Redmond Town Center (RTC) gave away 481 gift cards, totaling $10,000 to shoppers participating in the mall’s giveaway event this past weekend.

The gift cards had varying denominations ranging from $5-500.

Phyllis Gick, an Indiana resident who was visiting her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter in Woodinville, won $500 to the mall.

“I’m going shopping,” she exclaimed.

Gick and her family saw an ad about the giveaway in the newspaper. They called Gick’s son-in-law’s mother in Bremerton and everyone met at the RTC Prize Wheel for a chance at a spin.

The other woman won a $200 gift card.

“The whole family is lucky,” said Gick’s daughter, who won a $5 gift card but promised to be back next year and do better.

Most people who participated in the giveaway stood in line between 30 minutes to an hour for a chance to spin the Prize Wheel.

The weekend event introduced to RTC’s new gift card program. The new gift cards are now available at the guest services office and online at www.redmondtowncenter.com.