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    Illinois stages "Great Escape" for Friday's dual

    CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois fans can escape their daily stressors Friday night when the seventh-ranked Fighting Illini host No. 19 Northwestern at 7 p.m. at Huff Hall, an event dubbed The Great Escape. One lucky University of Illinois student will win a scooter from Illini Scooters and two fans will have the opportunity to compete for the Illinois Wrestling Stimulus Plan during the intermission between the fifth and sixth matches of the evening.

    Illinois students - who receive free admission simply by showing their student ID - are encouraged to enter for the scooter giveaway as they enter Huff Hall on Friday. Then, one lucky student's name will be drawn by a former Illini wrestling star during the break between the first and second halves of the dual.

    Also during the intermission, marketing representatives will throw a number of Illinois wrestling t-shirts into the crowd, with two special shirts entitling their owners the right to a special prize. Those two fans will don blindfolds and $100 will be spread out on the main mat, with one $50 bill and 50 $1 bills. The fans will then have 30 seconds to collect as much cash as possible.

    Friday's match will be broadcast on a tape-delayed basis by the Big Ten Network, with the dual being televised at 9:30 p.m. CT. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for youth 18 and under and UI students gain free admission by showing their student ID.

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