Thirty eight Guardian Malaysia shoppers went through an exhilarating one and a half hour reality challenge which saw them pitch their wits against each other in the final lap of the Guardian Win-A- House (WAH) contest yesterday.

At the end of the thoroughly enjoyable grand finale, one of the finalists won the double-storey link house valued at RM489,000, in Seri Pajam, Nilai. The others took home, between them, 500,000 air miles, 10 Kuvings Slow Juicers, worth more than RM2,800 each, and 40 La Gourmet utensils and product hampers worth more than RM100 each.

The WAH contest, the first ever to be held by Guardian Malaysia, was organized to mark its 49 th anniversary celebrations and Malaysia’s national day. The contest, which ran from 28 July to 28 September, required customers to guess the number of Guardian tissue packs in the acrylic model house, measuring 2 feet (width) by 3 feet (height) by 3 feet (length).

Ms Christina Low, Marketing Director of Guardian Health and Beauty Sdn Bhd said: “We felt that giving away a double-storey house would be a truly meaningful way to reward our customers for their support over the last 49 years, in view of the current concerns about the affordability of residential property.

“By holding this fun and challenging grand finale we also hope it would help promote camaraderie and sportsmanship among our shoppers and make this a truly memorable event for all,” she added.

Ms Low said the contest was a huge success, more than 40,000 entries from all over Malaysia, and she thanked everyone who contributed to its success from those who submitted entries to business associates who supported the contest.

The dream house is set in the idyllic and fast growing township of D’Mayang Sari. It is developed by award-winning developer Seri Pajam Development Sdn Bhd. The house, which will be completed next year, is designed with prominent and ergonomics features that allows innovative use of space. These features combine to give a unique sense of luxury as well as harmony.

Suryana Nordin emerged as Grand Prize Winner after 5 elimination rounds which consisted of :-

Stage 1: Do You Know?

This stage is a test of knowledge about the Guardian brand and the individual brands available at Guardian

Stage 2: Tissue Toss

This stage is a test of skill and accuracy where contestants threw 40 tissue packets with the baskets behind them (no peeking allowed!)

Stage 3: Can You See?

This stage is a test of observation and memory where contestants had to find up to 25 differences between 2 images

Stage 4: Stacko Mania

This stage is a test of speed and composure where contestants stacked products from Guardian as high as they could within a time limit

Final Showdown

This stage is a test of accuracy, composure, skill and experience. The 2 finalists had to throw ping pong balls into cups opposite them