这个男人参加泡泡糖公司60年前的竞赛,竟然还获奖了

Texas Man Enters Gum company's Contest 60 Years Late, Wins Prize

这个男人参加泡泡糖公司60年前的竞赛，竟然还获奖了

While cleaning his house, a 70-year-old Texas man discovered a full set of vintage Topps baseball cards from 1957 to 1958, according to The Dallas Morning News.

据《达拉斯早间新闻》报道，一位来自德克萨斯70岁的老人在打扫房间时，发现一整套1957-1958年收集的棒球球星卡。

As a joke, Darwin Day, who lives in Grand Prairie, entered the gum company's competition advertised on the back of the cards. Much to his surprise, he ended up winning a prize: a brand-new Louisville slugger glove.

老人叫Darwin Day，现居大草原城。他发现卡片背面有知识竞赛的广告，于是就决定参加玩玩。让他吃惊的是，自己竟然获了奖，得到一个全新的路易斯维尔队棒球手套。

The baseball cards were originally part of a Bazooka bubble gum purchase. The company had promised the buyer the chance to win an assortment of prizes if they correctly answered sports trivia questions and sent them in along with a card and five gum wrappers. Day noted that the contest didn't have an official cutoff date, and decided to submit his own materials for consideration nearly 60 years late.

这些棒球卡都来自火箭筒泡泡糖。当初泡泡糖公司为了促销，许诺只要顾客答对卡片上有关运动的小问题，填完卡片再把五张泡泡糖包装纸一起寄给他们，就有机会得到各种奖品。Day发现他们并没有规定竞赛官方截止日期。于是，在竞赛开始60年后，仍把自己的材料寄给了这个公司。

"I was struck by the fact it didn't have a year listed on the card," Day told The Dallas Morning News. "It was a simpler time. You didn't need a team of lawyers to do everything back then."

“当我发现竞赛没有截止日期时，感到很吃惊，”Day告诉《达拉斯早间新闻》。“有关时间的条款非常简单，完全不用找律师去沟通这件事。”

Officials at Bazooka Candy Brands—which is part of The Topps Company, Inc., an American sports company—soon received Day's submission. After noting he'd answered the trivia questions correctly, the corporation decided to make good on their promise: The baseball fan soon received a phone call informing him he'd won the competition. Along with the baseball glove, Day also received t-shirts, a Bazooka Joe-themed pillow, and—you guessed it—plenty of bubble gum.

隶属Topps有限公司（主要生产运动产品）火箭筒泡泡糖品牌负责人很快收到了Day提交的材料。他们发现Day的答案全部正确，于是决定兑现当初的承诺：很快，这个老帮球迷就接到通知他获奖的电话。除了棒球手套，Day还收到了T恤、火箭炮人物主题抱枕。猜猜看还有什么？当然是一大堆泡泡糖了！

Day recently lost his brother to cancer (in fact, cleaning out his late sibling's house had inspired him to organize his own abode). Winning Bazooka's contest provided him with some happiness during a period of grief.

Day的哥哥最近刚因癌症去世（也是收拾去世哥哥房间，才让他想起来整理自己房间的）。在火箭炮竞赛中获奖，给他阴郁的心情带来一丝阳光。

"I literally fell out of bed because I couldn't believe it and was laughing so hard," Day told The Dallas Morning News.

“真不敢相信这是真的！我都笑的起不了床了，”Day告诉《达拉斯早间新闻》。

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