Kane Noble, Renata Noble, Demi Douman and Gary Noble. Photo: Adéle Bloem.
“I did not believe it when my mother told me that I would be a participant in the Nickelodeon Toys R Us Toy Sprint, and thought she was joking. I was not even aware that she had entered me!” Demi told the Roodepoort Record.
Her mother, Renata Noble, added that when she and her sister saw a post on social media indicating that entries for the competition were open, and they both decided to enter Demi. “I was just as surprised as Demi when I heard she was one of the four Gauteng contestants,” she said.
Demi and her three co-contestants - Deaney Van der Westhuizen, Sicelo Simelane and Kgosi Mfolo - got together at the Toys R Us store in the Mall of Africa, where she explained, “We would only get 60 seconds to sprint through the store and get the items we want. Before we started, we were given a 60-second strategy sprint, where we ran (without the trolleys) through the store, and touched every item we wanted. After that, the actual sprint started, and I knew exactly where my first stop was going to be!”
Demi Douman proudly displays some of the toys she managed to collect during her toy sprint. Photo: Adéle Bloem.
She added that, except for one item, she managed to get everything she wanted, and said, “I think the trolley slowed me down a bit, and that is why I did not manage to get everything. But, I did manage to throw some goodies into my trolley for my siblings!”
But this is not where her adventure stops – Demi now stands a chance of winning a trip for four to Hong Kong, where she would get the opportunity to spend five minutes in a Hong Kong Toys R Us. “Can you imagine having five minutes in a Hong Kong toy store? And, even though I am a bit nervous to think that I might be the winner, I am also excited. It would meant the world to me if I won,” said Demi.
Fans can vote for their favourite Nickelodeon Toy Sprint participant by visiting www.nickelodeonafrica.com and clicking on the Toy Sprint Vote banner to vote. The contestant with the most votes will then be jetting off to Hong Kong for a trip of a lifetime.
They will be directed to the vote page where the 12 finalists will be displayed – if a user clicks on a finalist they will be able to watch their toy sprint short video, and there will be a vote button by each contestant for fans to cast their votes. Once they have voted, they will be directed to another page where they will be able to leave their details for a chance to win a Nintendo Switch console. Voting opened on Wednesday 8th August 2018 and closes on Friday 31st August 2018.
The Nickelodeon’s Toy Sprint with Toys “R” Us champion will win the Ultimate Toy Sprint at Toys “R” Us Harbour City, Hong Kong to grab as many toys to the maximum value of $5 000. In addition, the winner will also receive an all-expenses paid trip to Hong Kong for a family of four. This includes a round trip airfare, five nights hotel in a double room with quad occupancy together with $1 800 spending money.
The 12 finalists of Nickelodeon’s Toy Sprint with Toys “R” Us 2018 are: Linda Pretorius, Ethan Kalt, Amber Thacker and Ghalied Isaacs from Cape Town; Kendall Marillier, Deanne Du Plessis, Nathan Govender and Tyib Allee from Durban; and Deaney Van der Westhuizen, Sicelo Simelane, Kgosi Mfolo and Demi Douman from Johannesburg.
For more information on Nickelodeon’s Toy Sprint with Toys “R” Us please log on to www.nickelodeonafrica.com, like Nickelodeon on Facebook or follow Nickelodeon on Twitter @NickAfrica using the hashtag #nicktoysprint.
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