<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>CFL fan kicks million dollar field goalBrian DiesbourgRelease10/27/2005 9:16:36 PMTORONTO - Brian Diesbourg, a 25-year old mechanical engineer and avid soccer player from Belle River, Ont., has become Canada's next million-dollar athlete by successfully kicking a 50-yard field goal - worth $1 million - as part of the Wendy's Kick for a Million promotion. The event was televised live on TSN during the network's CFL broadcast featuring Hamilton @ Toronto on Thursday.''I still can't believe I made the kick. I have never been so nervous, but I knew I had to stay focused on the uprights,'' said Diesbourg. ''This truly is the TSN Turning Point of my life!''Diesbourg attempted field goals ranging in distance from 20 to 50 yards, with lucrative prizes awarded for each successful kick. After Diesbourg barely missed splitting the uprights at the 20, 30 and 40-yard lines and with the pressure on, he calmly stepped up and made no mistake, successfully kicking from the 50-yard line for the grand prize of $1 million.''This entire promotion has been a tremendous success for everyone involved. It's nice to see a young, enthusiastic, everyday CFL fan beat the odds and win the million. I think we'll be seeing the kick on highlight reels for years to come,'' said Phil King, President, TSN.''What an incredible achievement and how proud Brian's family and community must be at this moment. Wendy's is thrilled to present Brian with this incredible grand prize,'' said Desmond Edwards, Wendy's Director of Marketing.Diesbourg's $1 million kick caps off the first ever Wendy's Kick for a Million contest, which attracted nearly 200,000 entries.According to contest rules and regulations, the grand prize will be paid out in equal installments over a 40-year period.</div>
Damn, that's something haha. If it was me out there winning that million dollar, i'd buy a hummer with it
Yeah, I watched it. He missed the 20 yarder, 30 yarder and 40 yarder, but somehow made the 50 yarder. Amazing, have fun spending the money you rich bastard.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xpostxscript @ Oct 28 2005, 06:13 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>i'd buy a hummer with it</div> yeah and spend the rest on gas. What a lucky sunuvabish, I dont know what else to say except I'm jealous
you just gotta want 1 million bucks pretty badthe majority of the world could work day in and day out for their entire life and never come close, his adrenaline must of been so high
I find it amazing that they had a guy watching him everyday making sure he didn't practise until the day before the game.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gopackers4 @ Oct 29 2005, 05:23 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>I find it amazing that they had a guy watching him everyday making sure he didn't practise until the day before the game.</div> No one is that eager to give away a million bucks man
These things crack me up. Misses from 20, 30, and 40 but manages to make the 50 yarder. He probably never even attempted a FG in his life either.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>According to contest rules and regulations, the grand prize will be paid out in equal installments over a 40-year period.</div>That's $25,000 a year.
