McDonald's(R) USA Announces McDonald's Perfect Pair Contest Finalists

OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - Jun 3, 2011) - The wait is over! Today, McDonald's USA announced the top ten Finalists of McDonald's Perfect Pair Contest which kicked off the national launch of McCafé Frozen Strawberry Lemonade on May 9. The First Round of McDonald's Perfect Pair Contest asked consumers to team up with one other person -- a friend, co-worker, relative or significant other -- to share why they are as perfect a pair as the sweet strawberry and tart lemon in the new McCafé Frozen Strawberry Lemonade. An independent judging panel reviewed hundreds of entries and selected ten Finalists to compete for the Grand Prize of a $5,000 travel voucher for a dream vacation and $5,000 in cash for the winning Pair. Two Runner-Up Pairs will each receive $1,000 in McDonald's Arch Cards.

Now it's your turn to pick the overall winning Pair! As part of the McDonald's Perfect Pair Contest's Second Round, the ten Finalists were asked to create a short video further explaining why they are McDonald's Perfect Pair. Beginning today through June 13, you can visit www.mcdonalds.com/McDFSLPairs to view the ten Finalist video entries, and vote for who you think should be named McDonald's Perfect Pair.

The Top-10 Finalist Pairs include:

• Torrie Chantey Bush (Southfield, MI) & Jason Gregory Maas (Westland, MI)
• Amy Eller (Kingsport, TN) & David Eller (Kingsport, TN)
• Jason Gottshall (Canton, OH) & Anya Cottage (Stow, OH)
• Tiffany Greene (Flat Rock, MI) & Arthur Bulls (Flat Rock, MI)
• Baron Hilliard (Plainfield, NJ) & Erika Kendrick (Bloomfield, NJ)
• Sarah Hirsch (West Bloomfield, MI) & Kevin Hirsch (West Bloomfield, MI)
• Jamilah Lemieux (Brooklyn, NY) & David K. Giles (Brooklyn, NY)
• Grace McMurtrie (Appleton, WI) & Alison Maresh (Arlington, VA)
• Katherine Moore (Arlington, VA) & Marshall Taylor (Arlington, VA)
• Ivette Serrano (Sherman Oaks, CA) & Herbert Serrano (Sherman Oaks, CA)

McDonald's USA will announce the Grand Prize Winning Pair and the two Runner-Up Pairs by June 24. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. For complete and Official Rules and to learn more about the McDonald's Perfect Pair Contest visit www.mcdonalds.com/McDFSLPairs.

McCafé Frozen Strawberry Lemonade is available nationwide at a participating McDonald's near you. This new menu innovation is available in small (12 oz.), medium (16 oz.) and large (22 oz.) sizes. For more information about McCafé Frozen Strawberry Lemonade visit www.mcdonalds.com/lemonade.

About McDonald's
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