Starting Monday, September 29th, 2025 through Thursday, October 9th, listeners will be invited to call into the “Wake the Lakes Morning Show” Monday through Friday at 6:20 to answer a “Paul McCartney themed” trivia question. The first caller to correctly answer the trivia question will win a four-pack of Mall of America attraction passes and will also be added to a final qualifying list of people eligible to win two tickets to see Paul McCartney live at U.S. Bank Stadium on Friday, October 17th, 2025 (Valued at over $700). The winner will be randomly chosen from that qualifying list and announced on Friday, October 10th at 6:20 on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show.

Starting Monday, September 8th, 2025, listeners will be invited to call into the “Wake the Lakes Morning Show” Monday through Friday at 7:20 (Thursdays, there’s an extra chance to play again at 8:20). When the announcement is made, caller number six will win a chance to spin the “Birthday Wheel.” If the wheel lands on the caller’s birthday month, the contestant wins $400. The caller is then eligible to spin the “Birthday Wheel” again to see if they can match the date of the month of their birthday. It the wheel also lands on the correct date, their prize is upgraded to a total of $1,000. If the caller does not win any money, their information will be added to a list of those who played the Birthday Game on the air. If, at the end of the Birthday Game contest, the $1,000 is not won, those non-winning contestants will be added to a random drawing for a chance to win the remaining $1,000. Listeners can try to be the sixth caller as many times as they want, until they win a cash prize. Each non-winning on-air spin of the Birthday Wheel will be considered an additional entry into the random drawing for the final $1,000 prize (if it was not given away previously with a matching birthday month and date). Must be 18 years of age to play and show legal proof of birthday with current ID to claim cash prize.

Starting Monday, April 28th, 2025, listen to the Wake the Lakes Morning Show Monday through Friday at 6:20, 7:20 and 8:20. When we tell you, be the sixth caller during those times at 218-828-9994 for your chance to guess the amount of money in the jackpot. We will tell you if you are “Too High” or “Too Low.” If the exact amount is guessed correctly, the caller wins that amount of money in the jackpot. If the caller is “Too High” or “Too Low,” that player’s turn ends. But, the player is still eligible to be caller six during the duration of the contest, unless they have previously won one of the designated jackpots offered in the High/Low Cash Game.

Starting Monday morning, March 31st, 2025 on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show, listen for your chance to guess the “Secret Sound” at 6:20, 7:20 and 8:20. Be caller SIX when we tell you to call in at those times each weekday morning for your chance to correctly guess the “Secret Sound” and win $2,000! Listen for bonus plays of the “Secret Sound” audio (and possible clues of what the “Secret Sound” is) on our stations weekdays at 10:20 AM, 1:20 PM, and 4:20 PM. Guess as many times as you want, as long as you are caller SIX when we tell you to call in at 6:20, 7:20 and 8:20 weekdays on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show. The contest will continue until the secret sound is guessed EXACTLY CORRECT with $2,000 as the prize. Clues of what the “Secret Sound” is will be given to listeners as the contest progresses based on the discretion of our programmers. Must be 18 years of age or older to play.

Atwater Chevrolet/GMC, Aitkin – East Region
#1 Duke =  Matt Lacy – Baxter
#16 Mt. St. Mary’s =  Zach Turcotte – Breezy Point
#8 Mississippi State =  Brandon Stuckmayer – Pierz
#9 Baylor =  Harry Ruikka – Fort Ripley
#5 Oregon =  Jason Frauendienst – New Auburn
#12 Liberty =  Trey Burgoyne
#4 Arizona =  Darren Mayers – Brainerd
#13 Akron =  Cory Niskanen – Jenkins
#6 BYU =  Scott Besser – McGregor
#11 VCU =  Candyce Porter – Pine River
#3 Wisconsin =  Shannon Manary – Crosby
#14 Montana =  Blaine Bubalo – Baxter
#7 St. Mary’s =  James Tayloe – Pequot Lakes MN
#10 Vanderbilt =  Woody Jakubik – Aitkin
#2 Alabama =  Randy Wermter – Brainerd
#15 Robert Morris =  Irene Ellis – Ironton

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#1 Florida =  Nancy Kunkel – Brainerd
#16 Norfolk State =  Charlene Keil – Brainerd
#8 UConn = Tom Noha – CrossLake
#9 Oklahoma =  Ben Kinser – Pequot Lakes
#5 Memphis =  Matt Gardner – Pillager
#12 Colorado St. =  Jeremy David Ciffra – Brainerd
#4 Maryland =  Judy Dubois – Brainerd
#13 Grand Canyon =  Randy Jasman – Breezy Point
#6 Missouri = Krystin Peterson – Pequot Lakes
#11 Drake = Calvin Tilbury – Backus
#3 Texas Tech = Teri Kaminski Peterson – Pequot Lakes
#14 UNC Wilmington Russell Burgoyne – Pine River
#7 Kansas = Simon Gruber – Pierz 
#10 Arkansas = Kenny Ritter – Brainerd 
#2 St. John’s = Jane Allen – Deerwood
#15 Omaha = Jason Winger

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#1 Auburn = Ryan Buell – Pequot Lakes
#16 Alabama St. = Tim Mogensen – Brainerd
#8 Louisville = JOEL JOHNSON – BRAINERD 
#9 Creighton = Keith Yde – Brainerd
#5 Michigan = Kelly Schaefer – Merrifield 
#12 UC San Diego = John Bescheinen – Brainerd
#4 Texas A & M = Tammy Jennings – Pequot Lakes
#13 Yale = Paul Zuk – Brainerd
#6 Ole Miss = Russell Burgoyne Sr – Pine River
#11 North Carolina = Grant Gibson – Crosby
#3 Iowa State = Karl Sabrowsky – Little Falls
#14 Lipscomb = Bruce Waslie – McGregor
#7 Marquette = Don Vaughn – Baxter 
#10 New Mexico = Ben Schwarz – Deerwood
#2 Michigan State = Mark Thorsett – Staples
#15 Bryant = Amy Madsen – Baxter 

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#1 Houston = Dave Hoppe – Glen
#16 SIU Edwardsville = Mitch Kroells – Pine River
#8 Gonzaga = Joy Collin – Aitkin
#9 Georgia = Pat Noha – Crosslake 
#4 Purdue = Matt Gardner – Pillager
#13 High Point = Chase Kelm – Brainerd
#5 Clemson = Russell Hoppe – Aitkin
#12 Mcneese St = Thomas C. Kirzeder – Merrifield
#6 Illinois = Ryan Spoden – Duluth
#11 Xavier = Tiffany Turner – Brainerd
#3 Kentucky = Russel Kiker – Brainerd
#14 Troy = Rocco Maggiore – Brainerd
#7 UCLA = Matt Moen, Baxter
#10 Utah State – Rob Mueller, Brainerd
#2 Tennessee = Robert Bachman – Pine River
#15 Wofford = Danielle Burgoyne

The Wake the Lakes Morning Show wants YOU to be part of the Big Dance! We will be giving away a $250 gas card from Station 371 in Pine River with our Tournament Madness Giveaway! Here’s how you enter: From February 28th to March 16th, 2025 (or until the required 64 names have been submitted), email contest@rjbroadcasting.com with your full name, town and phone number in order to be placed randomly with one of the teams in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament! Tune in March 17th-20th during the “Wake the Lakes Morning Show” to hear which team you are matched with! The name that is associated with the winning NCAA team will be the winner of the $250 gas card prize. Must be 21+ to participate. Those eligible must be one of the first 64 people to email for the promotion, one qualifier per household.

R & J Broadcasting Inc. would like to honor and say THANK YOU to our area veterans and first responders. To help us with that, starting Monday, February 3rd, 2025, please email a nomination of a special veteran or first responder in your life to: contest@rjbroadcasting.com by 12 noon on February 13th, 2025. We will randomly pick a few of those veterans and first responders to win special Valentine’s Day prizes from our sponsors. Thanks to: Garrison VFW; Crow Wing Food Coop, Brainerd; Bliss Salon & Boutique, Pequot Lakes; Rob Mueller Electric, Brained; Hugo’s Family Marketplace, Pine River; Station 371, Pine River; KC’s Saloon, Pillager; Corral Auto, Brainerd; Ganley’s Restaurant, Nisswa; Schaefer’s Foods, Nisswa; Reed’s Market, Crosslake; Cub Foods, Brainerd/Baxter; Wicheks Flooring and More, Little Falls; and The Blue Oyster, Brainerd.

Winning emails will be announced Friday morning, February 14th, 2025 at 7:20 on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show. One nomination per household, please.

Starting Monday, February 3rd, 2025, we will be giving away a different Valentine themed prize each day on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show available through our participating sponsors. Be caller six when we tell you at 218-828-9994 around 7:20 each of those weekday mornings to win! Must be 21 or older to participate, one winner per family per household per 30 days.