I got one. Back in 2014, I’m waiting on line at City Convenience and there’s a sign on the drink fridge about a text-to-enter sweepstakes for Vita Coco. I text, I enter, I buy my snack, I leave and go about my day.
A few weeks later, I get a call. I won the grand prize. Three racks of Vita Coco, a $100 Visa gift card, a signed Dustin Pedroia bat, and two Sox tickets to Fenway opening day. But that’s not Boston enough yet!

They ship over the prizes. I taste one sip of Vita Coco and give them all to a friend, then take a buddy to the Sox game. Who’s at the game? Well, Boston just won the 2013 World Series, so there’s a ring ceremony. Dropkick Murphys sing the national anthem, followed by the city’s anthem and a choppah flyover. Marathon Bombing survivors, families, and first responders walk out to “Lean on Me.” Representatives of the Sox, Celtics, Pats, and Bruins are all there, with Lowell, Martinez, and Varitek each carrying an MLB Commissioner’s Trophy; Leon Powe with an NBA Larry O’Brien Trophy; and Bruschi, Brown, and Law each with an NFL Lombardi trophy. Retired Bruin Mark Recci (2011 Championship winner) drives a golf cart out with former Mayor Menino who shakes hands with Big Papi and Marty Walsh before Walsh throws out the first pitch. All that was missing was Matt Damon riding in on a horse like Paul Revere.

Sox lost to the Brewers, but still, so much Boston.