After camping out in line for three days, at times in the pouring rain, a diehard Toronto Raptors fan鈥檚 patience paid off when she won tickets to watch Monday night鈥檚 big playoff game inside the arena.
Angie Taylor and her friend Tyler Seaton were the first people who lined up for entry into Jurassic Park -- the outdoor fanzone beside the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto 鈥 for Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Raptors and the Golden State Warriors.
In fact, the pair hadn鈥檛 even finished watching Game 4 in Jurassic Park on Friday night before they grabbed their belongings and headed to line up for the next one.
Armed with a tent, a butane stove, and a cooler filled with groceries, the pair from Cambridge, Ont. waited in line from approximately 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning until Monday, when they were treated to a surprise by the grocery chain Sobey鈥檚.
Taylor said she couldn鈥檛 believe it when a representative from the company handed them, and two other fans, a pair of tickets to the game while they were camped out in the rain on Monday.
鈥淚 was actually really shocked and I was happy at the same time,鈥 she told 麻豆影视 Channel on Tuesday. 鈥淪obey鈥檚 had handed me the tickets to go inside to enjoy the rest of the night. It was really exciting.鈥
Although she said she didn鈥檛 care if she watched the game from inside or outside of the arena, Taylor said the energy inside was 鈥渢otally different鈥 than what she experienced in Jurassic Park on Friday.
鈥淚t was crazy,鈥 Taylor said. 鈥淓verybody was up cheering, like everyone in the entire arena.鈥
Despite the Raptors falling short by only one point, Taylor said the game was exciting to watch.
鈥淚t was a really good game right up until the last point,鈥 she said. 鈥淲e only lost by a point, like one point, so they still played very well.鈥
As for her plans for Thursday night鈥檚 Game 6, Taylor said she鈥檒l watch it from home with her sons.
That doesn鈥檛 mean, however, that she鈥檚 opposed to camping out in line for Jurassic Park again鈥 just so long as it鈥檚 not raining.
鈥淚 would, but not when it鈥檚 raining,鈥 Taylor said.