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Old Posted Feb 2, 2011, 1:59 AM
brithgob brithgob is offline
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Seems like there are likely many on this forum that are too young to remember the "Western Express" lottery back in the 70s & 80s (it really doesn't seem that long ago). While trying to find out how long ago this lottery ceased to exist, I came across this little tidbit about Don Wittman from Wikipedia:
The lottery was called Western Express... but I recall the program being titled "Winsday" (since it aired Wednesdays.... 6:30 on CKTV in Regina). It originated at CKY Winnipeg. For a while Wittman would bring on a co-host from a radio station somewhere in Western Canada.

Here's a little taste:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-65gB7MSDAc
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