Centennial resident Angie Sheridan, left, was extremely lucky to win two free tickets to the final game of the World Series. She took her daughter, Kyla.
By Kathy Rowe
Imagine winning two tickets to see the Toronto Blue Jays play against the L.A. Dodgers in game 7 of the World Series. Well, that’s exactly what happened to area resident Angie Sheridan. “I was so shocked,” she said as we sat down to discuss her amazing luck.
Let’s go back in time a bit. Angie was aware that Rogers was running some in-person contests to win free tickets to games during the American League Championship Series (ALCS). The only way to be in the know about contests was to follow Rogers on Instagram, so that’s what she did. Being a Blue Jays fan, Angie wasn’t going to pass up a chance to see them live during the post-season.
There were several contests throughout the ALCS. For away games, Rogers held contests where you could win tickets to a watch game at the Scotiabank Arena. “I won a pair of tickets to game 7 of the ALCS, which was a watch game,” Angie said. “All I had to do was show up at the Eaton Centre and fill out a contest form and a waiver. The next day I got an email saying that I had won a pair of tickets to the watch game. People came to the Scotiabank Arena where we sat and watched the game on Jumbotrons. It was a lot of fun and it was packed!”
On that night, the Blue Jays won against the Mariners 4 – 3, which catapulted the Jays to the World Series. Once the World Series games were underway, Rogers had a new contest called “Dress like your Favourite Blue Jay.” For that one she had to go downtown to the Rogers Centre on the day of game 6. “Everyone had to wear their Blue Jays gear. I filled out a form for a chance to win a pair of tickets to game 7, which was happening on the following night.” She was told she had only a 20 percent to 30 percent chance of winning.
Despite the odds, Angie won! “I couldn’t believe it!’ she said. The following night, Angie and her daughter Kyla headed downtown to game 7 of the World Series. “We couldn’t believe that we were really at game 7. To know that you are there and that you could possibly make history was truly incredible. Everyone was so happy and on a high,” Angie said. “Every time we scored a point, perfect strangers would hug each other and give high fives up and down the rows.
“But when we lost the game, the mood suddenly changed. People were crying. We had it so many times, and then we didn’t. We were so sad and it was too hard to stay to watch the Dodgers celebrate,” she said. “Outside of the Rogers Centre it was very calm as everyone went on their way. I was sad for a couple of days after the game.”
Like many of us, Angie got swept up in the excitement of such an outstanding season. “What a great team they were,” she said. “And what a great run they had!” For Angie and Kyla, it was something they’ll never forget.