Yup. It's actually at the very least USA-wide... I remember reading a newspaper story some time back that out of the mass of pubs they've given away (I guess that they've done about 10 or so), only one guy has stuck it out and run the business... the rest show up, have a few pints, realize that they've been given a serious business, then sell out and head home.

Apparently, Guiness finds pub owners who want to move on to something else, buys the pub lock, stock and barrel, and that's what you win.

M