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One Winner Beat the Odds for Record $590+M

Coop — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:16:11 +0000

Saturday night’s winning numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball of 11. The lump sum payout is $590.5M, the winner gets: $376.9M The US government will get $149M in taxes. The AP reports a single winner was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla. So I guess it’s back to work [...]

A New Harley For $100? My Fingers Are Crossed

Coop — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:47:28 +0000

I like to support good causes & riding the wind. I prepped for both when I picked up a couple of raffle tickets for the Sunrise Lions Club raffle for 5 new Harley-Davidsons & a Honda MUV that will be raffled off this Saturday around 1 at the Cheyenne High Country Motorsports.

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Sure, The Winning Is Easy, but…

Coop — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:01:57 +0000

Cheyenne’s Alicia Trujillo’s text load went into overdrive when friends heard she won $1000 Tuesday morning. Her grandson thinks a fish tank would be the perfect thing to top the list on ‘what to do with that money.’ She told Steve Cooper the winning was easy, but getting the check from Mr. Sticky Fingers? [...]

New $100 Bills Coming in October

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:45:55 +0000

Get ready to throw away all those ratty old Benjamins that are just laying around your house—the newly designed $100 bill will be going into circulation in October. (Just kidding about throwing away the old ones. They’ll still be recognized as legal tender.) The bill bearing the face of Benjamin Franklin is the world’s most [...]

Adele Tops Rich List in British Newspaper

Joe Robinson — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:35:14 +0000

Adele has topped The Sunday Times' annual Rich List for musicians aged 30 and under in Britain and Ireland, thanks to an estimated worth of $46 million, the British paper announced today (April 11). Florence Welch and Lily Allen also made the top ten. U2 and Chris Martin, meanwhile, have made strong showings on the Times' Rich List for musicians over the age of 30, with Bono and co. taking third place, right behind Paul McCartney and composer Andew Lloyd Webber.

New Toys For CPD

ScottyJ — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:23:24 +0000

We all Live in a very technologically advanced age.Technology has been helping people out now for many years. From Coffee pots that brew themselves to ovens and microwaves that talk to you! It seems in the day and age we live in now technology advances on a daily basis. Buy a new computer this weekend [...]

Helton Sorry For DUI, Ready To Move On In '13 [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:38:49 +0000

Colorado first baseman Todd Helton has apologized for his drunken driving arrest, saying on Sunday following the Rockies’ first full-squad workout at spring training that he had never done it before.Helton acknowledged he got behind the wheel after drinking. He asked for forgiveness, and also addressed teammates. Manager Walt Weiss and several coaches watched as [...]

More Pain At The Pump Headed Wyoming's Way?

ScottyJ — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:30:19 +0000

For the first time in Wyoming since 1998 The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint revenue Interim Committee voted Monday to sponsor a bill that would raise the gas tax in Wyoming by 10 cents per gallon. The states lawmakers also endorsed a bill to raise car registration by 5 dollars or more depending on the vehicle. With [...]

Two More Chances to Win KING FM's Thousand Dollar Cash Call

Grateful Mike — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:43:15 +0000

Are you ready to call and win $1,000?

KING FM's Thousand Dollar Cash Call contest is almost over. We have two more chances for you to become the 25th caller when we play the cue on Friday, November 30.

Be ready to dial during the last hour of Scotty J's show, he's filling in for Gailen, and inside the All Request Business Lunch with Lesley.

Powerball Jackpot Now At $550 Million – Get A Piece Of Our Ticket! [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:37:48 +0000

The officials at Powerball just announced that the jackpot for tonight’s Powerball drawing is over 550 MILLION dollars!If you would like a fair share of our ticket, go to our Facebook page and “like” us! If you do it before the Powerball drawing tonight, we will include you in the winnings! You can take a [...]

Watch: Black Friday Shoppers Descend on Victoria's Secret

Tom Blunt — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:15:41 +0000

It’s not just the big-box stores like Walmart and Target who get mobbed by ‘Black Friday’ shoppers. Here you can watch as hundreds of women prepare to trample each other for fancy underwear at their local Victoria’s Secret. Shot at a mall in Overland Park, Kansas, this video captures police and store management Â attempting to [...]

Big Brothers Big Sisters Nachos Navidad Kickoff Tonight [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:54:44 +0000

Be sure to join us for the Nachos Navidad Kickoff event tonight at 6pm! Please come to the Taco Johns at 5410 N Yellowstone Road here in Cheyenne for the live remote and kickoff event for Big Brothers Big Sisters from 5 to 7pm tonight! Don’t forget that every time you buy a tasty Nachos [...]

Hostess Asks Court To Allow Closing Their Doors Forever [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:14:07 +0000

Sadly for all of us that enjoy the occasional tasty treats like, Twinkies, Ho Ho’s, Swiss Rolls, Ding Dongs etc etc. That indulgence will soon come to an end! Bye Bye Twinkie The Kid! Posted on the Facebook page of Hostess this morning was a sad message; We are sorry to announce that Hostess Brands, [...]

Two More Chances to Win One Thousand Dollars are Coming Up on KING FM

Grateful Mike — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:30:03 +0000

Have you thought about what you would spend your $1,000 on? We have 2 more chances for you to call and win a grand coming up on Thursday, November 15, during Lesley’s shift and toward the beginning of my shift in the early afternoon.KING FM’s Thousand Dollar Cash Call happens throughout November, except during the [...]

The Thousand Dollar "Win Cash" Call – Win $1,000 by Listening + $10,000 Online

Gailen Sprague — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:57:16 +0000

It’s time for the Thousand Dollar Cash Call! Win $1,000 twice a day just by listening on the air. Win $10,000 right here on our website. Is there really anything else to say?How about we just tell you how you can wind up with all that cash in your pocket. Listen to 101 9 KING [...]

UW Football Head Coach Christensen Fined And Suspended For Outburst [NSFW VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:21:19 +0000

Wyoming head football coach Dave Christensen has been suspended by UW Athletic Director Tom Burman and fined $50,000 for his actions after the Air Force game on October 13th.We thought we would update our previous posting with the addition of the actual video from the incident, so you can see for yourself what actually happened. [...]

Rummage Sale Will Raise Funds

Gailen Sprague — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:38:04 +0000

Don’t miss the annual rummage sale featuring clothes, furniture, children’s items, books, sporting equipment, linens, jewelry and a large assortment of household items! Friday, October 5th from 7:30am to 2:30pm at the First United Methodist Church on 108 East 18th Street. Funds raised will be used to benefit local and national PEO educational scholarships.

Should Olympic Medalists Have to Pay Taxes on Their Winnings? [POLL]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:00:25 +0000

Olympics medals aren’t worth much, so it may surprise you to know that medalists also get stuck with a hefty tax bill.

Would You Rather Give Up Sex or Lose Your Job? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:00:29 +0000

If you need any other indication that the job market is tough these days, consider this survey by online casino Roxy Palace. In it, 700 men were asked if they would live without sex if that meant they could keep their job. Forty-three percent of the poll’s respondents answered that keeping their job was more [...]

How Much Will People Spend on Graduation Gifts This Year? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:00:28 +0000

Student loan debt may be skyrocketing, but the students themselves will likely leave school with some nice presents — a new survey shows Americans will spend almost $5 billion on graduation gifts this year. The National Retail Federation surveyed about 9,000 people for its annual Graduation Survey, finding that almost a third of respondents plan [...]