Michigan Match-Up to win money
ESCANABA -- There's news about a nationwide contest geared towards not just losing weight but also winning big money for getting healthy.
It's called Michigan Match-Up, and Friday marked the first day of registration where Michiganders could visit participating weigh-in places to get their starting weight and also register.
Contestants get to select a team of five members, and the event offers a total of $18,000 in cash prizes to the top performers.
OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba is an official weigh-in site, and the location there is a little unconventional.
"Some people are too large to be weighed on a regular scale, so we chose our freight scale here at OSF St. Francis," said OSF Dietician Linda Klope. "The State of Michigan, in general, has a very high rate of overweight people and obesity."
Extended registration is open now through January 14, and participants can learn more by going to the website for the event.
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