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Tease: Coming up in ___________ minutes, when we’ll see the first results from today’s crucial Georgia Senate races
The first polls close at 7pm Eastern Time tonight in the Georgia Senate race the entire country is watching. If Republicans win one of the two races then Mitch McConnell will keep control of the Senate, Democrats need both for Chuck Schumer to take over and give the Democrats the House, the Senate and the White House. Most polls show the Democratic candidates to have a slight lead, but essentially it’s a tossup. Because none of us trust polls anymore after they’ve been way off for the past two major elections. (Additional out) So tune into the news tonight to see seven hours of speculating that culminates in “it’s too close to call.”
Tease: In ______ minutes, McDonald’s fires the next shot in the Chicken Sandwich Wars
McDonald’s launches an offensive in the Chicken Sandwich Wars with three new sandwiches. The new menu items include the Crispy Chicken Sandwich, topped with pickles and served on a potato roll, the Spicy Chicken Sandwich, which adds spicy pepper sauce and the Deluxe Chicken Sandwich, which comes with lettuce, tomatoes and mayo. They’ll all be available nationally on February 24th. Then trashed on the internet on February 25th. (Additional out) For us all to try once before going back into our Chick-Fil-A and Popeye’s corners.
Tease: Coming up at _____, the US county where 1 in 5 people tested are showing up positive
In Los Angeles County, 1 out of 5 people tested for Covid-19 are positive. Hospital beds in the county are now critically scarce. Elsewhere much of Europe is locking down, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a harsh lockdown across England that will last through the middle of February, Italy also imposed new lockdowns and Germany is considering extending restrictions. So far January is looking more like it belongs in 2020 than 2021. (Additional out) As our hangover from the longest year ever continues.
Tease: In _____ minutes, the star who helped keep Harry and Olivia’s romance a secret
TV host James Corden helped Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde keep their new romance a secret. The couple spent time alone together at Corden’s nearby house while filming a movie together in Palm Springs. Yesterday news broke of the new celebrity couple after pictures emerged of the two holding hands at a wedding over the weekend. Their romance is so new they don’t even have a terrible celebrity couple mashup name yet. (Additional Out) This further proves my theory that James Corden is the nicest guy in Hollywood.
Phone Topic/Web Poll: The Mediterranean diet was named the best diet for 2021 according to rankings compiled by US News & World Report. It’s the fourth year in a row the plant-based diet with a moderate amount of poultry and dairy came in at number one. The DASH diet, which stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension and the Flexitarian diet, which encourages being a vegetarian most of the time, came in second and third. What popular diet do you prefer if any?
Contest Tease: Coming up at _____________, what’s the biggest one of these of all time? The correct answer wins ________.
[Contest setup] Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing jackpot stands at a whopping 432-million-dollars. Although that’s a ridiculous amount of money, we’ve had bigger. How much was the biggest lottery prize of all time?
A: $758 million
B: $1.258 billion
C: $1.586 billion
Answer: C, the 1.586 billion-dollar Powerball drawing from January 13, 2016 remains history’s biggest lottery prize. That’s quit your job, buy an island, get all new friends, kind of money.
[DIY Feature] Knockout Trivia Tuesday: I’ll ask a question on air, if you call in and correctly answer it you’ll have twenty seconds to answer three more questions to win ________. If no one gets it, we’ll move on to round 2.
Round 1:
General question: How many US states border the Gulf of Mexico? (Five)
Follow up questions:
What’s the ballet term for a 360-degree turn on one foot? (Pirouette)
What American averaged one patent for every three weeks of his life? (Thomas Edison)
What has a diameter of 8,000 miles? (Earth)
Round 2:
General question: Who played Rachel Green in Friends? (Jennifer Aniston)
Follow up questions:
What is the only American state that begins with the letter ‘p’? (Pennsylvania)
What BBC series about old collectibles has been on air since 1977? (Antiques Roadshow)
Who did the New Orleans Pelicans select with the #1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft? (Zion Williamson)
5 Things You Need to Know
1) The first polls close at 7pm Eastern Time tonight in the Georgia Senate race the entire country is watching. If Republicans win one of the two races then Mitch McConnell will keep control of the Senate, Democrats need both for Chuck Schumer to take over and give the Democrats the House, the Senate and the White House. Most polls show the Democratic candidates to have a slight lead, but essentially it’s a tossup. So tune into the news tonight to see seven hours of speculating that culminates in “it’s too close to call.”
2) McDonald’s launches an offensive in the Chicken Sandwich Wars with three new sandwiches. The new menu items include the Crispy Chicken Sandwich, topped with pickles and served on a potato roll, the Spicy Chicken Sandwich, which adds spicy pepper sauce and the Deluxe Chicken Sandwich, which comes with lettuce, tomatoes and mayo. They’ll all be available nationally on February 24th. For us all to try once before going back into our Chick-Fil-A and Popeye’s corners.
3) In Los Angeles County, 1 out of 5 people tested for Covid-19 are positive. Hospital beds in the county are now critically scarce. Elsewhere much of Europe is locking down, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a harsh lockdown across England that will last through the middle of February, Italy also imposed new lockdowns and Germany is considering extending restrictions. So far January is looking more like it belongs in 2020 than 2021.
4) TV host James Corden helped Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde keep their new romance a secret. The couple spent time alone together at Corden’s nearby house while filming a movie together in Palm Springs. Yesterday news broke of the new celebrity couple after pictures emerged of the two holding hands at a wedding over the weekend. Their romance is so new they don’t even have a terrible celebrity couple mashup name yet.
5) Tonight’s Mega Millions drawing jackpot stands at a whopping 432-million-dollars. Although that’s a ridiculous amount of money, we’ve had bigger. The 1.586 billion-dollar Powerball drawing from January 13, 2016 remains history’s biggest lottery prize. That’s quit your job, buy an island, get all new friends, kind of money.
What’s Your Favorite Diet?
The Mediterranean diet was named the best diet for 2021 according to rankings compiled by US News & World Report. It’s the fourth year in a row the plant-based diet with a moderate amount of poultry and dairy came in at number one. The DASH diet, which stands for dietary approaches to stop hypertension and the Flexitarian diet, which encourages being a vegetarian most of the time, came in second and third. What popular diet do you prefer if any? We posed that question to our _________ listeners, click below to hear their responses, take the web poll below to weigh in, then listen tomorrow at _______ to hear the results.
(Upload audio from your best calls)
(Web poll)
What’s your favorite diet?
Mediterranean
DASH
Flexitarian
Vegitarian
Vegan
Keto
Paleo
Atkins
Weight Watchers
Gluten free
(Other suggestions from on-air)