Bubba Gump Philippines Serving Food, Fun and Nintendo Wii!

Win a Nintendo Wii game console in The 1st Bubba Gump Whatta Weekend: The Wii Ping Pong Tournament to be staged on July 25-August 16, 2008 at the Bubba Gump restaurants in Greenbelt 3 - Makati City and TriNoma - Quezon City.

Open to all Bubba Gump customers who would like to take on the challenge of the Nintendo Wii Ping Pong game (Mario & Sonic at the Olympics version), the tournament idea was inspired by the extraordinary ping-pong skills of Forrest Gump, the lead character of the 1994 Oscar Best Picture where the Bubba Gump restaurant is also based on.

Fans of the movie would remember Forrest Gump’s talent in the sport being discovered accidentally while he was injured from his duty in the US Army. He was even asked to join the all-American team that competed in the Olympics in China and was recognized for this by US President Nixon.

“We’ve thought of coming up with The Bubba Gump Whatta Weekend series that will feature entertaining activities for anyone who enjoys what Bubba Gump stands for, which is great food and fun. So, The Wii Ping Pong Tournament is just the first in this series and there will be more events soon,” says Edward Co, Vice President for Business Development of Shrimpworks, which owns and manages Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurant & Market in the Philippines.

The Wii Ping Pong Tournament is open to all ages. For every PHP500 single-receipt purchase, customer gets a game stub for the tournament. A single-receipt purchase worth PHP1000 or more entitles customer to 2 game stubs. Only purchases on July 15-August 9, 2008 will be valid.
The qualifying rounds will be held at the Bubba Gump branches in Greenbelt 3 and TriNoma on July 25 & 26 and August 8 & 9. The final round, which will pit the top 16 players from the qualifying rounds, is scheduled on August 16 at the TriNoma Cinema Lobby.

The 1st Bubba Gump Whatta Weekend: The Wii Ping Pong Tournament is sponsored by Big Scoop, Nestea, Nestea Lemonade, Fly Ace, Pacificfresh Foods, Inc. Flyace Corp., Peotraco, Mida Foods, Red Hot Trading, Golden Tiara and Getz Bros.

For more information about Bubba Gump’s Wii Ping Pong Tournament, please e-mail Customer@BubbaGump.com.ph or check posters at the Bubba Gump restaurants located at the 4th Level of TriNoma in Quezon City and at the 2nd Level of Greenbelt 3, Makati City.