Bangkok--4 Feb--Jigsaw Communications
MOP 50,000 Sands Rewards Dollars awarded to each member of winning team
It was truly a Race with the Stars to be remembered on Saturday. After a thrilling and competitive dash throughout The Venetian? Macao, Sands? Cotai Central and The Plaza? Macao, a team of lucky contestants crossed the finish line at Level 3 of Shoppes Cotai Central. Headed by Hong Kong celebrities Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan, the team’s final score beat out four other celebrity-led teams, earning each contestant MOP 50,000 in Sands Rewards Dollars.
The Rewards Dollars can be spent on a diverse and comprehensive array of products, services and events throughout Sands China’s properties, including shopping, dining, entertainment, exhibitions, spa, transportation and accommodation. The expansive selection includes 9,000 hotel rooms, 600 duty-free shops, well over 100 dining options and a plethora of world-class entertainment events.
“We are thrilled about the positive response to Race with the Stars,” said Edward Tracy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sands China Ltd. “Cotai Strip? Resorts will continue to bring superstars of film, music and sports to Macao for the enjoyment of all. We are happy our valued guests got a chance to not only get up close and personal with the celebrities, but to compete in a fun-filled event. Congratulations to the winners!”
The 11 celebrity guests from Hong Kong, Taiwan and China that helped navigate the five teams through the day’s challenges were:
Jacky Wu and Athena Chu (Red Team) Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan (Blue Team) An Yi Xuan and Eric Suen (Yellow Team) Zhang Yang Guo Er and Chapman To (Green Team)Huang Ping Yuen, Vanessa Yeung and Vinci Wong (Purple Team)
Stopping at each of six iconic destinations throughout the three properties, the teams competed with each other to be not only the fastest, but the best in accomplishing each of the assigned tasks, which included singing, dancing and a celebrity trivia quiz. Instant win prizes were also given out during the race, and included Cotai Water Jet First Class tickets, dining and spa vouchers and golden “ru yi” ornaments.
“I’m so excited to have won!” said Ms. Hu Ya of China, one of the elated contestants from the winning team. “I’m really looking forward to figuring out what I’m going to spend all these reward dollars on!”
After the race, Jacky Wu, Huang Ping Yuen, Eric Suen, Athena Chu, Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Chapman To, An Yi Xuan, Vanessa Yeung and Zhang Yang Guo Er attended a red carpet event and handprint ceremony at the porte-coch?re of Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central, on their way to an exclusive VIP gala dinner. The dinner featured an enchanting evening of entertainment featuring dazzling magic acts and a headline performance by Taiwanese pop singer Jeff Chang, who wooed the guests with his signature Mandopop ballads.
Race with the Stars is the most recent success of the Stars of the Cotai Strip campaign, which kicked off in November, and has featured a number of celebrity-filled events, including dining, shopping and a New Year’s countdown and concert.
More details on this and any future Stars of the Cotai Strip events can be seen online at the Sands Cotai Central Facebook and Weibo pages — www.facebook.com/SandsCotaiCentral and weibo.com/sandscotaicentral.
For high resolution photos, please access one of the following:
Sands China Ltd. online media library:
URL: http://medialibrary.sandschinaltd.com/
Username: Sands China Limited Media Center
Password: sclmedia
(case sensitive)
Folder: Events, Promotions & Announcements\Race with the Stars
Venetian Macau Limited FTP server:
Ftp link: ftp://vmlftp.venetian.com.mo
User name: VEN-PRMedia
Password: PR-Media
(case sensitive)
Folder: Race with the Stars
Photo caption: Celebrities and contestants work together on various tasks at Saturday’s Race with the Stars event at Cotai Strip Resorts. Celebrities headed five teams competing for the chance to win MOP 50,000 in Sands Rewards Dollars for each of the winning team’s contestants.
Photo caption: Celebrities participate in a handprint ceremony at Sands Cotai Central Saturday, after having led teams of lucky draw winners competing in a Race with the Stars.
From left to right: Vanessa Yeung, Huang Ping Yuen, Zhang Yang Guo Er, Chapman To, Jordan Chan, Edward Tracy, Janet Tracy, Ekin Cheng, Eric Suen, An Yi Xuan, Athena Chu, and Jacky Wu.
Photo caption: Sands China Ltd. President and CEO Edward Tracy speaks to VIP guests at a gala dinner celebrating Saturday’s Race with the Stars event. Five teams of celebrity-led lucky draw winners raced to complete six tasks throughout Sands China’s Cotai Strip Resorts, with each member of the winning team receiving MOP 50,000 in Sands Rewards Dollars.
Photo caption: Celebrities of Saturday’s Race with the Stars attend a red carpet event after leading their teams on a race across Sands China’s Cotai Strip Resorts.
Left to right: Athena Chu and Jacky Wu.
Photo caption: Celebrities of Saturday’s Race with the Stars attend a red carpet event after leading their teams on a race across Sands China’s Cotai Strip Resorts.
Left to right: Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan
Photo caption: A team of lucky draw contestants led by Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan emerged victorious Saturday, competing in an exciting Race with the Stars across Sands China’s Cotai Strip Resorts. Each winning contestant was awarded MOP 50,000 in Sands Rewards Dollars.