The Amazing Win

Mandy couldn’t believe she was at the concert with her best friend, Tamara. The past two days had seemed like a dream. She had wanted so much to be able to go and see her favorite band who were coming to Nashville for one show only, but tickets had been much too expensive. She did not have the money to buy even one ticket, much less two so her best friend could go with her. Her mother had suggested she and Tamara try and win the tickets from the local radio station. The station was set to give away ten tickets.

Each afternoon, Mandy and Tamara would rush home from the high school and begin to listen to the radio, waiting for their chance to call in to win. They listened intently and tried calling but were never the winners. Eight tickets were quickly gone and eventually only two remained to be given away. They knew their chances were not good, but the two girls continued to try.

When the signal was given to call in for the last two tickets, both Mandy and Tamara quickly dialed the number. Mandy could not believe it when her phone began to dial and the radio station answered. She put the call on speaker, and both girls listened intently as the disc jockey asked a trivia question about the band that had to be answered before they could receive the coveted tickets. Both girls were so excited to have the chance to win the tickets, that when the question was asked, they froze. Neither could remember the correct answer to the question. Just then Mandy’s mother walked into Mandy’s room. She heard the question through the speaker and saw the girls’ dilemma. Without missing a beat, she supplied the correct answer for Mandy to repeat. The tickets were theirs!

Mandy and Tamara screamed and ran over and hugged Mandy’s mother, wondering out loud how she had known the answer. Mandy’s mom laughed and assured the girls that all she had heard for an entire week was the two girls talking about the band. She had learned plenty about the group, but it was all thanks to their obsession.