With everyone talking about the historic Mega Millions jackpot (now at $1.02 billion for Friday btw) seems like a good time to look back and see just where the lotto started.
For thousands of year people have experimented with raffles, prizes and all kinds of games or contests, but the first documented official lottery was created and run by Queen Elizabeth I in 1566. The game took 3 years to pull a winner and was drawn in 1569.
They sold 400,000 tickets which at the time cost £0.50 each. That was about three weeks of pay for ordinary people back then. The grand prize winner got £5,000.
I’m sure those people would faint if they found out how much our lotto prizes are now.
There’s a lot of myths surrounding the “right” way to drink alcohol, but are any of them based on real facts? Anna and Raven dispel some of the biggest booze beliefs! (:15)
Have you ever gotten a random DM that really got in your head? Anna received a message from a listener and it got her wondering if she was approaching a certain issue the right way… (2:49)
Everyone likes to reminisce about the good old guys, but if you’re constantly complaining about how thing’s were different “back in my day”, that’s all I need to know about you! (6:44)
What piece of technology is just too complicated for your parents to figure out? Anna saw an older couple in the parking lot struggling to do something that used to not require any technology at all! (10:23)
Is it ok for a woman to propose to a man? It’s become a lot more popular recently, so Anna and Raven spoke to relationship expert Imad Jbara to discover why! (17:08)
Have you ever been the victim of an animal attack? A viral video has been going around of a normally peaceful animal destroying someone’s boat! (20:46)
Is there a right way to break up with someone? Producer Jon recently stopped seeing a woman he had only been dating for 2 months and Anna thinks he went about it in the worst way possible! (27:13)
Mike and Jill are newly engaged, and his family owns a funeral home. It has a reception hall in the building where they cater for families after funerals. He thinks it would be great to have their wedding there. They’ve rented it out for baby showers and engagement parties in the past. There’s even a great lawn that they can do tents for a beautiful cocktail hour. She feels like getting married at a funeral home in a “jinx” but admits that the cost savings would be tremendous. Whose side are you on? (34:24)
Sara thinks she’s got what it takes to beat Raven in pop culture trivia! Can she succeed and win the $300 jackpot? (43:24)
Every Tuesday Kevin talks all things food with Alex from CT FoodGirly. This week they discuss the best places to take the kids for dinner. Kid-friendly, great kids menus, and maybe even a carousel ride!
This story out of Indiana from last week was absolutely insane. A 25-year-old pizza delivery guy named Nick Bostic happened to see a burning house while driving his route and no one was there to help yet. He decided to run in to the burning house over and over to to save four kids and an 18-year-old who were stuck inside until the fire crews showed up
As you can imagine he suffered some pretty bad injuries while being a hero. So now a GoFundMe page was set up to support him and his medical bills. It’s raised over $550,000 so far! Unbelievable.
With weddings a lot of the traditions have been set in stone for hundreds of years and we just all go along with them. But sometimes it’s neat to dig into why they started.
As for the wedding ring placement, left hand fourth finger. The story goes all the way back to the ancient romans and Egyptians. They believed at the time that the left hand fourth finger was a direct connection to the heart. Meaning the ring should go on that finger since that’s where all your emotion filters through.
Obviously over time with advancements in the medical world we learned more about the heart’s function. But the tradition stuck even up until present day.
Anna’s going in for another surgery, and she’s nervous about it. So much so, that she has been preparing everyone in her family to be ready if she isn’t around. Does Anna have a plan in place in case things go wrong? Catch up with the podcast.
