Grande man wins BMW 3 Series car in Johnnie Walker promotion

Shiva Buchoon jumped for joy while hugging his uncle and brother when, by process of elimination, he was announced the grand prize winner out of nine finalists in the promotion which was organised by the Scotch whiskey’s local distributor, AS Bryden & Sons (Trinidad) Limited (Bryden’s).

Speaking with Newsday shortly after informing his wife via telephone of his good fortune, 30-year-old Buchoon said it felt “great, really great” to win the BMW car. “It’s the perfect Christmas gift. This was something I really wanted,” Buchoon said while smiling broadly.

Although he already owns a car, the young man told Newsday he wasn’t sure if he’d sell his other car; “I have to talk to my wife first before deciding on anything.” Buchoon was one of the last finalists to be selected by random draw. He was notified on Thursday, the day before the grand prize draw.

Marketing Manager at Bryden’s Dominic Lau, said the Code Black promotion ran from October 15 to December 22, 2016 and that this helped JW, “the number one Scotch whiskey globally to (also) maintain its number one ranking in Trinidad.” Other prizes in the promotion included eight Samsung 55 inch television sets, eight Samsung S7 phones, JW Gold Reserve, JW Black Label, JW Double Black, JW knapsacks and brand memorabilia.