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Anna Leighton
One of the radio stations here,KNIX, has been having a "We will pay your bills up to $1,000.00 contest ". What you have to do is make a copy of an invoice of the bill you want to be paid. I sent mine in and it was returned because I didn't hear the part about sending a copy. I called the station and talked to the person who gets the entries. She clarified that a copy must be sent . I copied and sent my house payment coupon ( marking out all the account numbers ,etc.

Yesterday I had not the greatest day at work (that's another story),so I was really kind of bummed out and very tired.
Came home,did some house cleaning , took a bath and wasn't paying any attention to the radio. I came out into the kitchen and heard the DJ say,"Anna Leighton only has a few more minutes to call in,(they give you 12 minutes), I grabbed that phone and dialed that number so fast. I couldn't believe it . My head was pounding and I was shaking and laughing and crying . That DJ was so cool . They had said my credit card bill and I said ,no it's my house payment .He ask how much it was and I told him and he said ,"Well that's what you're going to get ".

I told him (Steve Goddard) that I would never give them a hard time again. He ask why I gave them a hard time and I told him I didn't always but I did have some issues. He ask what they were and I said ,I want to promote Vince Gill's music and I don't hear him as much as I would like to on country radio and I didn't discriminate ,I called all the stations. He told me he had a good friend that had played with Vince a few times and he had some really nice things to say about him. I told him Vince was the nicest person anyone could ever meet . I ask if he had heard his new project and he said not all of it but what he had heard he thought was great and he really thought Vince was just one of the most talented people in the history of music. Of course I totally agreed.

Anyway, I called everyone I knew . I have rarely won anything. Some scratch tickets from the lottery and years ago $150.00 ,2 times. I was so excited I just had to share this with you all. WOOHOO all this and 6 days until Vince's concert. Have a great day everyone, I am cool.gif laugh.gif biggrin.gif smile.gif
Mandy
That's great, Anna!! Congratulations
bestamaw
I can't think of anyone nicer to receive such a great "gift"! Way to go, Anna!
hyoung
QUOTE(Anna Leighton @ Nov 2 2006, 09:27 AM) *

One of the radio stations here,KNIX, has been having a "We will pay your bills up to $1,000.00 contest ". What you have to do is make a copy of an invoice of the bill you want to be paid. I sent mine in and it was returned because I didn't hear the part about sending a copy. I called the station and talked to the person who gets the entries. She clarified that a copy must be sent . I copied and sent my house payment coupon ( marking out all the account numbers ,etc.

Yesterday I had not the greatest day at work (that's another story),so I was really kind of bummed out and very tired.
Came home,did some house cleaning , took a bath and wasn't paying any attention to the radio. I came out into the kitchen and heard the DJ say,"Anna Leighton only has a few more minutes to call in,(they give you 12 minutes), I grabbed that phone and dialed that number so fast. I couldn't believe it . My head was pounding and I was shaking and laughing and crying . That DJ was so cool . They had said my credit card bill and I said ,no it's my house payment .He ask how much it was and I told him and he said ,"Well that's what you're going to get ".

Nice Job. So glad you called into the station in time. Now you can use that money you were going to use to make your house payment to buy yourself an extra special Chirstmas gift.
Heather

I told him (Steve Goddard) that I would never give them a hard time again. He ask why I gave them a hard time and I told him I didn't always but I did have some issues. He ask what they were and I said ,I want to promote Vince Gill's music and I don't hear him as much as I would like to on country radio and I didn't discriminate ,I called all the stations. He told me he had a good friend that had played with Vince a few times and he had some really nice things to say about him. I told him Vince was the nicest person anyone could ever meet . I ask if he had heard his new project and he said not all of it but what he had heard he thought was great and he really thought Vince was just one of the most talented people in the history of music. Of course I totally agreed.

Anyway, I called everyone I knew . I have rarely won anything. Some scratch tickets from the lottery and years ago $150.00 ,2 times. I was so excited I just had to share this with you all. WOOHOO all this and 6 days until Vince's concert. Have a great day everyone, I am cool.gif laugh.gif biggrin.gif smile.gif

Pam Dalton
Woo Hoo Anna biggrin.gif Way to go, congratulations!!!!!!!!! That is the way to make a day turn wonderful smile.gif
countrycrazy
Congratulations, Anna! I know how it feels to win something...twice in FL I won what they called the "Mystery Jukebox" contest, where you had to write down the names of all the songs, then when they said, you had to be the 10th caller, and in order to win the money you had to guess what song you thought was in the Mystery Jukebox. Not the easiest contest in the world, for sure, because the odds of getting it right weren't very good (for example, if they played 30 songs in the hour, you'd have a 1:30 chance of actually getting it right)...so the odds of someone actually getting thru and getting it right twice, were even less! But somehow I managed to do it twice. Oh, and just for getting thru you automatically got a chance to win the big prize, one time it was a car, and I came thisclose to winning it...what you had to do to win the car was show up at the dealership, draw a key...then when it was your turn, you had to try the key in the door...if it opened the lock you were in the finals to try to start the car...if your key started the car, you won it. My key opened the door, but before I even got a chance to try the engine, someone else started the car.
Lois
Anna, how WONDERFUL for you!!! biggrin.gif I'm soooo happy you won! WooHoo!

Val, what an exciting, and yet, disappointing thing to happen for you! To be THAT close to winning a car!!! Ugh!!! I would have cryed! sad.gif I hope you get another chance!

Lois/Oma
LeahCanada
Anna...that is such great news. I am just thrilled for you!! biggrin.gif
Anna Leighton
Heather,I've already bought 6 box sets. and an ornament. I think I'll just pay the house payment . In the words of Paul Newman( as Fast Eddie Felton, to Tom Cruise ) in Color Of Money," Money won is twice as sweet as money earned ". laugh.gif

Thanks everyone. It really did make my day. cool.gif
KYVGFAN
Anna...That's Fantastic! Congratulations. Kay S.
lauriek
What great news Anna. I hope I get to meet you at the Mesa concert. I am flying out on Tuesday 11/7 and staying until 11/11. I can't wait. I was lucky enough to find a very good deal on my flight. I am so excited and my friend joined the fan club. She was in it before but just joined it again a few months ago. She got a meet and greet and she is very excited as this will be her first time meeting Vince.
Lady Gill
Anna. I'm so glad for you to winand you got to talk about Vince and his music awesome and you are going to his concert. GREAT.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love ya, SHIRL
Lady Gill. smile.gif
countrycrazy
Lois,

That all happened about 10 years ago...and believe me I was VERY disappointed, considering I could have used that car...mine wasn't in very good condition at all!! The radio station down in FL doesn't even do the Mystery Jukebox contest anymore, and I don't think the station here in TX does that many contests, except early in the morning, when I'm still asleep! And I don't even listen to the radio that much anymore

Valerie

QUOTE(Lois @ Nov java script:ShowHide() *

Anna, how WONDERFUL for you!!! biggrin.gif I'm soooo happy you won! WooHoo!

Val, what an exciting, and yet, disappointing thing to happen for you! To be THAT close to winning a car!!! Ugh!!! I would have cryed! sad.gif I hope you get another chance!

Lois/Oma
BJ from Ky
Anna, That is great! Congrats!
Nina
Anna
What a great surprise and couldn't happen to a sweeter person. Congratulations!
Anna Leighton
QUOTE(lauriek @ Nov 2 2006, 10:36 PM) *

What great news Anna. I hope I get to meet you at the Mesa concert. I am flying out on Tuesday 11/7 and staying until 11/11. I can't wait. I was lucky enough to find a very good deal on my flight. I am so excited and my friend joined the fan club. She was in it before but just joined it again a few months ago. She got a meet and greet and she is very excited as this will be her first time meeting Vince.


lauriek,I hope we can meet up too. It's a great time of year to visit Az. Vince will just make it better cool.gif . Does your friend live in Mesa ? She does know what a treat it will be for her to get to meet Vince.
Lona
That is so great, Anna. Happy for you. Just thinking and I know that if it was me I would have them pay for my crown on the tooth. I definitely hate that bill.
Have a great time at the concert coming up. It has been so long since I've been to a Vince concert.

Lona
SandyM
Wow, Anna........how neat is that!! Congrats!!
Maggie
I'm so happy for you Anna! Isn't life grand when these sweet suprizes show up without warning? What a great concept for a contest.

Maggie
Anna Leighton
Well,today,I found out I get an additional $102.50 ( their numbers on the dail are 102.5) for being a country club member. YEEHAW.

Thanks you all for the congrads. You gotta love it .
Freida S
QUOTE(Anna Leighton @ Nov 3 2006, 08:41 AM) *

lauriek,I hope we can meet up too. It's a great time of year to visit Az. Vince will just make it better cool.gif . Does your friend live in Mesa ? She does know what a treat it will be for her to get to meet Vince.

Anna I'm so happy for you! In the last year and a half I twice won $1000. on our local Quinto game and I only buy $1 or $2 when I buy tickets and it goes into education fund so its a good cause when you don't win. I'm not someone who regularly wins stuff so I was totally blown away. Congrats again! laugh.gif
carrie ann groves
QUOTE(Anna Leighton @ Nov 3 2006, 06:55 PM) *

Well,today,I found out I get an additional $102.50 ( their numbers on the dail are 102.5) for being a country club member. YEEHAW.

Thanks you all for the congrads. You gotta love it .

biggrin.gif HI Anna , wow hoo congrats to to ya on yours winnings you take care carrie ann cool.gif
Carolyn
Congratulations Anna. Sounds like you are going to have some extra spending money for Vegas (play your lucky number at a roulette table).
If you don't have a lucky number try date of Vince's concert, his age, his birth date, you get the idea. It's always fun to win something, I'm real happy for you. Have fun at your concert on the 8th.
lauriek
QUOTE(Anna Leighton @ Nov 3 2006, 08:41 AM) *

lauriek,I hope we can meet up too. It's a great time of year to visit Az. Vince will just make it better cool.gif . Does your friend live in Mesa ? She does know what a treat it will be for her to get to meet Vince.


Anna,

My friend lives in Tucson and we are going to stay the night in Mesa. We decided to get a hotel room since we heard from all of you that the show is lasting 3 hours (which is great news) Then we will get rested and get up and have breakfast and do the tourist thing. Anybody have any suggestions?
Anna Leighton
QUOTE(lauriek @ Nov 4 2006, 03:50 PM) *

Anna,

My friend lives in Tucson and we are going to stay the night in Mesa. We decided to get a hotel room since we heard from all of you that the show is lasting 3 hours (which is great news) Then we will get rested and get up and have breakfast and do the tourist thing. Anybody have any suggestions?

I don't know Tucson at all. Just been around it .There is a DeGrazia art museum there. Your friend would know about that . Ted DeGrazia painted Spanish people with just dots for eyes and it is amazing the expressions he got just from those simple little dots. His work is very expensive .He passed away a few years ago .

The following places are North of Phoenix ,so they would be quite a ways from Tucson .

Sedona for sure,if you have time. Cave Creek has a little hole in the wall cafe called The Satisfied Frog surrounded by lots of shops. Jerome was a mining town ,turned ghost town,turned artist colony. Depends on the weather. We are at 86 degrees today but Jerome and Sedona can come up with some bad weather at times. Should be o.k. I'm sure you can pick up some literature at the hotel too. There's lots of casinos if you've a mind to gamble a bit. There is one called Cliff Castle on the way to Sedona. I won $1080.00 there about 2 and 1/2 years ago . I'm really not that familiar with the East side of the Valley. Only go to my daughter's when over there. Do you have M&G passes? Hope to meet you there .
TechnicolourDreams
Congrats Anna ! smile.gif
Becky
That is so C-O-O-L, Anna!!! Winning money for your house payment and getting to see Vince next week in Mesa...who says you're not lucky??? LOL!!!
Anna Leighton
Hey Becky. Good to see you guys made your trips and are home safe. Pictures are great. I home I can get some good ones. I know they'll be good of Vince .

Yeah ,how about that winning????? I can handle that any day . It was just to cool. I felt as if my head was going to explode. If that feeling can be cool. laugh.gif

katielynn
That is just too cool Anna and I can not think of a person who deserves that more than yourself!!! YOU GO GIRL!!!!!
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