A Denver father posted an ad on Craiglist giving out a free ticket for the Tennessee-Florida football game and sought a date in return for his step-daughter.
The father, Gary Yates, was left with an extra ticket when the date of his 27-year-old step-daughter, Jessica Flanagan, backed out. So he thought of getting Jessica a date by posting an ad on the Craiglist.
"1 Free ticket for the Tennessee-Florida Football game this Saturday (cost to me, $150) on the 40 for the right gentleman. You must be an attractive, professional, single well educated gentleman, with a good sense of humor, 25-33. You also must not be threatened by an attractive, professional, single well educated lady, (as she is). If you do not qualify, please pass this ad to a friend," read the advert. "Only those that respond with pictures and resume will be considered! Be creative!"
Gary told FOXSports.com that the advertisement was not a prank and according to Craiglist the father received several responses within hours of posting the ad. "My mailbox is full," Yates said. "I've had a couple of lighthearted responses, one of them was hilarious, but yeah, it's been mostly serious responses - I would guess, I don't know, 30 or 40, and that's just this morning."
He also confessed that he did not know how to select a winner considering the tremendous response. "We're doing this on the fly, so I'll have to discuss that with Jessica," Yates said. "Since we're getting the responses we have, I would think maybe, if the participants are willing, we could bring it down to a final four and make that decision at the game - but I don't know if it's fair to do that to the guys. "I don't know, if she decides that she finds one and says, 'This is the one,' maybe we'll just end it there."
