Horribly Ironic Promotion Winners

The Peoria Chiefs are in Illinois. They are the Midwest League affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.

Keep that in mind as you check out this story about the winner of their 5,000,000th fan drawing.

Rachael Randolph, a 35-year-old urban planner for the City of Wilmette who resides in Kenosha, Wis., is the 5 millionth Peoria Chiefs fan.

Randolph’s winning ducat was picked from nearly 6,600 tickets during the fifth inning of Saturday night’s game between the Chiefs and the Beloit Snappers at O’Brien Field.

The Chiefs entered the Midwest League game with the Snappers 391 fans shy of 5 million. Front office personnel said it was nearly impossible, with three entrances to the ballpark, to pinpoint the 391st fan.

“We decided several weeks ago to pick the 5 millionth fan through a drawing,” Chiefs President Rocky Vonachen said. “We have had such loyal fans over the years, we decided to give all that came today a chance to win.”

Kenosha? Okay. That's not the best part.

Included in the prize package were four tickets to a Chicago Cubs game. And if living in Wisconsin isn’t ironic enough for the Chiefs’ 5 millionth fan, Randolph is also a St. Louis Cardinal fan.

“I have friends from the dark side, I sure they can use them,” said Randolph of her newly acquired Cubs’ tickets.