There's a pizza restaurant in town with the phone number 222-2222 (222 for Transcona). [Another better pizza restaurant has 222-2224].
They sponsered the Bombers one year and offered $22,222.22 for any kickoff return for a touchdown, by either team. The first play of the season, the Bombers, pretty obviously, intentionally forgot how to tackle.
The next week it was a prize for Bomber touchdowns only.
Bob Irving, the radio anouncer, took a lot of grief because the station hadn't made it back from break. I can't recall if he faked it or said, "Well, that was exciting."
I would like to see video of this call.
These contests are usually insured.
Well, it is a block from behind, a push, but ffs.
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video/cfl...rize-1.3502370
Last edited by Hammerhands; 07-14-2017 at 06:27 PM.