BetOnline.com announces winners of the $20k Mount Everest charity expedition
For the past few weeks, our team of climbers from Peak Freaks Expeditions scaled Mount Everest, attempting to establish a new world record by placing the highest altitude land wager in the history of civilization. The top two charities were to face off head-to-head for a chance to win the $ 20,000.00 prize on the summit .
The BetOnline.com team was able to complete The World’s Highest Land Wager from Base Camp 4 on May 18, 2009, at 2:55am local time, at a staggering 26,000 feet. The team placed a bet on the Lakers to cover the spread versus the Rockets in game 7 of the NBA’s western conference semi-finals. The historic wager was a winner.
Unfortunately, Team BetOnline.com/Peak Freaks was unable to successful place the summit wager at the top of Mount Everest that would have determined the outcome of the Everest Charity Challenge. That being said, BetOnline.com still wants to ensure that the deserving charities nominated by the general public are rewarded. Therefore, we will be awarding the $20,000 to the top 3 charities as voted on by the general public. The votes were cast on both the BetOnline.com Twitter and Facebook pages.
The Winners of the 2009 BetOnline.com Mount Everest Challenge are as follows:
- 1st Place $ 15,000.00 – The Feel Your Boobies Foundation
- 2nd Place $ 4,000.00 – The IDEA League
- 3rd Place $ 1,000.00 – The Lupus Foundation of America
BetOnline.com was overwhelmed by the incredible level of interest in this event and thanks everyone for talking the time to nominate their charity of choice. In addition, the positive benefit of having all nominated charities receive much needed attention for their causes is simply immeasurable.
Remember, you too can do your part to help your favorite charity. Join BetOnline.com and donate to any of the charities that were nominated throughout this worthwhile campaign.
For a look back on the campaign, and to check back next week to see the updated photos of the BetOnline.com flag planted on the summit of Mount Everest, visit www.betonline.com/everest.
Thanks again to all those who participated, and stay tuned to BetOnline.com, and its Facebook and Twitter pages, for our next charity event.
Sincerely Yours,
Everyone at BetOnline.com
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