HERSHEY, Pa. — Four lucky individuals have been selected to travel to San Diego, Calif., for a chance to qualify to win $1,000,000 in Hershey’s Million Dollar Kick Sweepstakes. Kathleen Gallagher, 37, a United States Postal Service employee from Clearwater, Fla.; Daniel Kaler, 36, a computer mapping technician from Camas, Wash., Julie Karlen, 40, a homemaker from Littleton, Colo., and Joe Polkowski, 34, a printing pressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., were all randomly-selected to participate in a kick-off at 10:30 a.m. on January 17, 2001, in San Diego, California.

The winner of the kick-off in San Diego qualifies for the Grand Prize – the opportunity to win $1 million by successfully kicking a field goal on Super Bowl Sunday, January 28, 2001. The attempt will be televised "live" on CBS during the Phil Simms All-Iron Team, between 1 and 2 p.m., as a part of the Super Bowl pre-game activities from the NFL Experience in Tampa, Fla. The kick-off winner and a guest will receive a trip to Tampa, Fla., for the Hershey’s Million Dollar Kick attempt, plus tickets to the Super Bowl game.

The four kickers will travel to San Diego where they will earn points by kicking field goals from the 5, 15 and 25 yard lines at the San Diego Chargers Training Facility. San Diego Chargers' kicker John Carney will be on hand to coach the kickers. According to Carney, "I’ll do my best to train them, but it will come down to who’s got ‘the leg!’"

The person accumulating the most points will be flown to Tampa, Fla., where he or she will have the chance to kick for $1 million on Sunday, January 28, 2001, as part of the NFL’s Super Bowl pre-game activities. The three other finalists of the kick-off competition will each receive, in addition to a trip to San Diego, a consolation prize of $1,000.

For the first time, San Diego Chargers kicker John Carney will play a role in determining whether the Hershey’s Million Dollar Kick field goal attempt will be from 25, 30, 35 or 40-yards. Carney will make field goal attempts of 50, 55 and 60 yards. For each successful field goal attempt by Carney, the Hershey’s Million Dollar Kick contestant moves five yards closer to the goal post. Carney will make the three field goal attempts in Tampa during Super Bowl week and will be on-hand to personally train and work with Hershey’s Million Dollar Kick contestant.

The Grand Prize Winner can’t lose. If the kicker is successful, he or she will win $1 million. If not, in addition to the trip to Tampa, Fla., a $10,000 consolation prize will be awarded.

This is the sixth year for Hershey’s Million Dollar Kick Sweepstakes and the second year for the grand prize winner to attempt the field goal "live" during the Super Bowl pre-game show. The 1998 and 1997 contestants walked away with the $1,000,000 grand prize.

Hershey Foods Corporation is the leading North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery and chocolate-related grocery products and has a variety of international operations.