Dollar Rent A Car and BET Announce 'Win a Trip Home for the Holidays' Contest Winner

Dollar Rent A Car and BET Announce 'Win a Trip Home for the Holidays' Contest Winner

TULSA, Okla., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:DTG), and Black Entertainment Network's (BET) BET.com, today announced Bellevue, Ky., resident, Carl James, is the winner of their "Win a Trip Home for the Holidays" essay contest.

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James is the lucky recipient of a $4,200 cash prize and a free three-day rental of a luxury car, as well as four complimentary admission tickets to the Freedom Center Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati.

From Nov. 12 until Nov. 18, 2004, James, along with more than 450 other people submitted a 50-100 word essay on BET.com, explaining why their family needs Dollar Rent A Car to help them get home for the holidays, as well as why this holiday is special to them and their family.

Carl James's winning essay touchingly discussed how he doesn't have a reliable car to visit with family often since family members are spread throughout Cincinnati, Detroit and Cleveland. James added having a reliable, worry-free car from Dollar full of gifts for his family would make this holiday season extra special.

"The good folks at BET and Dollar Rent A Car have just made my holidays," said James. "After just coming off a layoff from my primary job, it's a great relief knowing I'll be able to afford Christmas shopping without the worry of straining my budget too far and will have a reliable car for my use. I can't believe I won! Thank you again!"

About Dollar Rent A Car

Dollar Rent A Car has more than 400 worldwide locations in 26 countries, with a significant presence in Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America, including more than 250 locations in the United States. Dollar serves the value-conscious traveler and is a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:DTG) a Fortune 1000 Company headquartered in Tulsa, Okla.

About BET.com

BET Interactive's signature offering BET.com is the country's leading on-line media platform for African Americans. Averaging over 5.7 million visitors per month, BET.com has received numerous accolades for its content and community applications including awards from the National Association of Black Journalists, Scripps-Howard Media, Interactive Design magazine and Black Enterprise. BET Interactive, LLC is a division of Viacom's (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:and)(NYSE:VIA.B) subsidiary BET, the nation's leading television network providing quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs programming for the African-American audience.

In addition to general content offerings (on news, health, careers, music, entertainment, dating and beauty) tailored to the unique preferences and issues of African-Americans, BET.com has programmed content and tools on the message of financial literacy and financial empowerment through initiatives on its money and home buying channels.

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CONTACT: Emily Gill of Dollar Rent A Car, +1-918-669-2949, or
egill@dollar.com

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