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Where Can I Watch the Powerball Drawing on T.V. in Billings? [AUDIO FILE]

Livin Large Larry — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:36:11 +0000

The Powerball jackpot is on a growing spurt again. Usually 3 or 4 times a year Powerball gets crazy! Where can you watch the Powerball Drawing on T.V. in Billings?

What Would You Do With $1000?

Jami Bond — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:30:46 +0000

Have you registered to win KBear’s Tax Refund Giveaway? KBear VIP members have a chance to win $1000 on tax day! So how would spend $1000 if you won? I know what I would do! First I would put the money down on a deposit for a new place seeing as how I have to [...]

Honey No No…

Greg Tillotson — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:46:59 +0000

I am sorry, but I don’t get Honey Boo Boo. Where is the joy in exploiting the life of a 7 year old little girl? Her show returned last night with new espisodes and the overnight ratings were better than expected. Then I read this weekend that her Mom is making sure the money the [...]

$52,000 in November With "Win Cash" Begins This Morning

Livin Large Larry — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:27:51 +0000

At exactly 11:06 a.m. this morning listen for the "Cue to Call" for your chance at $1,000 with Win Cash! Listen again at 2:36 p.m. for your chance at another $1,000! $2,000 a day all November long(weekdays)! $10,000 at our website! (to be drawn on December 3rd)

The Cue to Call number when you hear it, is 1-877-854-9467

Billings West End Bank Robbery August 21, 2012 [AUDIO]

Livin Large Larry — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:03:06 +0000

Must have been a scary couple of minutes for the bank employees at First Interstate Bank on Central yesterday afternoon during the 12:38 p.m. bank robbery. There actually is a clear picture of the robber. From KTVQ: The man is described as a Hispanic male, standing 5’6″, weighing 160-170 with a medium build. Here is [...]

Bizarre Promotion of the Day — Get Four Wendy's Frostys When You Donate Money to Diabetes Foundation

Shauna Wright — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:45:59 +0000

Irony, thy name is Wendy’s. The fast food chain’s current fund-raising drive for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is admirable, but since obesity is a leading cause of adult-onset diabetes, is rewarding donors with multiple Frostys really such a smart idea? Here’s how it works: you donate a buck to the JDRF, and Wendy’s rewards [...]

Thanks For The "Win Cash" Fun, Billings! [AUDIO]

Livin Large Larry — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:09:48 +0000

Thank you for making the month of May on the radio a blast! We gave you chances to win over $50,000 on-air and at the website! It was so fun that the bosses are saying that we probably will play “Win Cash” again!A huge congratulations to our $10,000 on-line raffle winner, Elaine Davis!

$10,000 "Win Cash" Winner!

Livin Large Larry — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:05:39 +0000

Thank you for playing “Win Cash” in May! We gave away over $40,000! And we still have a $10,000 winner to announce from the on-line entries!After we sort through everything we, will announce the winner and enter the information on our website too! Thanks again for playing along last month and be looking and listening [...]

FINAL Chance at Winning $2,000 is TODAY!

Livin Large Larry — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:35:41 +0000

Final day of Win Cash! The winning continues today! Make a note of the Q-To-Call times! 10:06 a.m. and 3:36 p.m.! When you hear the Q-to Call, the 25th nationwide caller wins $1,000. Each Win Cash call is worth $1,000! 1-877-854-9467. What would you do with $10,000? Log onto the website and register for the [...]

2 Chances to "Win Cash" Today

Livin Large Larry — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:57:39 +0000

Listen for the Q-to-call at 6:06 a.m. and 2:36 p.m. today on 97.1 K-Bear! When you hear the Q-to-call be the 25th nationwide caller and Win Cash, $1,000. Two chances today for $2,000! Enter often here for the $10,000 raffle! This will be drawn on June 1! You must sign up as a VIP at [...]

Canada's Money May Be on the Verge of Becoming Digital with the 'MintChip' — Dollars and Sense [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:00:30 +0000

Canada has been making some interesting changes to its currency from ditching its penny to pushing pretty, plastic pesos. The latest may become one of the coolest forms of cash on the continent. The Royal Canadian Mint announced the development of “MintChip,” a possible alternative to traditional, tangible money that’s totally digital. The new currency [...]

97 Cents Per Gallon For Gas in Billings

Livin Large Larry — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:59:43 +0000

Everybody has complained about the rising price of gasoline! Last week I watched it increase from 3.69 to 3.79 a gallon literally overnight. 97.1 K-Bear has secured .97 per gallon for gas! This is not a trick! Wanna know more? 97.1 K-Bear presents “97 Minutes of Gas” with (it’s a secret, for now)! 97 minutes, [...]

Get Your Mega Millions Tickets Before 8 p.m. Tonight! [AUDIO]

Livin Large Larry — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:00:37 +0000

Even though the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot today (March 30) is 1 in 176 million, I'm still playing. I stopped by J&J's Petro Mart after lunch today and purchased the winning ticket! On the K-Bear Morning Show, Jon and I were dreaming big! As of noon today the jackpot was at $640 million!

Things I Learned in Vegas: Top 5 Money-Making Pawn Items

Livin Large Larry — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Keri and I took a short trip to Las Vegas recently, and one of our stops in Vegas was Gold and Silver Pawn on Las Vegas Boulevard. Gold and Silver Pawn is the store that is the home of the History Channel's Pawn Stars.

Casino Dishes Out Money to Gamblers for Each Pound They Weigh

Shauna Wright — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:00:03 +0000

Fat Tuesday took on a whole new meaning earlier this week at a Florida casino, where gamblers were given a dime in slot machine credits for every pound they weighed. Dubbed “Fat Tuesday Frenzy,” the promotion at the Gulfstream Park Casino kicked off Mardi Gras by inviting patrons to get on a scale and rewarding [...]

Want to Spend Less Money? Try This Secret — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:00:56 +0000

You might have a pocketful of cash — but the size of those bills matters when it comes to how much of it you’re likely to spend. A new paper set to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research by marketing professors Priya Raghubir and Joydeep Srivastava indicates people tend to spend less when [...]

Powerball is Going to Cost You More

Livin Large Larry — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:37:08 +0000

One of my New Year's Resolutions was to try and win millions by playing Powerball. You know the old saying, "You don't win if you don't play!" Beginning January 15, the price of Powerball tickets goes up from $1.00 to $2.00.

The Public Agrees, About $150,000 a Year Makes You 'Rich' — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:00:26 +0000

In light of the Occupy Wall Street movement focusing attention on the “one percent” and the debate over raising taxes on the wealthy, Gallup asked 1,012 adults how much money they would need to make a year in order to consider themselves rich.

Enter to Win $10,000!

K Bear — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:00:40 +0000

We're giving away loads of cash this November! Ashley Furniture and 97.1 K-Bear are giving our VIPs the chance to win $10,000 Cash online! You can also listen every day for your chance to win $1000, and $10,000 every Thursday!

Unemployed Man Finds $150K in Vegetable Garden

Chris Illuminati — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:45:16 +0000

Here is how the cheesy late-90′s stand-up comic buried deep in our subconscious would report this story:

“Hey folks! Did you read the story in the Northwest Herald today about a guy in Illinois that found $150K in his backyard garden? Talk about growing some cabbage! Am I right folks? Those are a different kind of greens my friends! You hear what I’m saying everyone?!?”