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Mobil and Major League Baseball Team Up To Give Customers a Chance to Head to the 1999 World Series

20 August 1999

Mobil and Major League Baseball Team Up To Give Customers a Chance to Head to the 1999 World Series

    FAIRFAX, Va.--Aug. 19, 1999--Mobil, the "Official Gasoline of the 1999 World Series(R)," and Major League Baseball(R) are offering an opportunity to win a trip to the 1999 World Series. Customers who enroll in the free Mobil Speedpass(TM) program between now and October 1, 1999 will be automatically entered in the "Mobil Speedpass - World Series Sweepstakes." Six grand prize winners will score tickets to a World Series game including round trip airfare and hotel accommodations.
    Speedpass, Mobil's state-of-the-art payment system, is the fastest, most convenient way to purchase gasoline and is available free to customers who enroll through one of several easy methods.
    "Speedpass doesn't just get customers out of the gas station faster - it could get them to home plate! I am sure our customers will enjoy the added excitement of the sweepstakes as well as the ease and convenience of using Speedpass to purchase gasoline," stated Brian Baker, Mobil's president of North American Marketing and Refining.
    The "Mobil Speedpass - World Series Sweepstakes" is open to all legal United States residents. To enter, enroll in Mobil's Speedpass program in one of the following ways:

1. Go to the Mobil Speedpass web site at www.mobil.com/speedpass. 2. Call toll free at 1-877-MY-MOBIL (1-877-696-6245); 3. Visit any participating Mobil station to pick up an enrollment
    form.

    Participants can also enter without enrolling in the Speedpass program by sending their name, address, city state and telephone number on a 3x5 card to: Mobil Speedpass - World Series Sweepstakes," P.O. Box 1122, Coppell, TX 75019. Mail entries must be postmarked by October 2, 1999 and received by October 8, 1999.
    A total of 56 prizes will be awarded including six grand prize packages. Complete rules and sweepstakes information can be found at www.mobil.com/speedpass. Sweepstakes ends October 1, 1999 at 11:59 P.M. EDT. Participants must be 18 years old at time of entry.
    Over 3 million Americans are using Speedpass. Customers use a miniature electronic transponder attached to a key chain or affixed to the vehicle's rear window to automatically charge fuel purchases to a credit or check card designated during enrollment. There is no cost to consumers for the Speedpass transponder and no service charge for using the new technology to fill up.
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