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Thomas Ferguson, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based contractor, thought the phone calls and e-mails confirming he was the winner of a customized and outfitted custom work truck, worth about $75,000, were part of an elaborate hoax.
When Ferguson verified his being named the winner of ProPickup magazine’s 2010 Big Boss Sweepstakes was true and the reality of his good fortune sank in, the vice president of public relations for Knoxville-based Titan Mining Reclamation, still found it hard to believe. ProPickup is a sister publication to Aggregates Manager, Better Roads, and Equipment World. May 10, 2011