Earlier this year, we ran an online competition offering eight winners a money-can’t-buy opportunity to watch live American football from the comfort of a La-Z-Boy recliner. Our winners each received a pair of tickets to one of this year’s NFL London Games.
But they got more than simply a good view of the action on the pitch. All our winners and guests were greeted at the start of their game with welcome drinks and snacks before being shown to their luxury recliner in our VIP Best Seats of the House seating area.
As well as being invited pitch side for an exclusive pre-game experience, our winners could enjoy food and drink whenever they wanted with their own butler on hand to keep them happy.
On Sunday, October 6, three winners and their guests - Ben Southworth, Sarah Wilding and Roddy Mackenzie headed to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. As well as seeing the Minnesota Vikings beat New York Jets 23-17, they enjoyed live DJ sets during the halftime entertainment.
Roddy, who took his brother to the game with him, said: “It was a truly unique and memorable experience and one I’ll treasure for many years. It was my brother Fergus’s first NFL match and he rated it one of the best experiences of his life!
“We don’t get to see each other too much and it was great to share such a wonderful sporting occasion with him. You kept us well fed and watered and the game itself was on edge right until the final play, which was an added bonus.”
On Sunday, October 13, Amanda Chittenden, Austin Tiffany and their guests saw Chicago Bears defeat Jacksonville Jaguars by 35-16 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They also enjoyed halftime entertainment from British hip hop due Rizzle Kicks.
The third and final game took place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, October 20 with Jacksonville Jaguars clinching a 32-16 victory against the New England Patriots. Although the weather started off wet, it didn’t dampen the atmosphere and the stadium turned a La-Z-Boy sofa storage box into an ice bucket for drinks and gave out blankets for our winners to get extra cosy.
Stephanie Stewart, Matt Fry and Mark Taylforth were our lucky competition winners who went to Wembley with their guests.
‘Once in a lifetime experience’
Stephanie, who took her husband Colin to the game with her, said: “We had the most amazing time, and haven’t stopped raving about it to anyone who’ll listen. Any expectations we had were completely blown out of the water!
“Honestly, the most amazing once in a lifetime experience, and it was so special to be able to share it with my husband, who’s totally sports mad and the one got me into NFL in the first place.”
And Matt added: “They were definitely the 'Best Seats in the House'. The whole day was brilliant, having the opportunity to be pitch side during the warm-up was amazing.
“The view was tremendous, helped by an exciting game. The service was superb, I felt really special and pampered.”
La-Z-Boy UK is the official furniture partner for the NFL London Games. To find out about our competitions and offers as they happen, follow us on Instagram @lazboyuk or like our Facebook page.
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