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Wed, Jan 18 2012 08:27:56

49ers CEO Asks: Why Should You Get NFC Championship Tickets

On Jan. 16 San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York asked the team's fans to Tweet why they should receive four tickets to the NFC Championship game in San Francisco. York Tweeted that he would give the tickets to a lucky fan based on their Tweet.

  1. JedYork
    Jed York@JedYork
    Hey #NinerFaithful, let me know why I should give you 4 tix + pregame field passes to the NFC Championship. Best answer by Tue 5pm wins.
    Mon, Jan 16 2012 14:04:48
  2. At 9pm Jan. 17, York announced the runner-up.
  3. JedYork
    Jed York@JedYork
    Congrats @Chanslor on being runner-up & getting 2 tix for Sunday. Awesome effort on the video! youtu.be/Rts3jfGqhEs
    Wed, Jan 18 2012 00:40:23
  4. Chanslor
    Melissa Chanslor@Chanslor
    Hey @JedYork looking 4 the Best of the Bay 4 @49ers NFC champ tix?! Check your #1 #NinerFaithful gal in action youtu.be/Rts3jfGqhEs
    Tue, Jan 17 2012 15:34:38
  5. Chanslor
    Melissa Chanslor@Chanslor
    I'm sooo excited and I just can't hide it! Thx @JedYork <3 my @49ers pic.twitter.com/bWmYLvPX
    Tue, Jan 17 2012 21:28:38
  6. And finally, the winner...
  7. cenzarino
    Vince Cava@cenzarino
    @JedYork my first child was born during Sat's game, the dr let us watch the game during labor. It'd be awesome to go see the NFC champs.
    Wed, Jan 18 2012 00:40:23
  8. JedYork
    Jed York@JedYork
    And the winner.......Watched the Saints game last Saturday while delivering her baby! Holy #NinerFaithful, @cenzarino!
    Wed, Jan 18 2012 00:40:23
  9. cenzarino
    Vince Cava@cenzarino
    I won the Niner tix for this weekend NFC Championship Game. Thank you to my wife and 2 day old son for taking care of Dad!
    Wed, Jan 18 2012 00:40:23
  10. Some Twitter users expressed bitterness about York's pick.
  11. oohliveeeyaah
    DREA@oohliveeeyaah
    Some lady won the @49ers tickets because she was in labor during the last game come on now @JedYork I could have done that! Smh
    Wed, Jan 18 2012 00:40:23
  12. Ruffzan
    Brian Ruff@Ruffzan
    @JedYork Thank you for not picking my family, I regretted mentioning how my kids travel the world helping others, the work is its own reward
    Wed, Jan 18 2012 00:40:23
  13. Others were grateful York had given them an opportunity to support their team.
  14. ericaleihenson
    Erica Lei Henson@ericaleihenson
    @JedYork just in case you have extras keep my family in mind. Still would be great to live out my dads dream... Maybe even bring his ashes:)
    Wed, Jan 18 2012 00:40:23
  15. blindspot10
    Stephen Pettit@blindspot10
    @JedYork Thanks for the opportunity Jed. And win or lose, I will be there on Sunday!
    Wed, Jan 18 2012 00:40:23
  16. York had received many warm and moving stories about what the 49ers meant to local families.
  17. fouseyTUBE
    Yousef Erakat@fouseyTUBE
    @JedYork My bday is on Sunday. It's my GOLDEN bday. Jan 22 turning 22. I have NO plans. Going to the game with my dad would mean the world!
    Tue, Jan 17 2012 13:08:40
  18. alexpanelli
    Alex Panelli@alexpanelli
    @JedYork My 85 y.o. dad is lifelong #49ers fan - he went to games at Kezar! Might be last live game he can attend - help me make a memory!
    Tue, Jan 17 2012 11:53:37
  19. robertperry
    Robert Perry@robertperry
    @JedYork #NinerFaithful A friend rooted for Giants at Yale Bowl till move to SF. Now he's moving to Hong Kong—final op to see good football.
    Tue, Jan 17 2012 11:53:22
  20. rrikala
    Ryan Rikala@rrikala
    @JedYork Because I may have told my fiancé that we would go to on an early honeymoon to watch the 49ers if they made the NFC Championship!
    Tue, Jan 17 2012 11:52:20
  21. @JedYork my fiancee and I cancelled engagement shots to road trip to 2 niners game.. help us come home! #Ninerlove twitpic.com/88k55n
    GrouponJordan@GrouponCasey
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    Tue, Jan 17 2012 15:58:14
  22. elizabethrose89
    Elizabeth Rose@elizabethrose89
    @JedYork I can't afford these tickets, I help pay my grandparents bills due to my grandfathers cancer.#NinerFaithful these would mean a lot.
    Tue, Jan 17 2012 11:53:47
  23. Gio_Versace_1
    Giovani Versace@Gio_Versace_1
    @JedYork Mr. York i drive my wife and I to the stadium from Fresno, CA every game but we never get to go in! It would be a dream come true!
    Wed, Jan 18 2012 00:40:23
  24. TeejayMcFly
    Teejay McFly@TeejayMcFly
    @JedYork my family bleeds red/gold.Thats why they bought a house 2min away from Candlestick.Yet we can't afford a playoff game.Worst feeling
    Wed, Jan 18 2012 00:40:23
  25. jessfca
    Jess Fleuti@jessfca
    I’d like to take my dad--not the donkey--to #NFC champ game. But the donkey could be arranged if he got tix! bit.ly/zSrJ3T @JedYork
    Tue, Jan 17 2012 11:51:30

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