KRAFT CELEBRATION TOUR 2013 – By the Numbers

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4 million – Votes cast over 10 rounds of head-to-head voting during last year’s Kraft Celebration Tour

1 million – Dollars donated to 40 deserving communities across Canada since the Kraft Celebration Tour launched in 2009

40,000 – Estimated autograph cards signed by SPORTSCENTRE anchors over four years of the Kraft Celebration Tour

26,390– Kilometres travelled since the Kraft Celebration Tour launch – roughly equal to more than halfway around the world

25,000 – Amount each winning community is awarded as part of the Kraft Celebration Tour

17,432 – People who have ‘liked’ the official Kraft Celebration Tour page on Facebook

1,382 – Days since the very first Kraft Celebration Tour stop in Kaslo, BC on August 22, 2009 – or three years, nine months, and 13 days ago

648 – Estimated Kraft Dinner meals consumed by TSN staff over four years of travelling with the Kraft Celebration Tour

572 – Nominations submitted during last year’s Kraft Celebration Tour – the most ever since the Tour launched four years ago

423 – Estimated Cheez Whiz volcano references made since the Kraft Celebration Tour began

315 – Pounds SPORTSCENTRE anchor Darren Dutchyshen can bench press (roughly equal to four times the weight of Dave Randorf)

120 – Estimated litres of Bull’s-Eye Barbecue Sauce used in community BBQs hosted by the Kraft Celebration Tour

81 – TSN staff (technical, production, and on-air) that travel across the country with the Kraft Celebration Tour

23 – Dancing grandmothers who flash-mobbed last year’s Kraft Celebration Tour stop in Manitou, MB

15 – Methods of transportation used throughout four editions of the Kraft Celebration Tour, 

including plane, helicopter, tour bus, car, motorcycle, horse, donkey, speedboat, fishing boat, tractor, combine, bull, classic car, and more

10 – Communities the Kraft Celebration Tour will visit over 10 days this summer

4 – Days left for Canadians to nominate their community for this year’s Kraft Celebration Tour by visiting kraftcelebrationtour.ca or tourneedecelebrationkraft.ca

1 – SPORTSCENTRE is the #1 sports news program in Canada

0 – Number of Cheez Whiz volcanoes that have ever existed during the Kraft Celebration Tour (don’t get any ideas, Dutch!)

FOUR DAYS LEFT: Canadians can nominate their community for this year’s Kraft Celebration Tour online at kraftcelebrationtour.ca and tourneedecelebrationkraft.ca until June 7.

– TSN –

For More Information:
Greg McIsaac, (w) 416.384.5180, (c) 416.458.3591, greg.mcisaac@bellmedia.ca
Renee Rouse, (w) 416.384.7599, (c) 416.428.4807, renee.rouse@bellmedia.ca
Dimitri Bariamis, (w) 416.384.5665, (c) 416.575.2601, dimitri.bariamis@bellmedia.ca

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