A winner at last - after 78 hours and 30 minutes
31 Oct 2012|7,865 views
42-year-old Singaporean Gan Yu Shen Tholmas has taken top honours in a grueling 78 hours 30 minutes face-off, clocking the second longest winning time in the 11 years of the Challenge. The three-time participant, Mr Gan, was a direct entry contestant who was selected from an online competition organised by Motor Image on the 'I Love Subaru' Facebook fan page. At the 1pm break, 10 contestants remained in the contest. However, the extreme exhaustion resulting from a prolonged period standing in unusually hot weather conditions finally took its toll as the other contestants dropped out in rapid succession. At around 2.30pm, contestants from the regional teams and Singapore were neck-to-neck with four on each side vying to win the top prize of a Subaru car.
In the end, the third-time participant who works as a software engineer, Gan Yu Shen Tholmas, finally edged out his rivals in a marathon event that fell just short of the 80-hour 32-minute record set in 2008.
Mr Glenn Tan, Executive Director, Tan Chong International Ltd and Ms Dahlia Z, Vice President, English Programming (Music), MediaCorp, presented the coveted prize, a Subaru XV 1.6 worth S$80,800 (without COE) to a surprisingly still-lucid Mr Gan.
Mr Gan said, "I am very excited to be the winner since this is my third time participating in the challenge for three consecutive years. I am really happy to win the car and I can’t wait to see my family after being away for four days."
Mr Gan acknowledged his victory by thanking his supporters.
42-year-old Singaporean Gan Yu Shen Tholmas has taken top honours in a grueling 78 hours 30 minutes face-off, clocking the second longest winning time in the 11 years of the Challenge. The three-time participant, Mr Gan, was a direct entry contestant who was selected from an online competition organised by Motor Image on the 'I Love Subaru' Facebook fan page.
At the 1pm break, 10 contestants remained in the contest. However, the extreme exhaustion resulting from a prolonged period standing in unusually hot weather conditions finally took its toll as the other contestants dropped out in rapid succession. At around 2.30pm, contestants from the regional teams and Singapore were neck-to-neck with four on each side vying to win the top prize of a Subaru car.
In the end, the third-time participant who works as a software engineer, Gan Yu Shen Tholmas, finally edged out his rivals in a marathon event that fell just short of the 80-hour 32-minute record set in 2008.
Mr Glenn Tan, Executive Director, Tan Chong International Ltd and Ms Dahlia Z, Vice President, English Programming (Music), MediaCorp, presented the coveted prize, a Subaru XV 1.6 worth S$80,800 (without COE) to a surprisingly still-lucid Mr Gan.
Mr Gan said, "I am very excited to be the winner since this is my third time participating in the challenge for three consecutive years. I am really happy to win the car and I can’t wait to see my family after being away for four days."
Mr Gan acknowledged his victory by thanking his supporters.
At the 1pm break, 10 contestants remained in the contest. However, the extreme exhaustion resulting from a prolonged period standing in unusually hot weather conditions finally took its toll as the other contestants dropped out in rapid succession. At around 2.30pm, contestants from the regional teams and Singapore were neck-to-neck with four on each side vying to win the top prize of a Subaru car.
In the end, the third-time participant who works as a software engineer, Gan Yu Shen Tholmas, finally edged out his rivals in a marathon event that fell just short of the 80-hour 32-minute record set in 2008.
Mr Glenn Tan, Executive Director, Tan Chong International Ltd and Ms Dahlia Z, Vice President, English Programming (Music), MediaCorp, presented the coveted prize, a Subaru XV 1.6 worth S$80,800 (without COE) to a surprisingly still-lucid Mr Gan.
Mr Gan said, "I am very excited to be the winner since this is my third time participating in the challenge for three consecutive years. I am really happy to win the car and I can’t wait to see my family after being away for four days."
Mr Gan acknowledged his victory by thanking his supporters.
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