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$5 purchase turns into $95,000 Princess Cruises-branded Porsche win

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Princess Cruises President John Padgett hands over the keys to Princess Porsche winner Kavita Torvi
Kavita Torvi of Cary, North Carolina won a $95,000 Princess Cruises-branded all-electric Porsche Taycan as part of a giveaway in conjunction with the Porsche Club of America.

Torvi bought a $5 personalized Princess Medallion ahead of a cruise, which entered her into a drawing for the high-performance vehicle emblazoned with Princess's iconic seawitch logo. The Princess Porsche has traveled the United States and been featured at five signature Porsche Club of America events. It is affixed with event specific badges.

More than 850,000  entries

Torvi was selected from more than 850,000 entries across North America.

Her personalized Princess Medallion featured the word 'love' to commemorate her son's 18th birthday.

'We love helping guests like Kavita celebrate special occasions onboard, and this Princess-branded Porsche is quite possibly the biggest surprise ever,' Princess President John Padgett said.

Keys handed over at Port Everglades reception

Torvi, along with her husband and two teenage sons — who boarded Regal Princess over the weekend for a previously booked cruise, were honored at a dockside reception at Port Everglades where Padgett presented her with the keys and title to the car.

'We love sailing on Princess and this Porsche is a life-changing reminder of the amazing times we've had onboard,' Torvi said.