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DATE
QUESTION
ANSWER

Wednesday

10/01/08

203 million Americans have one of these, and I bet you have yours handy whenever you leave the house! The correct answer today is a drivers license! Anna Liessia Tamez of Dodge Center was our winner today!

Thursday

10/02/08

A recent survey showed liver as the least favorite item on America's dinner table. Name the food that was the second most hated! Kelly Gangelhoff listens in Rochester, and won today when she guessed lima beans!

Friday

10/03/08

Sales of this electronic device have more than doubled in the past year, and they're expected to double again this year...what device? The technology has been around for a long time, but GPS devices are just recently becoming affordable for folks like you and I. Dawn Keller of Stewartville supplied the winning answer today!

Monday

10/06/08

Every year, Americans eat enough of this tasty treat to completely fill the Grand Canyon! Most people don't eat it all by itself...but my wife and daughter do! Many thanks to Cheryl Mangels in Elgin - who happily admitted that she will eat whipped cream all by itself, just like my wife and daughter do :)

Tuesday

10/07/08

In 1980, more than half of U.S. housholds had one of these...now they're all but extinct! Remember the whir and whine (and delicious smell!) of a hot air popcorn maker? Amanda Hinchley of Rochester did, and she was today's winner!

Wednesday

10/08/08

There millions of people in the USA, billions in the world, but only 12 can claim to have done this! Only 12 folks can claim to have walked on the moon! Congrats to Jeannette Cox of Rochester, our winner today!

Thursday

10/09/08

This holiday season, women are expected to do this four times as often as men! Melissa Eslinger of Rochester came up with the right answer: shoplifting!

Friday

10/10/08

According to a recent survey, what's the number one thing people buy in a dollar store? The number one answer: cleaning supplies! My thanks (and a six inch sub!) go out to Roger Ferrie of Cresco, IA.

Monday

10/13/08

A recent Forbes article said that this entertainedr makes the equivalent of $22,000 per minute. Name the entertainer! Hard to believe, but Simon Cowell reportedly earns the equivalent of $22,000 per minute! Tracy Walton of Stewartville was our winner today!

Tuesday

10/14/08

A typical American will eat three pounds of this tasty treat every year - Sandy Otterbein of Dodge Center had the right answer: peanut butter!

Wednesday

10/15/08

If yours is labeled as "heart healthy", chances are that it's been fortified with pureed sardines or fish-derived gelatin. What drink are we talking about? Yes, I said drink! Several popular brands of "heart healthy" orange juice are just a little fishy...read the carton and see what I mean!

Thursday

10/16/08

More than one third of the ladies said that every time you do this, you need a new haircut...do what? The ladies agreed that every time you renew your drivers license photo, that's a good reason for a haircut! Rick Benner of Mantorville was today's winner!

Friday

10/17/08

The typical American enjoys 160 servings per year of this tasty treat - invented over 140 years ago to provide a meat-less alternative to start the day! Breakfast cereal is the winning answer - supplied today by Sandra Prochaska of Stewartville!

Monday

10/20/08

35% of the men say that they will never do this without first getting permission from their wives! We're apparently smarter than we look - we'll always get permission before we change the thermostat! Jake Larrison of West Concord was today's winner!

Tuesday

10/21/08

The ladies overwhelmingly said that ice cream was their favorite comfort food...what food took second place on the list? Meg Douglas of Rochester had the winning answer today - mac-n-cheese! (I am powerless over good home-made mac-n-cheese!)

Wednesday

10/22/08

These have no moving parts at all, but they still wear out, and need to be replaced every three years or so. Mine is pretty old and ratty...it's almost time for a new mouse pad! Thanks to Ruth Callahan for listening in Pine Island!

Thursday

10/23/08

If you're a typical consimer, you'll buy seven of these in a lifetime - seven what? What an odd question, right? Seven washing machines, and my thanks to Harley Jacobsen of Grand Meadow for winning today!

Friday

10/24/08

41% of the ladies agreed that they could NEVER do this in front of a man! Exercise is the winning answer today, supplied by Alexis Rud of Byron!

Monday

10/27/08

The average person will only do this six times in a lifetime... Wendy Carolan of Decorah, IA called in the winning answer today: fall in love!

Tuesday

10/28/08

Most of us use this convenience several times a day, and can't imagine life without it. Believe it or not, it wasn't even common until 1984! Think about it...every time your phone rings, what do you do first? You check the caller ID! Nancy Breen from Viola was our winner today!

Wednesday

10/29/08

Most folks have eight of these at home that they're not using - eight what? You never know when you'll need a spare battery! Thanks to Tammy Shank of Rochester for providing the winning answer today!

Thursday

10/30/08

In a typical year, an average American will consume 5 1/2 gallons of this! How sweet it is! THe average American will consume around 5 1/2 gallons of ice cream - and Garrett Johnson of Rochester supplied the winning answer!

Friday

10/31/08

One out of every four women has one of these in her purse right now! Soon to be extinct - but one out of every four women carry a calculator! Molly Post of Zumbro Falls was our winner!
 
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