BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - J. Austin Davis of Birmingham won the 2009 smart® fortwo pure coupe worth nearly $14,000 given away by the Alys Stephens Center Thursday night, Nov. 5.

The car was awarded as part of the "Get smART, Support the Arts" fundraising campaign. The Alys Stephens Center Junior Patrons' two-month campaign raised money to support ASC programs and art education initiatives. The smart® fortwo is the most fuel efficient, non-hybrid vehicle on sale in the United States.

To win the car, three finalists were drawn at random from all entries and competed in a test of skill; each of the three had to guess how many bottles of smartwater were in the car. Davis came closest with a guess of 145 - the actual number of bottles within the car was 247.

"Get smART, Support the Arts" was sponsored by Crown Automobile Co., RBC Bank, Mental Floss magazine, UAB, the ASC-JPs, Fox 6, smartwater and Commercial Printing.

About the Alys Stephens Center

Located on the UAB campus, the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center is one of the Southeast's premier performing arts centers, hosting the best in international, national and local performance. Home to the UAB departments of theatre and music and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the ASC also presents its own season, bringing the world's best music, dance, theater, comedy and family entertainment to Alabama. For more information on all Alys Stephens Center events and programs, visit www.AlysStephens.org.