Nickelodeon Great Big Toy Run

The Nickelodeon Great Big Toy Run (formerly Super Toy Run) was a sweepstakes run by Nickelodeon.
The contest was held towards the end of the year. Hopeful kids could enter by mailing a postcard to Nickelodeon with the required information or filling out an entry form at participating toy stores. One grand prize winner was flown to a toy store. They were given a chance to look the store over and then had 5 minutes to run through the store, putting as many toys as they could into their cart. All the toys they put in their cart in the allotted time were theirs to keep. The grand prize sometimes also included other things as well such as a limo ride to the toy store and meeting stars.Albrecht, Marsha. "Girl returns from fairyland". Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, SD), 15 Jan 1986, 1C. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023.
In some cases, a second toy run was held in conjunction with the first for charities such as the Easter Seals Society.
==List of Toy Runs==
Note: The date is the date of the toy run. The sweepstakes the contestants won were typically held the previous year.
Date 	Store 	Location 	Winner 	
1985 	Children's Palace 	Denver, CO"Nickelodeon offers toy shopping spree". Hattiesburg American (Hattiesburg, MS), 13 Dec 1984, 12B. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023. 	 	
January 10, 1986 	Toys 'R' Us 	Burbank, CA 	Tina Thompson 	
1987 	Toys 'R' Us 	North Carolina 	Dawn EarlesPool, Bob. "Boy Maps Out Rapid Map To Treasure". The Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan 1988, Part II 8. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023."TV Times". Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA), 17 Jul 1987, Hampshire Life 44. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023."Hot Toys For Less!" Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov 1986, AA11. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023.	
January 26, 1988 	Toys 'R' Us 	Woodland Hills, CA 	Wes Snyder 	
1989 	Toys 'R' Us"Enter the Nickelodeon Super Toy Run Sweepstakes". The Roanoke Times, 27 Nov 1988, A12. Newspapers.com. Accessed 26 Oct 2023.	 	 	
February 13, 1990	Toys 'R' Us 	Chicago, IL 	Nathan PaxstonSchneeberger, Gary. "Q-C boy wins a big grand prize". Quad City Times (Davenport, IA), 3 Jan 1990, Business 7. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023.Lewis, Suzy. "Toys, toys, toys!" The Rock Island Argus (Moline, IL), 16 Feb 1990 	
1991 	Kay-Bee Toys 	 	Grand prize: Mark Martelli"Nickelodeon Super Toy Run- Master Tape- 1991". Uploaded by ClassicNickelodeon2, 25 Nov 2016. Youtube. 	
1991 	Kay-Bee Toys 	 	First prize: Jessica Williams 	
February 13, 1992	Kay-Bee Toys 	New York, NY 	Grand prize: Sari Gold"Business Notes". The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, MA), 15 Feb 1992, D1. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023."Student wins five minutes on the run in a toy store". The Miami Herald, 23 Feb 1992, p. 34. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023. 	
1992 	Kay-Bee Toys 	San Jose, CA 	First prize winner"Nickelodeon Super Toy Run Sweepstakes 1991". Uploaded by William Thompson, 14 Apr 2020. Youtube. 	
February 17, 1993	Kay-Bee Toys 	Aiea, HI 	Douglas Berry"National winner here". The Honolulu Advertiser, 18 Feb 1993, A2. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023.Eakin, Marah. "'I got 4 bikes': 2 Nickelodeon Super Toy Run winners reminisce 20 years later". AV Club', 6 Apr 2016. Accessed 26 Oct 2023.' 	
1994 	Kay-Bee Toys 	Bloomington, MN 	Eric Allen Petersen"Toys Galore". Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA), 5 Feb 1994, A-3. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023. 	
May 11, 1995 	Toys 'R' Us 	Citrus Heights, CA 	Andrew MooseVierria, Dan. "Broadcasting bits". The Sacramento Bee, 29 Apr 1995, G5. Newspapers,com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023. 	
June 6, 1996 	Toys 'R' Us 	Pembroke Pines, FL 	Brittaney PittmanSwarens, Tina. "Pines girl, 7, wins toy store shopping binge". The Miami Herald, 2 June 1996, Friends & Neighbors 12. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023."Enter to Win a 5 Minute Shopping Spree!" The Modesto Bee, 10 Nov 1996. Newspapers.com. Accessed 26 Oct 2023. 	
1997 	Toys 'R' Us 	 	David Miller"Enter to Win a 5 Minute Shopping Spree!" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9 Nov 1997. Newspapers.com. Accessed 26 Oct 2023. 	
1998 	Toys 'R' Us 	 	Brandon Allphin"Enter to Win a 5 Minute Shopping Spree!" The Macon Telegraph, 8 Nov 1998. Newspapers.com. Accessed 26 Oct 2023. 	
1999 	Toys 'R' Us 	New Orleans, LA 	E.J. Guyton"Enter for a chance to win one of 2 5 minute at Toys 'R' Us in Hawaii plus $1000 in cash!" The Macon Telegraph, 7 Nov 1999. Newspapers.com. Accessed 26 Oct 2023."Nickelodeon Toys-R-Us Super Toy Run Sweepstakes (1999)(VHS)". Uploaded by TheOrangeVHS, 15 Nov 2022. Youtube. 	
February 2000 	Toys 'R' Us 	Honolulu, HI 	Nicole CajusteKeats, Robin. "9-year-old wins toy sweepstakes". Asbury Park Press, 14 Feb 2000, B3. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023. 	
2001 	Toys 'R' Us"Nickelodeon Super Toy Run Sweepstakes". The Modesto Bee, 10 Dec 2000. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Oct 2023. 	 	 	
2011 	Toys 'R' Us 	New York, NY"Enter the Great Big Toy Run Sweepstakes". The Roanoke Times, 31 Oct 2010. Newspapers.com. Accessed 26 Oct 2023. 	 	
2012 	Toys 'R' Us 	New York, NY"Enter for your chance to win the shopping spree of a lifetime!" The Roanoke Times, 30 Oct 2011. Newspapers.com. Accessed 30 Oct 2011. 	 	
2013 	Toys 'R' Us 	New York, NY"Enter For The Chance To Win The Shopping Spree Of A Lifetime!" The Odessa American, 28 Oct 2012. Newspapers.com. Accessed 26 Oct 2023.	 	
December 4, 2018 	Walmart 	DuBois, PA 	Keegan StanisicPallotto, Bret. "Snow Shoe boy dashes through the store on $3,000 shopping spree". Centre Daily Times (State College, PA), 6 Dec 2018, 3A. Newspapers.com. Accessed 26 Oct 2023."Nickelodeon Toy Run". Uploaded by Nickelodeon, 19 Dec 2018. Facebook.com. 	
December 6, 2018 	Walmart 	Wisconsin Dells, WI 	Lauren KaiserJardine, Christopher. "Dells kid wins toy run". Portage Daily Register (Portage, WI), 8 Dec 2018, A3. Newspapers.com. Accessed 26 Oct 2023. 	
2018 	Walmart 	Bryan, TX 	Faith 	
==References==
Category:Sweepstakes