Try BART Week is October 18-22

Starting next Monday, BART is giving away free prizes to random passengers who text the "Word of the Day" shown on BART platform destination signs. Prizes include $2,500 value of BART tickets, Southwest Airline tickets, tickets to local museums, sporting events and theater/musical productions, Green and Black's chocolate, gift cards for Jamba Juice, and Alter Eco food baskets.

More prizes will be given out on Monday, October 18th for the Kick-Off Event at 12th Street Oakland City Center from noon to 1 P.M. They'll be handing out chocolate bars and other pretty cool giveaways.

So if you normally drive to work, take a break from it next week. Even if you don't win anything, you might save yourself a little money on gas and frustration from traffic.

More details here.