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Turn purple from scratching

Turn purple from scratching

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If your travels take you through Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport this holiday season and you’re a Ravens fan and you patronize a shop while at BWI, you could scratch off a little purple.

Airmall USA is running a contest called the “Purple Zone,” in which shoppers receive scratch-off tickets when they make purchases at selected stores on concourses A/B and D. Prizes include Ravens paraphernalia, with a grand prize of a trip for two to a Ravens away game in 2013, including tickets, airfare and accommodations. (Presumably, you would fly through BWI — where you could get another scratch-off and maybe win a T-shirt to wear to the game.)

The participating stores include America!, Be Relax, Bijoux Bellagio, Brooks Brothers, Brookstone, Fire & Ice, Hudson Booksellers, iTech Xperience, Johnston & Murphy, Polk Audio, Sunglass Hut, Swarovski, Talie, Taxco Sterling, Tech Interaction, The Body Shop and Ultra Diamonds.

The Ravens mascot Poe was at BWI to help kick off the contest last week, but watch out for him again sometime soon. You don’t want to get caught behind Poe at a security checkpoint. Imagine how long that could take.