NEW YORK (Map) - NEW YORK, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Six Flags proudly announced the winner of the nationwide "The Good Time Country Contest With Alan Jackson And Six Flags", Kimberly Johnson. She is an active-duty military mother stationed at Fort Sam Houston Army Post who has served her country in Iraq. She will be graduating from nursing school later this month. While she grew up listening to the music of Alan Jackson, Kimberly entered not for herself, but for her own mother, JoAnne Blakely, a long-time fan of the country artist. JoAnne, a mother of three and grandmother of six, has never seen

The announcement came to JoAnne on May 9 as Kimberly and Six Flags Fiesta Texas representatives surprised her while working at a local H-E-B Plus. "Oh my goodness! I can't believe this! This is amazing!" cried JoAnne in disbelief upon receiving the news.

"The Good Time Country Contest With Alan Jackson And Six Flags" asked applicants to write an essay describing what country music has meant to them in their life and why they were deserving of winning. Alan Jackson himself helped select the winning essay and Kimberly was chosen from over 3,000 participating entries.

Kimberly and her mother will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Las Vegas with three guests to attend The 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 18, 2008. Additionally, they will get an all-expense-paid trip to attend a concert of their choice that is part of either the 2008 Starburst Thursday Night Concert Series or 2008 Sunday Rocks! presented by DanceDanceRevolution(R) at any Six Flags location. Finally, Kimberly's mother will have an exclusive meet-and-greet with Alan Jackson himself!

This heartfelt endeavor meant so much to Kimberly that she was willing to sacrifice attending her own graduation ceremony to give her mother this incredible opportunity, truly a Mother's Day gift not to be forgotten!

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