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- Eight Finalists Will Travel to Pittsburgh for Chance to Win $250,000 Toward Purchase of a Home - PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight lucky finalists will be heading to the CENTURY 21(R) Home Run Derby(R) competition in Pittsburgh for the chance to win $250,000 toward the purchase of a home during 2006 Major League Baseball(R) All-Star Week. This is the eighth consecutive year that Century 21 Real Estate LLC -- the "Official Real Estate Organization of Major League Baseball" -- has hosted the grand slam sweepstakes in conjunction with the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby competition. Randomly selected from entries received through http://www.century21.com/, http://www.century21espanol.com/, in-office displays and mail-in entry forms, the finalists will be matched with a 2006 Major League Baseball player competing in the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby competition on Monday, July 10, at 8 p.m. (EDT) in Pittsburgh. The finalist paired with the Major League Baseball player who captures the 2006 CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby title will win the grand prize. In addition to the opportunity to win $250,000 toward a home purchase, the sweepstakes finalists have been awarded a trip for two to 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Week, July 7-11, courtesy of Century 21 Real Estate LLC. The finalists include: NAME HOMETOWN Marge Abell Breeze Point, MN Judith Agustin Virginia Beach, Va. Cynthia Ducote Baker, La. Hector Flores Memphis, Tenn. Frank Hanson Mountain Home, Ark. Kris Kamrath Grand Rapids, MI Greg Longino Lufkin, TX Sally Mills Columbia, SC In 2005, Edwin Molina formerly of Long Pond, Pa., won the $250,000 sweepstakes grand prize when Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Bobby Abreu launched 41 home runs during the three competition rounds to win the 2005 CENTURY 21(R) Home Run Derby(R) title. The 2006 CENTURY 21(R) Home Run Derby(R) will be televised nationally by ESPN and ESPN Desportes. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive, national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage and MLB.com Radio will provide exclusive play-by-play coverage of the game on the Internet. About Century 21 Real Estate LLC: Century 21 Real Estate LLC (http://www.century21.com/) is the franchisor of the world's largest residential real estate sales organization, providing comprehensive training, management, administrative and marketing support for the CENTURY 21 System. The System is comprised of more than 7,800 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in more than 40 countries and territories worldwide. Century 21 Real Estate LLC is a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD). About Major League Baseball Properties: The Major League Baseball Clubs formed Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) in 1966 as the Club's agent for marketing and trademark licensing and protection. MLBP is responsible for managing consumer licensing activities, developing national advertising campaigns, cultivating sponsorship opportunities with major consumer brands and corporations, growing the game and the business of baseball outside the United States and creating national marketing programs in conjunction with Clubs, broadcast rightsholders and national sponsors. MLBP also operates a full-service video and audio production unit (Major League Baseball Productions), a publishing division and stock photo licensing agency, and manages logistics for the All-Star Game and World Series as well as all other special events. For more information on Major League Baseball, log on to http://www.mlb.com/. Century 21 Real Estate LLC. CENTURY 21 (R) is a registered trademark licensed to Century 21 Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each CENTURY 21 Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights (including Home Run Derby) are used with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. CENTURY 21 is the official real estate organization of Major League Baseball. This program is available through participating CENTURY 21 offices and does not require the listing or purchase of real estate through a CENTURY 21 office as a condition of participation. Sweepstakes promotions and promotions which offer or advertise benefits to consumers are currently unavailable under the anti-sweepstakes laws of Fla., Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico and the real estate commission interpretations of the laws of Mo. and Okla. Sweepstakes entries could be considered consumer benefits under such laws. In addition, consumer benefits may not be conditioned upon doing business, that is, listing with or purchasing through a particular real estate office in the states of Kan., N.J., Ohio and R.I. and in Md., in connection with lotteries/games of chance. DATASOURCE: Century 21 Real Estate LLC CONTACT: Corey Thomas, Century 21, +1-973-496-7575, ; Judith Wint, Weber Shandwick, +1-718-986-5245, ; Susan Goodenow, Major League Baseball, +1-212-931- 7878, Web site: http://www.century21.com/ http://www.mlb.com/

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