Narkieska Darling experienced the joy of her 10K Christmas dream coming true. This lucky lady beat out thousands of contenders and won her family $10,000 for Christmas, courtesy of the Wendy's and Coca-Cola 10K For Xmas Cash Upgrade Promotion.
The young mother of two entered only one "receipt entry" at the Wendy's domestic airport location during her routine lunch visit. After purchasing her favorite Homestyle Chicken Go Wrap combo, Narkieska was urged by a friendly cashier to take a chance and try her hand at winning.
The rest of the story unfolds like a true Christmas fantasy, with Narkieska becoming the fifth lucky Wendy's customer to win the $10,000 jackpot. Once the promotion wrapped up and Narkieska's name was drawn, the Wendy's, Coca-Cola, Bahamas Local and Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) teams sprung into action to plan a surprise presentation that would delight the new winner and make the big news of her win official.
An unsuspecting Narkeiska was invited to Wendy's in the domestic departures terminal expecting to learn the details and next steps in the grand finale. But instead, she was greeted upon her arrival by local host and comedian Chigozie Ijeoma. Dressed in a black tuxedo, with a microphone in hand, Chigozie playfully challenged Narkieska, announcing that he was the rightful winner of the promotion. The comedian went a step further, revealing an oversized check for $10,000 bearing his name.
With a growing crowd of onlookers assembling, Chigozie launched into a hilarious session of song and dance for the winner, performing his own rendition of favorites like, "Just Got Paid" and "Dollar". Next, he invited the nervous, but extremely curious Narkieska to rip the printed panel with his name off the oversized check. In disbelief, Narkieska gasped and did a double take when she realized that beneath Chigozie's name, her name was written on the check.
The event culminated with one last element of surprise, when a popular, local "Sing-a-gram" artist stepped forward. He presented a bouquet of tropical flowers and serenaded the tearful, but ecstatic winner with the American Idol hit, "A Moment Like This". Video highlights of the presentation can be viewed on the Wendy's Bahamas Facebook page.
"I can't thank Wendy's and Coca-Cola enough," repeated Narkieska, "this is going to make such a big difference this Christmas for my girls and me. I really thought the whole thing was a prank up until I saw my name written on that check."
The Wendy's & Coca-Cola 10K For Xmas Cash Upgrade Promotion started Oct. 31, 2014 and concluded just before the holidays. An additional thirty-eight customers were drawn to win the $100 daily cash prize. Darling became the fifth customer to win the Wendy's and Coca-Cola 10K prize. Since 2009, Wendy's and Coca-Cola have rewarded one male and four female customers with the mega cash prize.
Over the years, leading brands Wendy's and Coca-Cola have partnered to put on exciting promotions to reward customers with exceptional prizes for their patronage. The promotions are held twice a year and prizes have included a brand new Hyundai Veloster, A VIP trip for four to New York City, a seven-day Carnival Cruise Lines vacation for four, a Disney family vacation and thousands in tech savvy electronics and gadgets.

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