Radio Contests.

Ever entered one? Back in 2008, I think, my sister and I entered our first radio contest for the first time. Our mom reallyreallyreally wanted to go to a concert, it was on her Bucket List to see Eric Clapton in concert one more time. We really didn't have any money for it at the time and she wanted to go so bad.

We were listening to our local radio we always do and we heard they were hosting a contest to win tickets to go see him. On the day of the contest, we woke up at six and researched how to win until it started at eight. We had to listen to the radio and call in when they played one of his songs and had to call in and be the tenth caller to win 2 tickets to his concert. We called when we heard I Shot the Sheriff playing. We called during some other songs, but we didn't even get through. We were using both cell phones and the home phone at the same time.

So I finally got through for the first time and it was ringing. I was shocked and excited, but really hoping I didn't get a 'fifth caller!' from the lady. All it took was 'Congratulations-' and I full out screamed.

We had won.

I screamed for like, twenty seconds. When I finally got over the shock my dad came running in the room and thought I had been electrocuted, haha. He didn't even help us all morning 'cause he said we'd never win.

I started thanking the lady on the phone over and over and over and then Poppa picked up 'cause apparently they don't trust eleven year old girls who scream on the phone when they win. Heh. My sister and I went into the kitchen and turned the radio on as loud as it would go and listened to them play my thanks and screams.

Okay, so we won a radio contest? What's the best part?

My mom was on her way to work and listening to the radio channel and heard my scream. She went, "That sounds like Zee..." and then she heard my thanks and went, "That sounds a lot like Zee..." and then when my dad picked up she started crying.

She got to work and her co-worker said we called and she said, "I bet they did!" they couldn't tell why she was so excited and crying and she had to tell them.

We got the rest of the day off from studies. xD