Winner of Visa Super Bowl XLVII Sweepstakes for BBVA Compass Announced

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA Compass today announced the grand prize winner of the Visa Super Bowl XLVII Sweepstakes, awarding Sixto V. of Lake Jackson, Texas with a trip for two to the game, airfare, hotel accommodations in New Orleans and a $500 gift card, courtesy of Visa.

"We are thrilled to offer Sixto the chance to attend the most anticipated football game in the nation," said Joel Alindogan, senior vice president and payments director at BBVA Compass. "Introduced during the peak of holiday spending and football frenzy, our fall sweepstakes offered a fantastic opportunity to award our most loyal customers with a trip to the super bowl as a capstone to the season."

Launched in October, the sweepstakes gave customers the chance to win a trip for two to the Super Bowl each time they used their BBVA Compass Visa credit, debit or prepaid card during the Visa Super Bowl XLVII Sweepstakes for BBVA Compass. The sweepstakes ended Dec. 15, 2012.

A $10 purchase at Jovy's Homemade Tamales in Clute, Texas resulted in an unexpected treat for Sixto – a trip of a lifetime to New Orleans for the game.