Drawings, Crowning Ceremonies Start at 11 a.m.
Columbus, OH (RestaurantNews.com) Calling all “cookietarians,” (that’s a cookie lover for the uninitiated), Max & Erma’s One Millionth Cookie Giveaway Celebration is Wednesday, April 11. Amid much fanfare, one lucky guest at each participating restaurant will be crowned cookie queen or king and will win free cookies every week for a year.
Since last fall, Max & Erma’s has been giving away Erma’s famous, fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies on Free Cookies Wednesdays. When the program started, the restaurant announced plans to serve one million free cookies. That milestone has been reached.
Between 11 a.m. and noon, guests will have the opportunity to fill out an entry card. A random drawing to pick the cookie queen or king will be held shortly after noon.
Big crowds of cookietarians are expected to join in the fun. Each restaurant has created its own celebration and will host a unique crowning ceremony.
Cookietarians will be interested in these morsels of trivia:
- Each cookie takes 14 minutes to bake. To make 1 million cookies, Erma would be in the kitchen for 9,722 days, which is more than 26 years.
- With each cookie weighing 2 ounces, Max & Erma’s has given away 62.5 tons of free cookies, which would be equal in weight to 5 school buses.
- Each cookie is 85 mm in diameter. Strung together, they would stretch for 52 miles.
While only one winner will take home the sweet prize, cookie fans will be happy to know that Max & Erma’s is continuing Free Cookies Wednesday and giving guests two free cookies with a food purchase, until Erma says enough is enough!
Editor’s note to Columbus, Ohio media: A special celebration will be held at the German Village location, 739 S. Third St., home of the original Max & Erma’s, where the winner will receive free cookies and burgers every week for a year, worth more than $750.
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