As was done in 2008 for the original Ultimate Bike Raffle names were drawn in reverse order starting with the last prize and building up to the Grand Prize in the UBR2. There were 187 individual tickets sold and 697 $100 t-shirts sold that included 2091 tickets for a grand total of 2,278 UBR2 tickets in the actual raffle drawing. But it’s the odds that count and basically it meant that the actual odds (and I’m not a statistician) of winning were about 1 in 884 or better because there were actually quite a few people that purchased more than one $100 t-shirt during the year, in fact at least one person purchased $700 in tickets alone on seven visits to the dealership including while attending the Gala! If you consider that we had seven (7) prizes to award I believe that the odds were actually about 1 in 127 and that’s pretty good numbers for a chance at just about anything these days.

So on Saturday night at 10:30 PM EST we pulled the 7 tickets and announced the names and what they won. Now that I have called everyone and have permission to share their names and their home state here are the lucky winners. Thanks again to everyone who participated and helped us raise so much money for a worthy cause.

1. Neil Beauchamp (ticket # 01396) from Maryland won the AST Jacket and Ranger Pants provided by Olympia Motorsports valued at $500

2. Kevin Humble (ticket # 02051) from New Mexico won the Shock Jacket and Awe Pants valued at $600 provided by Scorpion

3. Stephen Poehlein (ticket # 00211) from Indiana won the Phantom 1 Piece Riding Suit valued at $500 provided by Olympia Motorsports

4. Richard Sager (ticket # 00201) from California won the Cayenne Pro Jacket and Pants valued at $1,000 provided by REV’IT

5. John Atnip (ticket # 00239) from Arizona won the Complete Riding Suit with Boots and Gloves plus an EXO-1000 Helmet valued at $2,400 provided by BMW Motorrad USA and Scorpion

6. Jay Maher (ticket # 00467) from Maryland won the Ultimate Alps Tour valued at $5,000 provided by Edelweiss Bike Travel

7. Chuck Brown (ticket # 00060) from California won the Grand Prize of a 2010 BMW S1000RR Motorcycle valued at $14,295 provided by Bob’s BMW

Chuck Brown, our Grand Prize winner. Talk about a lucky guy, while he awaits delivery (here) of his new toy he's riding with Jim Hyde and the crew at the Dakar race! BTW, Chuck is the guy in the flipped up full face helmet third from the right in the group photo.

CLICK HERE TO SEE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE UBR2 GALA and UBR2 DRAWING!

Bob and Paige appeared on WMAR last week to promote the Ultimate Bike Raffle 2 and the upcoming gala. She is about to celebrate her 6th birthday and she's a 5 year survivor as a result of the efforts and money you and others have helped us turn over to the PBTF over the years. Please mark your calendars for September 26, 2010 for next years Baltimore-Washington Ride for Kids where you can get your own hugs for doing good. Thanks in advance for your generosity.