Imagine turning up to the MCG with the intention of watching a game of football and returning home with a tickets to Sweden and Denmark in your hands?

A big congratulations to Pies fan Ian Hawkins, who was the major prize winner of the Emirates match day competition in round 14 at the MCG.

Ian takes up the story:

"I was lucky enough to be asked to go to the Collingwood v Hawthorn match last Friday, sitting above the players race in a special Emirates airport lounge," Ian said.

"The food and drink was top class and the three other prize winners and partners were very friendly as we chatted about where in Europe we would like to go while watching a close game - even with a one in four chance I never thought it could be me.

"At half time, the air hostesses and TV cameras came out and next we were on the big screen chatting away like celebrities with 75,000 fans watching! We chose a card with a number to tell us which model planes to stand next to (my lucky number is two - number two was already taken so I took the second of the remaining cards when it was my turn).

"We all turned our planes over and mine said congratulations on the bottom - I hugged the other contestants and everyone else in sight!

"The adrenaline felt like I'd bungee jumped and when the microphone came to me to all I could do babble and say thankyou!  Rang my wife who was really, really happy.

"I got texts from other people at the game all night and carried the giant Emirates boarding pass home on the packed train with me.

"Where am I going to fly? I've marked Sweden and Denmark as my dream destinations, here's hoping Bucks and the Magpie Army have marked the MCG on Grand Final day as theirs."

We hope you enjoy your trip to Sweden and Denmark flying Emirates, Ian, and we thank you for your support.