Mojito mystery solved: Four winners receive $100 Doc Ford’s gift cards in guessing contest

How many mini lime slices fit into a gallon mojito glass?
Answer: 12,674, as four lucky patrons of Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille now know. They each won $100 restaurant gift cards, shirts and swag by guessing the number of miniature clay key limes filling the gallon glasses at Doc Ford’s four locations. The contest was part of the restaurants’ weeklong celebration in July of the anything-but-humble mojito. Customers ordering from the mojito menu also received signature mojito glasses on July 11, National Mojito Day.
“The guessing contest was a huge success and a lot of fun for our guests,” said Joe Harrity, a partner with HM Restaurant Group, which owns and operates Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille and Dixie Fish Company. “Customers clustered around the gallon glasses counting and calculating. We had over 300 entries and gave away over 700 glasses.”
Winners Mark Schimmoler and Angela Switzerland, of Ohio, enjoyed a true taste of the Sunshine State and the Caribbean Rim during their Florida vacations, using their cards before returning home. Schimmoler won the grand prize at the Doc Ford’s on Sanibel, Switzerland at the Fort Myers Beach location. Christine Howser, a resident of New Port Richey, won the prize package at the St. Petersburg Pier. Lauryn Housholder of Naperville, Ill., had the best guess at Doc Ford’s in St. Petersburg’s Jungle Terrace.
“We love observing national food and cocktail recognition days and celebrating with our staff and patrons,” said Harrity. “It creates a lot of excitement while also recognizing our regular diners and those who visit us during vacation.”