In the news release, Jimmy
Junior, Wild Turkey® Bourbon's Football-Picking Turkey,
Predicts Detroit, Dallas, And New
England To Win Thanksgiving Day
Professional Football Games, issued 21-Nov-2012 by Campari America over PR Newswire,
we are advised by the company that the third paragraph, last
sentence, should read "If I was a fan in Houston, Washington and New
York, I'd be very nervous right now," rather than "If I was
a fan in Detroit, Dallas and New England, I'd be very nervous
right now," as originally issued inadvertently. The complete,
corrected release follows:
Jimmy Junior, Wild Turkey® Bourbon's Football-Picking Turkey,
Predicts Detroit, Dallas, And New England To Win Thanksgiving Day
Professional Football Games Pro Football Legend Vinny Testaverde
and Iconic Announcer Jimmy Lennon, Jr. on hand to Host Wild Turkey
Triple Barrel Challenge: Football Predictions by Live Turkey
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, November 20, Jimmy Junior, Wild Turkey® Bourbon's real, live
wild turkey, and resident feathered sports forecaster,
debuted his predicting prowess by selecting the winners of the
three 2012 Thanksgiving pro football
games. With his selections of Detroit over Houston; Dallas over Washington and New England over New York, Jimmy
Junior's picks reverberated throughout the sports world as
he looks to join the annals of great animal prognosticators, such
as Paul the Octopus and Punxsutawney Phil following Thursday's
Thanksgiving Day games.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121121/NY17199 )
Hosted by former Professional Football Legend Vinny
Testaverde and famed ring announcer Jimmy
Lennon Jr., Jimmy Junior's
professional debut at the Times Center in NYC was witnessed by
national media and football fans. His selections can be
viewed at Wild Turkey's YouTube channel.
"Jimmy Junior made his picks with
the same confidence that he's exhibited since I began training with
him," said training partner and event co-host, former pro football
legend, Vinny Testaverde.
"I've been around football for a long time and I've never seen
anything like Jimmy Junior in my
life. If I was a fan in Houston, Washington and
New York, I'd be very nervous
right now."
Jimmy Junior was presented with
helmets of feed signifying the six teams playing on one of
football's biggest days. Following months of studying the
latest football stats and speaking to the best football minds in
the business, he ate from the helmet representing the team he
thought would win each Thanksgiving
match-up.
Named in honor of long-time Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy
Russell, Jimmy Junior began his
humble roots on a farm in Lawrenceburg,
Kentucky, home of the legendary Wild Turkey
Distillery. As a chick, Jimmy
Junior began showing an affinity for predicting local
football games. Now, he is focusing his skills on the
professional leagues.
"We stand behind Jimmy Junior and
put a lot of stock in his picks," said Wild Turkey Master Distiller
Jimmy Russell. "He's a hard-working bird and did a lot of
homework. We can't wait to watch Thanksgiving Day football and cheer on
Jimmy Junior's picks – and make this
tradition part of the Thanksgiving
season for years to come"
Football and bourbon fans nationwide have the opportunity to
compete against Jimmy Junior to win
great prizes, such as a branded turkey fryer, through Wild Turkey's
Facebook page under the "Pick 'Em and Win" tab. Additional
rules and details can be found by liking the Wild Turkey Facebook
page (www.Facebook.com/WildTurkey).
Uncompromising since 1855, Wild Turkey is the Real Kentucky
Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a true American icon crafted by legendary
Master Distiller Jimmy Russell and his son, Associate Distiller
Eddie Russell. Besides the classic Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon, other
expressions now include Wild Turkey 81, Rare Breed®, Kentucky
Spirit®, Wild Turkey 81 Rye and Russell's Reserve®.
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legends in the American spirits industry. The first, Skyy
Spirits, was founded in San
Francisco back in 1992 by the entrepreneur who invented
iconic SKYY Vodka. The second is the world-famous Wild Turkey
Distillery in Lawrenceburg,
Kentucky, where they have been making the world's finest
whiskies since the 1800's. Both companies were purchased by
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