OK, you cats already know about all of the loot that was at stake in the Big Mike raffle… for a reminder, click here.

Well tonight, we got a winner… and it was the freakiest thing ever. In attendance to witness the drawing of the winning ticket were me, Josh, Gregory (who was there to take photos as was I), and the man who organized it… Kerry (the only shop owner in Hammond that skates, ya heard me?).

Here’s how it went… first Kerry shook the raffle box up and down:

…then he shook it from side to side:

…then he catapulted the raffle box about four times off of a skateboard:

…then Kerry dug into the box without peeking:

…pulling up the winning ticket:

Yep… the very guy who was there to help us take photos, our very own Gregory Tracy (who entered four times) became…

The big winner!

What in the hell are the odds of that? Oh wait, the odds were actually 4 in 79… thanks to everyone that entered, we were able to add $395 directly to the Big Mike Trust!

But wait, it ain’t over yet… first of all, we want to thank all of you who entered:

…and we want you to know that this was only ROUND 1!

In a few days, we’ll be holding yet another raffle, but this time it’s going to be even bigger… you think that was a lot of stuff to win? You haven’t seen anything yet! We’ll announce the new contest in a few days, and we’re going to have a list of products that will make your jaw drop.

We were going to do an eBay auction after this raffle, but because it was so successful, we decided to do another one in-house, but this time it’s going to be even better… tons more stuff, and all you have to do is spend a little cash on a ticket that could wind up giving you more skate product than you’ve ever received at one time! On top of all that, you’ll be donating directly to the Big Mike Memorial Fund, so even if you don’t win… you still win.

Stay tuned for our upcoming announcement, where we’ll list the biggest pile of skate products you’ve ever seen offered in one raffle!

Again, thanks to everyone who entered Round 1, and congrats to Gregory for such an epic win!