Chevron ExtraMile® Launches New Battleship™ Commander Instant Win Game Celebrating Universal Pictures' Battleship™ Movie

SAN RAMON, Calif., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Chevron ExtraMile today announced its new Battleship™ Commander Instant Win Game in support of Universal Pictures' upcoming Battleship™. Now through June 30, each visitor to participating ExtraMile locations in California, Oregon and Washington can request a game card with a 1 in 10 chance to win instant prizes such as one of 50 Xbox 360® consoles with the new Battleship™ the video game, one of 2000 $25 Fandango Movie Bucks prizes and more.

"We are thrilled to announce the Battleship™ Commander game in celebration of Universal Pictures' Battleship™ movie," said Jeanine Rogers, Chevron ExtraMile brand manager. "Our mission is to evolve the convenience store experience by providing value to franchisees and customers alike. This exclusive Battleship™ promotion is another example of how we're constantly innovating and improving upon our offerings," she added.

To play Chevron ExtraMile's Battleship™ Commander Instant Win Game, consumers visiting participating ExtraMile stores can obtain a game card and peel back the label to reveal if they're an instant winner. In addition to prizes from Xbox and Fandango, winning game cards may reveal thousands of on-site prizes including Johnsonville® Brat and Sausages, Nestle® Crunch and Baby Ruth brand candy bars, Ritz® Crackerfuls® Big Stuff® (from Kraft), Coke Zero® and ExtraMile® Bucks.

The promotion is exclusive to ExtraMile sites only. There is no purchase necessary; consumers can simply visit one of ExtraMile's 540-plus retail locations in California, Oregon or Washington to pick up a game card for a chance to be one of the 1 in 10 instant winners. For more information on the ExtraMile Battleship™ Commander game, visit a participating ExtraMile store.

For more Battleship™ action, the film hits North American theaters on May 18.

About ExtraMile
Since 2007, ExtraMile has set a new standard in convenience store retailing that complements the changing tastes and busy lives of its customers. Today, ExtraMile has more than 540 retail locations throughout California, Oregon and Washington. Tempting food choices, refreshing cold drinks, fresh Seattle's Best Coffee and fantastic values are delivered with a focus on quality and consistency in inviting, clean, efficient and thoughtfully designed locations. Visit www.chevronextramile.com.

About Chevron
Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemical products; generates power and produces geothermal energy; provides energy efficiency solutions; and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels.  Chevron is based in San Ramon, Calif.  More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.

About Battleship™
In summer 2012, the battle for Earth begins at sea.

Peter Berg (Hancock, The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights) directs and produces Battleship™, an epic-scale action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. 

Battleship™ stars Taylor Kitsch as Lieutenant Alex Hopper, a naval weapons officer assigned to USS John Paul Jones; Alexander Skarsgard as Hopper's older brother, Stone, Commanding Officer of USS Sampson; global music superstar Rihanna, making her motion-picture debut as Petty Officer Second Class Cora Raikes, Hopper's crewmate and a weapons specialist on USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, Hopper's fiancee and a physical therapist specializing in the rehabilitation of military combat veterans; Tadanobu Asano, as Captain Yugi Nagata, Commanding Officer of the Japanese destroyer Myoko and Hopper's archrival; and Liam Neeson as Hopper and Stone's superior (and Sam's father), Admiral Shane, Commander of the Pacific Fleet.

Inspired by Hasbro's classic naval-combat game, Battleship™ is produced by Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir of Hasbro (the Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises), Scott Stuber (Safe House, Couples Retreat), Film 44's Sarah Aubrey (The Kingdom), along with Duncan Henderson (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Perfect Storm). The action-adventure is written by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber (Red).  www.battleshipmovie.com

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