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Bandar Seri Begawan - Twenty-year-old Ms. Tan Yuan Zin could not believe her luck on her birthday when the key that she picked up opened the door to the Grand Prize of a Hyundai Accent car.

Studying in the United Kingdom and currently here on her semester break, Ms Tan had decided to enter the Borneo Bulletin-Media Permata Spot the Semi-Finalists Euro 2004 contest.

Ms Tan, who was one of the four lucky winners of the Grand Prize of Baiduri MasterCard Electronic card, preloaded with $250 as well as a Canon Digital IXUS i Camera, automatically qualified for the Ultimate Grand Prize Winner draw. She was second in line to try out the key that she picked.

Looking stunned as she realised she had actually picked the right key to the Hyundai Accent 5 Door Hatchback 1.5 cc (Auto), she was asked to start the engine to confirm that she is the rightful winner of the Ultimate Grand Prize.

Tan, a football fan herself, told the Bulletin that her *brother* had prompted her to enter the contest and added that she never expected to win the contest, which was indeed a nice surprise on her 20th birthday.

On hand to present Ms Tan with a mock key was Setia Motors Sdn Bhd, sponsor of the winning car, Managing Director Awg Hj Abd Rahim.

The contest, which ran from June 14 to 18, was organised in conjunction with the Euro 2004 championship and the response from the public was overwhelming with more than 5,000 entries received, largely due to attractive prizes on offer.

The other three grand prize winners, drawn June 30, 2004, were Awg Roslan Hj Aspar, Hjh Halimahwati Hj Othman and Rostini Hj Mohiedin.

Other sponsors of the contest include Baiduri Bank, who sponsored four Baiduri
MasterCard Electronic Card preloaded with $250 and 50 more preloaded with $20 and 10 Baiduri MasterCard Sports Bags.

The sole distributor of Canon, Interhouse Company, meanwhile sponsored the four grand prizes of Canon Digital IXUS Camera. The event yesterday also saw the presentation of prizes to special and consolation prize winners. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin