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2025 Great Escape Grand Prize winner is Deb Trushell of Dover

| March 30, 2025

We have drawn our 2025 Great Escape Grand Prize winner…..Deb Trushell of Dover!!! She won $1,500 to escape anyway she likes.  

10 Great Escape semifinalists were drawn over the last two weeks live on the WJER Morning Show. Each semifinalist received a gift from the sponsor they were drawn from. And on Friday, March 21st, the Morning Show drew the grand prize winner from our semifinalists. 

Participating sponsors and their semifinalist:
Thursday 3/6: Sugar Valley Meats – Tim Stillion of Dover ($35 gift card) 
Friday 3/7: Petz Place – Rainy Freetage of West Lafayette ($25 gift card) 
Monday 3/10: Yoder’s Hometown Market – Douglas O’Neil of Dover ($25 gift card)
Tuesday 3/11: Tuscarawas County YMCA – Deb Trushell of Dover (1 month family membership)
Wednesday 3/12: Tuscarawas County Senior Center – Tom Kinser of New Philadelphia(5 – $5 gift cards to Prospect Perks)
Thursday 3/13: Boltz Family Farms – Trudy Schwartz of Strasburg ($25 gift certificate to Boltz)
Friday 3/14: Dee’s Restaurant – Gary Smith of New Philadelphia ($25 gift certificate to Dee’s Restaurant)
Monday 3/17: WJER Radio – Becky Shanower of New Philadelphia ($50 BellStores gift card)
Tuesday 3/18: Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas – Brent Burrier of Bolivar (2 tickets to Mandy Gonzalez)
Wednesday 3/19: Signs To Go
– Jennifer Poorman of Uhrichsville ($25 gift card to Signs To Go)

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