center, so it was only about a 90-minute drive.

When we went into the Civic Center, Dad saw that they were giving away posters of the basketball team. We were already in line to enter the arena when he discovered this, and I was reluctant to exit the line. Nevertheless, we went over to pick up a poster. While we were there, there were free raffle tickets to enter a drawing for an unknown prize. Dad and I both filled out one, mostly out of habit. We never actually expected anything out of it…

About half way through the first quarter, the announcer plugs United Bank (West Virginia’s Bank) and then goes on to say, “The United Bank lucky fan of the Game is Christian Martine of Daniels. You’ve won two tickets to the Ohio State vs. West Virginia game. See a representative from United Bank behind section 212 to claim your prize…”

Now, for the first few seconds, I really didn’t respond. It took a confirmation from my dad for me to realize that I was the winner. Once it set in, I jumped up and rushed over to claim the tickets. This will definitely be a game I’ll always remember. Beating out 13,000 other fans was definitely odds I never expected.