Has anyone EVER won $1m on Australian radio?
Liquor & Gaming are loving it… and so too are the insurers of all these prizes.
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When Kyle and Jackie O were on 2DayFm they gave away $1 million in 2011 https://radioinfo.com.au/news/vampire-lovers-win-1-million-2days-dawn-ob/
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No it didn’t, a few zeroes short.
The 5 MILLION DOLLAR WEEK turned out to be
Monday: $2,000
Tuesday: $2,000
Wednesday: $2,000
Thursday: $2,000
Friday: $2,000
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Fox FM also had a million dollar winner with their Million Dollar Head in the Sand promotion in 2012. https://radioinfo.com.au/news/what-are-odds-fox-gives-away-million-melbourne/
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2UE in 1984 launched the "Millionaire Mania’ promo.
The largest radio prize ever offered in Australia, at the time.
It was a guaranteed $20,000 a year for 50 years.
The winner, an older lady, was thrilled. So were the insurance company underwriting the prize.
However, it was a legitimate Million dollars on offer.
Interestingly, 2UE didn’t achieve a number 1 rating as a result of that promo.
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Probably even more amazing back then given $1 million was worth a lot more money.
Consider that the average Sydney house price in 1984 was just $85,000.
Now it’s about 13 times that amount ($1.12 mil).
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Fox’s Fifi, Fev and Nick is on this week even though it’s radio ratings survey break (they took Easter Monday off).
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The team is on break its best bits hosted by anchor Josiah.
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Havent heard much since it launched but hows Mike E and Emma going on 2Day Mornings? Is there anyone here listening to it? Is it a good show or is 9am really a music preferred time?
I think it’s just playbacks of their DAB+ brekkie show, with Mike E top & tailing each break (and maybe Emma re-recording some bits too).
Clearly just a tool to test them with the 2Day Sydney audience.
I still find their content better than the 2Day’s HE&E brekkie team. It’s odd having two shows back-to-back.
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Does anybody else find yesterdays increase at 2DayFM could be due to Mike E and Emma coming to mornings?
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Whilst their daypart increased 1.3, the breakfast day part increased by 1.4, with arvos and drive each increasing by 1.2. So, no I wouldn’t put it down to Mike-E and Emma.
I understand that folks on here like them, but does the general Sydney public even care who they are? Outside of being the ex-Edge 96.1 breakfast show, who are they? It’s been two years since ARN blew up the Edge, so a lot of the general public would’ve likely forgotten them.
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I just love how it took until 2023/2024 for SCA to put H&A best bits (podcast) on 2DayFM Breakfast whilst the regular show was on break.
I’d now like to see what happens if Mike E & Emma were to fill-in for HE&E on 2DayFM Breakfast during a survey break.
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Would someone be able to tell me the name of the song in this video please?
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Great nostalgia. Great to see history repeating with, “Melbourne’s Number 1 Hit Music Station” still being heard on The Fox.
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Interesting to hear quite a number of digs at K&J and KIIS101.1:
- $150k Secret Sound (same tactic & prize as KIIS)
- Every Caller Gets (all week), which is essentially K&J’s You Get A.
Plus I’ve seen teasers about their new bus and what it’ll be used for.
Brand confusion is sure at play between the two… let’s see who does Beat the Bomb first?
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It might be something bespoke, but if memory serves, it was done by the Rogue Traders.
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Does anybody else feel like the Fifi, Fev & Dave bus could’ve really done with some better design work? Rather than just their names and station logo?
Very bland IMO.
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Fifi, Fev & Nick
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See! So bland that, despite having just their names and station logo, people still don’t know who they are. 
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