Office Depot and NASCAR® Star Tony Stewart Team up for New ‘Smokin’ Hot’ Instant Win Game

BOCA RATON, Fla.--The 2010 NASCARŽ season officially begins this week at Daytona International Speedway, and Tony Stewart, a two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ champion and driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy, is helping race fans win big with the new Office Depot “Smokin’ Hot” Instant Win Game.

“Office Depot is very excited to launch the ‘Smokin’ Hot’ Instant Win Game and reward many of the amazing fans who support Tony Stewart and Office Depot all year long”

Office DepotŽ is the Official Office Products Partner of NASCAR and co-primary sponsor of Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice team at Stewart-Haas Racing.

Now through March 6, fans who make any purchase at an Office Depot store will receive a scratch-off card for a chance to win a variety of great prizes instantly. There will be more than 35,000 instant winners, and one grand prize winner will receive an unforgettable VIP race experience for two with Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice team during the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, plus a trip for two to Stewart’s “Smoke Show” fantasy driving experience at Texas Motor Speedway later this year.

“It’s always smart to take care of business by shopping at Office Depot because of the great product deals and services they offer, and the Office Depot ‘Smokin’ Hot’ Instant Win Game gives fans a chance to win some awesome prizes at the same time,” said Stewart, who took on the dual role of driver and team owner at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009. “As a small business owner myself, I would encourage everyone to stop by their local Office Depot store today and take advantage of this great opportunity!”

In addition to the grand prize package, 140 scratch-off cards will reveal a $100 Office Depot gift card prize and 35,000 cards will award shoppers with an exclusive Tony Stewart poster to be redeemed at the Copy & Print Depot center in Office Depot stores.

“Office Depot is very excited to launch the ‘Smokin’ Hot’ Instant Win Game and reward many of the amazing fans who support Tony Stewart and Office Depot all year long,” said Jeff Herbert, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Office Depot. “We think this is a great way to start the new race season and help NASCAR fans everywhere take care of business.”

The Grand Prize

The Office Depot “Smokin’ Hot” Instant Win Game grand prize package includes:

A VIP race weekend experience for two during the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May
Dinner with the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice crew members during the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ race weekend in May
A trip for two to Tony Stewart’s two-day “Smoke Show” fantasy driving experience at Texas Motor Speedway later this year and dinner with Tony Stewart
A $1,400 Office Depot gift card

Scratch-off cards will be given out with every Office Depot in-store purchase from February 7 through March 6, 2010. For additional details and Official Rules, visit OfficeDepotRacing.com.

For media information about Office Depot and its NASCAR sponsorship, please visit http://mediarelations.officedepot.cc/racing.

Follow Office Depot and Office Depot Racing on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/OfficeDepot.

About Office Depot

Every day, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe. For the local corner store as well as Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides products and services to its customers through 1,585 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated catalogs and a $4.2 billion e-commerce operation. Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $14.5 billion, and employs about 42,000 associates around the world. The Company provides more office products and services to more customers in more countries than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or through affiliates in 49 countries.

Office Depot’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Additional press information can be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, QUEBEC AND WHERE PROHIBITED. The Office Depot^Ž Smokin’ Hot Instant Win Game begins February 7, 2010, and ends March 6, 2010. Must be 18 or the age of majority in your state/province of residence, and a legal resident of the 50 U.S. States, D.C. or Canada (excluding Quebec). Get a scratch-off card: 1) With purchase at a participating Office Depot. Limit one (1) per person per day in store. 2) Without purchase by mail: Write your name, street address, city, state/province, zip code/postal code, daytime phone number, email address and date-of-birth on a 3” x 5” card and mail with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Office Depot Smokin’ Hot Instant Win Game Piece, Dept 6918 at the following addresses: (U.S. residents), P.O. Box 5010, Stacy, MN 55078-5010; (Canadian residents), 1100 Memorial Ave, Suite 351, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 4A3. Mailed requests must be received by March 17, 2010. Approximately 10,200,000 scratch-off cards are available, while supplies last. Odds of winning: Grand Prize: 1:10,200,000; First Prize: 1:72,857; Free Poster: 1:291. Total ARV of all available Instant Win Prizes: $81,625.00. SUBJECT TO COMPLETE OFFICIAL RULES AVAILABLE IN STORE OR AT OFFICEDEPOTRACING.COM. SPONSOR: Office Depot, Inc., 6600 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33496. NASCAR, Inc. is not a sponsor of this promotion.

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