The luckiest man in Creemore
Although a whopping 130,000 people from across Canada entered the Creemore Springs Brewery’s Mad and Noisy contest to win a vacation for two to Amsterdam, the chances are pretty high that you know the fellow who won.
Bill Coulter, a part-time server at the Sovereign Restaurant (and former owner of the establishment), discovered the good news when he checked his email after work on Monday, December 30.
Bill entered the contest back in June on the second day it opened after finding a post about it from the brewery on his facebook page. Then, he promptly forgot about it – until last week.
“When I checked my email, I almost fell off my chair!” said Bill, who lives in Anten Mills. “I had to read it twice.”
Creemore Springs held the contest in honour of the 2013 launch of its new brewing company, Mad and Noisy, whose beverages deviate from Creemore Springs’ traditionally brewed beer.
For his prize, Bill opted not to be sent away to Amsterdam, choosing instead a cash-value cheque for $4,000 he put toward an eastern Caribbean cruise he has already booked in February.
“While Creemore Springs would have been extremely proud to have any resident of Canada win the weekend to Amsterdam, it certainly was a nice surprise to have someone close to our Brewery – a neighbour and friend – claim the prize,” read a press release from the Brewery. “It would appear that Bill is a one in a million type of guy!”
Stephanie McLarty, Marketing Manager at the Creemore Springs, (pictured above left, with Bill) agreed. For the last four years, Stephanie has connected with Bill through the Sovereign and the Vespra Hill Golf Club in Midhurst, where he also works.
“It made my Christmas to get his reaction and to know who it was,” Stephanie said. “It’s such a small world; it’s like a cosmic reaction. We were thrilled it was Bill!”
Bill seems to have overcome some serious competition on the contest scene. While she was going through the entries, Stephanie noticed that some people had entered the contest every day for five months. However, Bill only entered once.
In spite of this, Bill does not feel he is an unusually lucky person. But perhaps this win will convince him otherwise. “I need to start buying lottery tickets,” he said.
