American Way Names Winners of Annual 'Road Warrior' Contest

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- You've waited patiently for this moment, so let the news be told.  We have a winner. Actually, it's five winners.

For the eighth year, American Way, the inflight magazine of American Airlines, conducted its annual Road Warrior Contest. This year's contestants were required to answer a series of multiple choice questions, give the top eight reasons they consider themselves true road warriors, and compose a travel adventure essay using the album title, song titles, and band or artist's name from their favorite music album.  

The final selections are in (visit www.americanwaymag.com/roadwarrior to view the winning entries), and this year's best are:

• Grand Prize – Caryn Carson of Dallas.  (2 million Hilton HHonors® bonus points to use at any Hilton family hotel in the world, 1 million American Airlines AAdvantage® miles, a Verizon BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone and a $100 Verizon Wireless gift card)
• Second Prize – Amy Zimmer of Murrells Inlet, S.C. (a Bose® Lifestyle® 48 home entertainment system, a Bose® Wave® music system, a pair of Bose® QuietComfort® 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones, a five-night trip for two to the Hilton Papagayo Resort & Spa in Costa Rica, a Verizon BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone and a $100 Verizon Wireless gift card)
• Third Prize – David Base of Grapevine, Texas; Justin Forer of Miami Beach, and Anthony Gambell of Chicago (a three-night trip for two to the Hilton Papagayo Resort & Spa in Costa Rica, a Verizon BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone, and a $100 Verizon Wireless gift card)

The five winners participated in a photo shoot in the legendary music town of Austin, Texas. The special American Way issue featuring the winners on the cover and throughout the magazine will be onboard all American Airlines flights until March 31.

"This year's contest was unique because one of the contest tasks – the travel adventure essay – became the theme for the photo shoot. We literally transformed the winners into the rock stars they wrote about in their essays, which made it really entertaining," said Adam Pitluk, executive editor of American Way magazine.

More than 50,000 readers entered the contest in hopes of being one of the five annual winners. If you believe that you have what it takes to be considered a bona fide road warrior, but missed out this time, then check out American Way magazine or visit www.americanwaymag.com this summer for information about the next contest.

About American Way magazine

American Way magazine is published on the 1st and the 15th of each month by Fort Worth-based American Airlines Publishing. The only inflight magazine to be published twice a month, American Way magazine is on board all American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection® flights. For more information, visit www.americanwaymag.com.

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