Our town is so small, that there is no local TV station, we get all our tv news from either Louisville, KY or Evansville, Indiana. But we do have a radio station. That's another mainstay of our little county fair--being interviewed on the radio. Local businesses donate everything from keychains and waterbottles, to t-shirts and ball caps. And for allowing yourself to be interviewed on the radio, you get a chance to "spin the wheel" and win a prize.
The wheel is a very small version of the Wheel of Fortune wheel. Instead of listing money, all listings on the wheel are business names, which correspond to that particular prize. I might be dating myself, but I remember when the radio station gave out records for interviews, but I digress.
The interview goes something like this:
Q--What's your name and where are you from?
A--Suzie (or Jane, or Tom, or whatever the case may be) I'm from here in the county.
Q--What brings you out to the fair tonight?
A--(in our case) The 4-H livestock auction.
Q--Did the kids have fun?
A--Oh yes, and so did the parents.
Q--All right, spin the wheel and win a prize...
You've won a ball cap from Wright Implement! Congratulations....
Over the years we've won everything from candy to tote bags, straw hats to fly swatters. It's amazing how people will put up with a few questions from a local "celebrity" for a chance to win a fly swatter from the bank......
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