Dougherty has her dad to thank as he submitted her name and plans to do something nice for the "big guy." It marked was the first Playoff Payoff homer since Greg Luzinski hit one that made Upper Merion resident John Capinski a winner back on Oct. 10, 1976.
"People have been calling me but it was my 14-year-old son [Sean] who told me I won first," Dougherty said. "It's great because he's [Werth] is his favorite player so he was all excited."
Talk about a win-win.
Three others were winners during the sixth inning of the Daily News Home Run Playoff Payoff contest yesterday. They were:
Ruby Haynes, Philadelphia
Robert Bender, Philadelphia
William Watts, Norwood
Four others collected prizes in the Daily News Home Run Playoff Payoff contest on Sunday night.
Each winning a Phillies Gift Pack in the fifth inning of the Phillies-Rockies game:
Joanne Romagano, Philadelphia
Steven Romanic, Scranton
Patrick Edger, Philadelphia
Arlene Wyatt, Colmar
The Daily News pays $1,000 for a home run hit in the Playoff Payoff inning and $10,000 for a grand slam. Contestants whose batters fail to hit a home run receive a gift pack, which includes a variety of Phillies-related items.
This season, the Daily News has paid out $23,000 on 19 regular-season Payoff homers. You can hear the Home Run Playoff Payoff inning during each Phillies radio broadcast on WPHT (1210-AM).Toiday's coupon is on page 55. *
