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

Yde’s Major Appliance West Region
#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

Barstock Liquors – South Region
#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 

Guidepoint Pharmacy, Aitkin Midwest Region
#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.