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Bigfoot and the Henderson!

Jonathan Ryan Forde • 16 September 2013

Would you Adam and Eve it?! As fate would have it, McWhinney’s £100 cash Bigfoot competition that took place on the company’s Facebook page on Monday 16th September was won by a Henderson! The amusing coincidence occurred when three office staff chose a random combination of numbers, which lead to Comber’s Elaine Henderson cashing in more...

Would you Adam and Eve it?! As fate would have it, McWhinney’s £100 cash Bigfoot competition that took place on the company’s Facebook page on Monday 16th September was won by a Henderson! The amusing coincidence occurred when three office staff chose a random combination of numbers, which lead to Comber’s Elaine Henderson cashing in on the prize. The link between Bigfoot, Elaine Henderson, and the 1987 Bigfoot movie, Harry and the Hendersons is seen as a real twist of fate!
To make things even more ‘freaky’, Elaine is a Comber resident, the village where the McWhinney’s established their first butcher’s shop in 1898. She also went to the same school as the McWhinney’s, and Elaine is also the name of Kevin’s wife!
The links between the winner and the McWhinney’s brand are numerous, and the company will be having a further two £100 winners in next month’s Facebook competition for those who ‘Like’ and share the page. Simply log onto “Bigfoot Sausages” on Facebook for details, and get entering!

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