I agree, the first offer you got was probably the best. Did he give you contact information? On the other hand, if you like cigars and plan on continuing to smoke them, why not save it for a special treat? Opportunities like this don't come along often in life. Since it does not have the box, it's authenticity will probably never be believed outside the event you won it at. Do you have the cigars measurements? Find a nice little cedar cigar coffin from another cigar the same size. Tuck it away nice and safe until there's a special occasion, and you feel you can truly appreciate it. Perhaps your graduation, or wedding, or the birth of your first child. Make it part of an informal ceremony of some sort. Relish the decadence!