ARIZONA NEWS

Arizona man wins $25,000 for ‘Invisible Man’ costume

Oct 21, 2013, 11:56 AM | Updated: 11:56 am

Bill Freitag of Arizona won the best costume of the year award during Hub Network’s first annual Halloween Bash in Santa Monica, Calif. on Sunday.

Freitag won $25,000 for his “Invisible Man” costume, which made attendees give a second glance at the headless getup.
On top of the prize money, Freitag has a chance to win a walk-on role on “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour.”

“Saturday Night Live” star Kenan Thompson hosted the star-studded event, along with celebrity appearances by Martha Stewart, Hal Sparks and Coco Jones.

Award presenters included Bil Nye, Zachary Gordon, Nolan Gould and Rico Rodriguez, among others.

The two-hour event will air on the Hub Network (Cox Communications channel 101) on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. MST.

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Arizona man wins $25,000 for ‘Invisible Man’ costume