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[[File:BK Sweepstakes commercial.png|thumb|A scene from the Banjo-Kazooie Sweepstakes commercial]] | [[File:BK Sweepstakes commercial.png|thumb|A scene from the Banjo-Kazooie Sweepstakes commercial]] | ||
The '''Banjo-Kazooie Sweepstakes''' was a [[Nintendo]]-sponsored sweepstakes held by Toonami. It began on Monday, June 8, 1998 and ended on Friday, June 12, 1998. To enter the sweepstakes, viewers had to send a postcard to the mailing address provided by Toonami. | The '''Banjo-Kazooie Sweepstakes''' was a [[Nintendo]]-sponsored sweepstakes that was held by Toonami for ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''. It began on Monday, June 8, 1998 and ended on Friday, June 12, 1998. To enter the sweepstakes, viewers had to send a postcard to the mailing address provided by Toonami. | ||
==Overview== | |||
During commercial breaks on Cartoon Network from 4:00-6:00 pm (Toonami's time slot), a mailing address would occasionally appear on screen. Viewers were instructed to send postcards to this address for a chance to win. 525 postcards were then randomly selected as second and grand prize winners. | |||
==Prizes== | ==Prizes== | ||
*500 second prize winners would receive a copy of ''Banjo-Kazooie'' | *500 second prize winners would receive a copy of ''Banjo-Kazooie'' | ||
*25 grand prize winners received a Nintendo 64 bundled with ''Banjo-Kazooie'' | *25 grand prize winners received a Nintendo 64 bundled with ''Banjo-Kazooie'' | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*This sweepstakes was held prior to the game's official release on June 29, 1998. | |||
*This was the only Toonami sweepstakes to exclusively use mail-in entry. | |||
*The promotional material did not mention Toonami at all. It only mentioned tuning into Cartoon Network every weekday from 4:00-6:00 pm. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||