Free lunch? Allegiant's upcoming bash at Central BBQ offers food, travel giveaways

Wayne Risher | Memphis Commercial Appeal

Show Caption Hide Caption Allegiant launches Oakland nonstop Allegiant Air's summer seasonal nonstop plugs key hole in Memphis International Airport's service offering: more access to West Coast.

Allegiant Air wants to take Memphis to lunch and give away $10,000 in air travel Wednesday.

The Las Vegas-based carrier also will make a $5,000 donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during its second annual Memphis giveaway from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Central BBQ Downtown.

The first 50 people will receive $100 Allegiant travel vouchers.

Also up for grabs are 10 pairs of roundtrip tickets, valued at $500 apiece.

The Downtown Central BBQ is at 147 E. Butler near the National Civil Rights Museum.

"We’re excited to be back in Memphis celebrating our second annual Central BBQ Celebration,” Scott DeAngelo, Allegiant chief marketing officer, said in a release. “We’re really proud of the relationship we’ve built with the Memphis community and look forward to continuing to build a stronger connection.”

Allegiant launched a twice-weekly summer seasonal nonstop between Memphis and Oakland, California, last week.

It’s the ninth city pair served by Allegiant from Memphis, the most of any carrier serving Memphis International Airport.

Allegiant began serving Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando from Memphis in May 2015. It also offers nonstops to Austin, Destin, Los Angeles, Phoenix and St. Pete/Tampa Bay.