Vicks to Send a Lucky Fan to Cheer on Team USA at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games!

Vicks Partners with Apolo Anton Ohno and Lindsey Jacobellis in the Vicks
"Tweet Your Way to See Team USA" Sweepstakes

NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Vicks, the brand consumers have
trusted for more than five generations, announced this morning it has
partnered with Olympians Apolo Anton Ohno and Lindsey Jacobellis in a viral
campaign that will send one lucky fan and a friend to the 2010 Olympic Winter
Games to cheer on Team USA in Vancouver. The sweepstakes, "Tweet Your Way to
See Team USA," begins today and will run through January 4th.

"Athletes like myself train their whole lives to compete in the Olympic Games
and having fans on the sidelines cheering Team USA at the biggest sporting
event in the world makes all the difference for an athlete," says Apolo Anton
Ohno. "It's so hard to get tickets to the Olympics, but now thanks to Vicks,
all my fans have a chance to win a trip to 2010 Olympic Winter Games in
Vancouver to support me and all of Team USA in person."

To enter the Vicks "Tweet Your Way to See Team USA" sweepstakes, consumers
must first "follow" Apolo and Lindsey on the communications platform, Twitter.
Fans can then watch for Lindsey and Apolo to send the official URL to all
their followers via Twitter. Click on the URL, enter your email and you're
automatically entered to win a fabulous, once-in-a-lifetime trip for two to
Vancouver to attend the 2010 Olympic Winter Games to cheer on Team USA. You
may also re-tweet a message about the sweepstakes to all of your followers for
another chance to win and to spread the good news. Consumers can enter to win
once a day, with an opportunity to earn a bonus entry per day. For fans
without a Twitter account, more information on how to submit an entry using an
email address is available at www.Tweet2CTeamUSA.com.

"Having fans support Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games really keeps the
athletes spirits high," says Lindsey Jacobellis. "I'm really excited to be a
part of this sweepstakes because I love when the fans can come see us compete
and cheer us on."

Vicks is a proud sponsor of Team USA and is pleased to be the official sponsor
of cough, cold and flu medicine of the U.S. Olympic Team. To learn more about
Vicks and the "Tweet Your Way to See Team USA" sweepstakes, consumers can log
on to www.Vicks.com.

About Vicks®
As a trusted family brand for more than 100 years and one of the most
recognized around the world, Vicks has helped generation after generation feel
relief from cough, cold, flu and sinus symptoms. NyQuil is the #1 pharmacist
recommended brand for Adult Cold Nighttime Relief. Available in more than 70
countries and on 5 continents, the Vicks family includes Vicks® DayQuil® Plus
Vitamin C, Vicks® NyQuil® Plus Vitamin C, Vicks Early Defense Nasal
Decongestant, NyQuil Cold/Flu LiquiCaps, NyQuil Cold/Flu, NyQuil Cough, NyQuil
Sinus, Children's NyQuil, DayQuil Cold/Flu LiquiCaps, DayQuil Cold/Flu,
DayQuil Cough, DayQuil Sinus, VapoRub Ointment, VapoRub Cream, BabyRub, Casero
Chest Congestion Relief, Vicks® Formula 44 Custom Care Sore Throat Lozenges,
Vicks® Formula 44 Custom Care Sore Throat Spray, Vicks® Formula 44 Custom Care
Chesty Cough, Vicks® Formula 44 Custom Care Congestion, Vicks® Formula 44
Custom Care Dry Cough, Vicks® Formula 44 Custom Care Cough & Cold PM, Vicks®
Formula 44 Custom Care Body Aches, Pediatric Vicks 44e Cough & Chest
Congestion Relief, Pediatric Vicks 44m Cold & Cough Relief, Sinex Nasal Spray,
Sinex 12 Hour Spray, Sinex Ultra Fine Mist, Sinex 12 Hour Ultra Fine Mist,
Vicks Cough Drops, Vicks Vitamin C Drops. Headquartered in Cincinnati, OH,
Vicks is owned and distributed by Procter & Gamble.

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SOURCE Vicks

Ashley Lewis of DeVries Public Relations, for Vicks, +1-212-891-0456,
alewis@devries-pr.com; or Crystal Harrell, PhD of The Procter & Gamble
Company, +1-513-622-2880, harrell.cw@pg.com