He Accidentally Bought Two Lottery Tickets... Then Won Twice

Today on The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and Best Friends, it's Talk About Something Good Tuesday!

Jineane Ford shares an incredible Arizona wildlife rescue story about a baby coyote covered in hundreds of cactus spines that was saved by wildlife experts. We also talk about an endangered California condor that made history after flying into Oregon for the first time in more than a century.

Then Chris shares the story of a retiree in England who accidentally bought two lottery tickets and ended up winning nearly $900,000.

Plus, Chris calls his friend David Whitmore on his birthday and learns about the Elks Riders' upcoming backpack drive to help local students, a Flag Day ceremony happening this weekend, and the charitable work they do throughout the White Mountains.

We also spin the Wheel of Names and surprise Teresa, who wins two VIP tickets to Chris Bennett Comedy & Aliberto's Presents Summer Comedy Series at the Show Low Elks Lodge on June 27th featuring headliner Nancy Norton.

And of course, there's a fun round of Country Lyric or Made Up by Chris.

Grab a cup of coffee and join your best friends for another fun episode of The Morning Brew!

Topics in this episode:
• Talk About Something Good Tuesday
• Arizona wildlife rescue
• Lottery winner accidentally wins twice
• David Whitmore birthday call
• Elks Riders backpack drive
• Flag Day celebration
• Comedy ticket giveaway
• Country Lyric or Made Up by Chris

Transcript

Good News Tuesday Kickoff

SPEAKER_04 0:00

He accidentally bought two lottery tickets instead of one when the winning numbers were announced. Not one, but both tickets hit, Janine. Both tickets hit for $450,000 each, bringing his total winnings to $900,000. Oh wow. That is a nice mistake. Well, that was a little clip from today's Talk About Something Good Tuesday. Good morning, best friends. It's me, Chris Bennett, and we have a fun show for you today. Today, Janine Ford and I share some good news on this talk about something good Tuesday, including a baby coyote in Arizona rescued after a run-in with a cactus and a man who accidentally bought two lottery tickets and won twice. We also call my friend David Whitmore on his birthday. Learn about some great things the Elks Writers are doing for local kids. Give away two VIP tickets to our June 27th comedy show at the Sholo Elks Lodge and play a fun game called Country Lyric or Made Up Lyric by Chris. So grab a cup of coffee or an energy drink, settle in, and let's get the show started. Chris Bennett and the morning brew. Janine, you there? Yes, I am.

SPEAKER_00 1:14

Good morning, Chris.

SPEAKER_04 1:15

Good morning. Happy talk about something good Tuesday.

SPEAKER_00 1:18

Always love that.

SPEAKER_04 1:19

I love it.

SPEAKER_00 1:19

Do you have some good news for us this morning?

Baby Coyote Rescue In Arizona

SPEAKER_00 1:22

You know what? I've been following this story, and a lot of you might have seen it. Guess it's an Arizona story. It's been viral. Okay, and this is super cool. It's an update on that baby coyote that was found, I mean, covered in choya cactus spines. Did you see that?

SPEAKER_04 1:35

No, no, but I know that's painful.

SPEAKER_00 1:38

Oh my gosh. Well, the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center got it, and it's a tiny little coyote pup, and it just got itself in all that choya cactus. I mean, I mean, from the tip of its nose in its nose to everywhere else you can imagine. It is, it it it the spines were everywhere. So it took wildlife rescuers more than two hours, and he was sedated to carefully remove all the spines, and they have likely saved the pup's life. Right now, the baby coyote is doing much better. And it's viral, and you can check it out. But hundreds of cactus in a baby coyote. So it's a it's a it's just the poor little thing. I mean, it couldn't even open its eyes. It looked like the spines were key it literally nailing his eyes shut. That's how bad this was. Yeah, really bad.

SPEAKER_04 2:23

That's awful. And then do they release this coyote back out into the wild or I'm I'm not sure what's gonna happen with him.

SPEAKER_00 2:29

They're not saying yet on that stuff. So, and then also there was one other thing in the wildlife news an endangered California condor, yeah, made history after flying into Oregon. For the first time in 122 years, the bird who's called Condor B9 traveled 380 miles over four days. Wow. Returning to its home in Northern California. There you go. Isn't that crazy? That is crazy. Those birds are huge! Yeah, and condors are near extinction, so conservationists are feeling hopeful about the progress, and that's pretty crazy, huh?

SPEAKER_04 3:01

That is crazy. That's some good news on this talk about something good Tuesday.

Accidental Double Lottery Jackpot

SPEAKER_04 3:06

All right, Janine, it's now time for my good news story. And uh this one takes place in England, and a retiree in England is proven that sometimes mistakes can pay off in a big, big way. Uh, Alan Taylor, who's 65 years old, he accidentally bought two lottery tickets instead of one after clicking the wrong button online, and at first he didn't even know why he had two tickets. Well, uh that mistake turned out what he calls to be the best mistake he's ever made. When the winning numbers were announced, not one, but both tickets hit, Janine. Uh he had one that hit for $450,000. Uh-huh. Or actually, no, bold tickets hit for $450,000 each, bringing his total winnings to $900,000. Oh wow. That is a nice mistake. Uh, the timing couldn't have been better as Alan and his wife had just retired a few months ago and were wondering if they had enough uh to make it in retirement and if they had made the right, if they had made the right financial decision. Now they just plan to travel, help family and friends, and enjoy retirement without the stress.

SPEAKER_05 4:22

Okay, there you go. Pretty good.

SPEAKER_04 4:24

Just another example. When it rains, it pours. Well, that is some good news on this talk about something good Tuesday, and I hope you have a great rest of your Tuesday, Janine.

SPEAKER_00 4:34

You too, Chris. Love ya. Love ya, bye.

Birthday Call And Elks Charity Plans

SPEAKER_04 4:36

Today is my friend David Whitmore's birthday. He is the exalted ruler over at the Elks Lodge and part of the Elks Riders. And uh, it's his birthday today, so let's give him a call.

SPEAKER_03 4:49

Good morning, best friend. Happy birthday, dear David Whitmore. Happy birthday to you.

SPEAKER_04 5:08

Happy birthday on this talk about something good Tuesday, David Whitmore. Well, thank you, my brother. Absolutely. It is Talk About Something Good Tuesday. David is also the uh exalted ruler over there at the Elks Lodge. Do you have anything good to talk about on this uh Talk About Something Good Tuesday and your birthday?

SPEAKER_02 5:27

Yes, sir. You know, uh this weekend is gonna be kind of busy. We have a uh charity motorcycle run for uh school supplies. Um we normally give away about four to five hundred backpacks every year to local kids, and we're doing that uh charity run this weekend. And if anyone wants to drop some school supplies off by the lodge, they're welcome to do that. Uh we also have a flag day ceremony uh celebrating our amazing flag of the United States. It's gonna be at the uh the little park there with the uh uh the guys playing poker at 10 o'clock on Saturday.

SPEAKER_04 6:02

Heck yeah, off to uh swing by that. And the Elks Riders do so many great things for the community, and they also work security at my comedy shows, and we do a 50-50 raffle at the comedy show, and the funds raised for that 50-50 raffle go for things like your backpack giveaways and all the great things you do for kids in the White Mountains. So so thank you for that. Yes, sir. And also, are you gonna tell me where you're working today so I can surprise you with uh one of my famous butt dances?

SPEAKER_02 6:32

I am not because both places I'm working, my customers are gonna be there.

SPEAKER_04 6:39

Awesome. Well, David, uh happy birthday and happy talk about something good Tuesday, best friend.

SPEAKER_02 6:45

Thank you very much, brother. I appreciate you.

SPEAKER_04 6:47

All right, see ya. Bye

VIP Ticket Winner And Lyric Game

SPEAKER_04 6:49

bye. Let's spin the wheel of names to see who has a chance of winning two tickets, two VIP tickets to our comedy show Saturday, June 27th, 6 30 p.m. at the Sholo Elks Lodge. And the wheel has landed on Teresa! Let's give her a call. See if she answers. Hello. Hello, is this Teresa? It is Teresa. Teresa, you entered into the Wheel of Names to win two VIP tickets to our comedy show Saturday, June 27th at the Elks Lodge, and your name was picked. Congratulations, best friend. You just won two VIP tickets.

SPEAKER_05 7:28

Yay! Heck yeah. Pretty cool, huh? Very cool. Very cool from Q Country, yes.

SPEAKER_04 7:35

Yes, and I don't even think you're in Arizona right now.

SPEAKER_05 7:38

I'm not in Arizona right now. We're we're just pulling into Louisville, Kentucky, and it's raining, cats and dogs. Big cats, big dogs. Big cats and big dogs.

SPEAKER_04 7:51

Well, I'm well, congratulations, that's so cool. Uh, would you be willing to play a quick little game with me to see if uh you win an additional four movie passes not available for uh special events? Okay, I'll try. We're gonna play a fun little game. Real country lyric, or did Chris make it up? Here we go. My ex keyed my horse instead of my truck.

SPEAKER_05 8:15

Uh no, I don't that's a fake one by Chris.

SPEAKER_04 8:18

Okay, there you go. Good job. She knows me a little too well. How about uh I'm gonna miss her when I get home?

SPEAKER_05 8:25

Uh that's real.

SPEAKER_04 8:27

That's real, Brad Paisley. I'm gonna miss her, the fishing song. And last one. She thinks my tractor's sexy. Oh, that's real. Heck yeah, that's Kenny Chesney. That's the country song that got me hooked on country music right there. Well, congratulations, Joe and Teresa. You won two VIP tickets to our comedy show and four WME movie passes. What station hooked you up? You know it. And if you weren't as lucky as Teresa to win two tickets to our comedy show June 27th at the Elks Lodge with headliner Nancy Norton, you could buy yours at Chris Bennett Comedy.com. VIP is almost sold out. General mission tickets are $25, VIP is $35. But this week it is early bird pricing, so you could save $5. Just go to Chris Bennett Comedy.com and the show is 18 and over. Hope to see you

How To Enter And Final Sendoff

SPEAKER_04 9:24

there. Well, that is gonna do it for today's episode of the Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and best friends. If you'd like a chance to win VIP tickets to our comedy show June 27th at the Solo Elkslaw, just like our friend Teresa did today, head over to one of my social media pages, Chris Bennett Comedy. Follow along, click the beacons link in my bio and fill out the form. We'll be giving away another pair of VIP tickets tomorrow. And if you'd rather lock in your seats now, you can grab your tickets at Chris Bennett Comedy.com. Early bird pricing is happening right now, so you can save $5 on both VIP and general mission tickets. VIP tickets are almost sold out, so don't wait too long. We'll be back tomorrow with another fun episode of the Morning Brew with Chris Bennett and best friends. And if you enjoyed today's show, please share it with a friend, leave us a review, and make sure you're following so you never miss an episode. For the morning brew, I'm Chris Bennett, reminding you to be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be jerks. See you tomorrow, best friends.