Chicago's Augustine Navarro foresees grand prize in his future from Halloween video challenge

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Woodridge, IL (October 26, 2009) – It’s a wrap for October’s National Pizza Month with the selection of the grand prize winner - America’s cheesiest horror filmmaker - in the second annual Halloween Video Challenge. The winner is Augustine Navarro of Chicago, who garnered 40,270 votes for his video about a man’s encounter with a fortune teller in his creative two-minute horror film, “Foreseen Voices.”

Augustine was selected online by voters from a pool of ten finalists hailing from Chicagoland, Wisconsin, California, and New York. Over 9,500 individual voters cast over 420,000 total votes in the contest. To view the winning video as well as finalists’ films, visit www.homeruninncontest.com.

The grand prize winner will receive $2,500 cash and an Ultimate Halloween pizza party for his/her friends at home with extravagant Halloween decorations, Home Run Inn pizza, soda and paper goods for 25 guests (approximate retail value: $5,500).

Round one of voting for top ten finalists ended October 18th, after which the votes were cleared before round two ended October 25th at 11:59 PM CST. Each video is a two-minute original horror film starring Home Run Inn pizza. The ten lucky finalists are flipping over Home Run Inn pizza for one year (12 frozen 12” pizzas), and a new Flip video camera (approximate retail value for each finalist: $235). Entrants were encouraged to be freakishly creative by using original music, humor and other unique elements, and Home Run Inn pizza was featured in the movie (see website for guidelines and official rules).

Gina Bolger, Home Run Inn Director of Marketing, said, “A big congratulations to Augustine for this creative, spooky film entry. We have never seen so many fans of pizza and horror films cast their vote… it’s scary how creative Home Run Inn fans are, and how many ways you can capture your love for pizza on film. Many thanks to all who entered and participated in this year’s Halloween Video Challenge!”

For more information on the Home Run Inn Halloween Video Challenge, or where to purchase Home Run Inn pizza in your area, visit http://www.homeruninn.com.

About Home Run Inn pizzas: All Home Run Inn pizzas are all-natural, contain no trans fats and were recently voted Chicago’s #1 pizza in AOL’s “Best Of” Contest. Home Run Inn Pizza is available in grocer’s freezers in three styles, Classic, Signature and Ultra Thin, and in Personal (6”) and Family (12”) sizes. Signature pizzas are topped with premium, gourmet toppings, including Meat Lovers (all-natural sausage, pepperoni and bacon), and Sausage Mushroom and Cheese Plum Tomato (vegetarian). Ultra Thin pizza features a light, crispy crust and varieties include Margherita, Cheese with Fire Roasted Vegetables, Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni or Sausage-Pepperoni. With a traditional style crust, Classic Home Run Inn pizzas come in such favorite varieties as Cheese, Four Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni, and Sausage Pepperoni, and use the same recipe and high quality ingredients as the pizzas enjoyed in our Chicago area pizzerias.

About Home Run Inn: Voted #1 pizza in Chicago, Home Run Inn Pizza is a family-owned and operated establishment with seven restaurant locations and frozen pizza in over 30 states, with pizza made according to the original family recipe created in 1947 using only the highest quality ingredients.

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HOME RUN INN HALLOWEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE - TOP TEN FINALISTS:

1. Agustin Navarro, Chicago, “Foreseen Voices” – GRAND PRIZE WINNER
2. Mark Nadolski, Arlington Heights, IL, “Twisted Tales”
3. Steve Welsh, Aurora, IL, “Jack’s Scary Pizza”
4. John Daniel, Berwyn, IL, “The Legend Comes Home”
5. Christoper Kahler, Chicago, “The Unexpected Guest II: The Halloween Boo-galoo”
6. Linda Ferguson, Moorpark, CA, “I Would Kill For A Slice”
7. Kyle Ruge, Madison, Wisconsin, “Daddy, I’m Hungry”
8. Jennifer Sherman, Chicago, “Blood on Black Velvet”
9. James Domroe, Liverpool NY, “Zombiesss”
10. Michael Ramova, location undisclosed, “Monsters Pepperoni and Cheesy”