WJBC contest pays $4,000

Posted on November 22, 2016

By WJBC staff

Bloomington’s Diane Adams plays contests at WJBC.com often. The morning show listener never imagined Tuesday we would call to tell her she won $4,000 for her effort.

Adams was pulled as the winner of the Cumulus “Thanksgiving Together” prize. Adams said it was a simple game where she filled out her name and address online to enter.

Wish this was you? Watch for coming chances to win with WJBC under the contest tab on the WJBC home page.

Hear the winning phone call with Diane below:

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