• May 7, 2003

Pepsi has chosen Drew Carey, star of "The Drew Carey Show" and "Whose Line is it Anyway?" to host its TV special on The WB this fall, "Pepsi Play for a Billion." Contestants will win a chance to appear on the show, a two-hour special in September, by participating in a summer-long promotion from Pepsi. The program hits stores nationwide this month. The show guarantees a $1 million-winner with a one in 1000 chance that the $1 billion will be awarded. Contestants on the show will have been randomly selected through Pepsi's summer promotion, "Pepsi Play for a Billion." Consumers play by checking specially marked Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Sierra Mist products for a sweepstakes entry code or $15 instant win message. Sweepstakes entry codes, are entered at Billionsweeps.om. One-thousand consumers will appear on the show and play a game of chance followed by a elimination process to determine the $1 million prizewinner. The $1 million winner will then have a chance to win $1 billion without forfeiting the $1 million prize.