£40,000 slipped through our listeners fingertips this week on the Cool FM Downtown Cash Call
That has to be a record 😲☎️
Last updated 16th Apr 2021
We've all been screaming at our radios this week as 5 contestants failed to remember the correct answer or pick up the phone!
Surely our Cool FM & Downtown listeners know the rules by now...
- As soon as you hear the daily total, you gotta write it down
- Keep your phone lines free after 5pm
- Remember to answer the phone if a No Caller ID pops up
It's heartbreaking that £40,000 was left on the table this week!
Have a listen to what happened this afternoon after John called one 'unlucky' listener in Waringstown.
But not to worry, we're back next week with an even bigger amount to giveaway! You don't want to miss out, tune in Monday from 8am 🤞
Check out some of our more fortunate winners:
David Irvine from Glengormley
""I registered for the daily text alerts which are so handy, I wouldn't have known the amount without the reminder. My grandparents have helped me out quite a bit, so I plan on treating them for all their help and kindness."
Helen Gill from Dromore won £35,000
"My youngest daughter Jacqueline just had a wee baby before Christmas, Seth, so we'll be able to buy him something nice and treat the other grandchildren too. We'd love to spread it the cash around a bit."
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NHS Worker Alison Millar won £41,031
"Well I was about to go to Homebase to get paint, I was on night duty last night and I'm off tonight thank goodness. Grace said to me 'don't be going yet, the cash call hasn't come through.' I said to myself, sure I couldn't win an argument, but I sat down just to message my son and you phoned. I actually thought you were an automated message."
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Tom Doran from Cookstown won £22,500
"My fiancé and I are getting married NYE this year, so that's the wedding covered now! We'll definitely put something away for our 9 month old daughter Sophie, and maybe treat the family to a new car."
Laura from Bangor won £25,000
"This win means more than words can express. I've had a really rough year and this has now taken a lot of pressure off my shoulders. I feel so unbelievably lucky to have won, this will change not just my life but my sons too."
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Heather Young from Galgorm won £20,000
"I was with my nephew, his girlfriend and their little boy when I noticed the No Caller ID, we joked that it being the cash call!"
Dermott Green in Gilford won £15,000
"I couldn't believe it, I started sweating because I couldn't remember how much the cash call daily amount was. So as I was laughing away to John on the call, I was scrolling like mad to find the reminder text 🤣 I eventually found it, told John the craic and the rest is history"
Trevor Neville from Lurgan won £25,000
"We are still in shock!! It's one of those things that you think will never happen to you, when you get the call it's so surreal"
Éadaoin O'Kane from Derry/Londonderry won £22,222.22
"It was by chance that I actually answered, I was in an online lecture when my phone started to ring. My first thought was OMG, this cannot be real!"
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Claire from Saintfield won £3,333.33
"I was just sitting on my sofa with my other half, thinking of what I might make for dinner (the highlight of your day during lockdown), when I noticed the private number flash up on my screen. When I first heard John's voice, I thought this is the end of all my bad luck."
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Gerard Matthews from Antrim won £16,000
"I've my family well-warned that they shouldn't ring me between 5 and 6pm. It took me a few seconds to register it was actually John Kearns when I first answered the call, I think I was in shock. I recognised the voice but never expected to actually get the call."
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Alan from Moira won £4,752.84
"My wife asked me to check that my phone was off silent in case the cash call came in – as I checked…the phone rang. I honestly thought it was a joke and one of my friends had pre-recorded John just to take the hand out of me!"
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Ciara Agnew won £12,222.22 on St. Patrick's Day
"All jokes aside my first thought seriously was that I was going to boke 🤮 I've practiced in my head a million times what I would say if I was ever called but the second I heard 'Hi, this is John Kearns from Cool FM', all my one liners and cool reactions went right down the drain. It was the most unbelievable moment in my whole life."
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Roberta from Bangor won £5,555.55
"Winning the cash was a huge surprise as it's the first time I have ever won anything in my life! I would love to spend the winnings on a holiday abroad, when it is safe to and treat my grandchildren."
Wayne Gilmore won £4,444.44
"Winning the cash call means so much to me, it takes a bit of the stress and worry off during this hard time. My eldest daughter demanded Chicken Nuggets as she told John during the call. To be honest it will pay off a few bills and the remaining money will be kept for a holiday once restrictions are lifted and we can go on holiday. "
Rosie from Belfast won £5,000
"It couldn't have come at a better time. I'm in the middle of renovating my home and this amount of money will go towards this. I also wish to donate some to the Cash for Kids NI charity; I know it's such a great cause. I'm so grateful to have won, I'm on cloud nine, thank you so much!"
Hilary from Craigavon won £20,000
"I had joked with my family that I needed to put my phone on the charger incase John rang. So when I composed myself and heard John's voice I couldn't believe it. I was literally shaking when he asked me the daily amount."
Judith from Ballyhalbert
"Thinking about it all now, I definitely think a few rounds will be on me for my friends and family this weekend, we can't wait for the pubs to reopen!"
Jim from Moneymore won £30,000
"I've been listening in every week for the call, and when I was talking to my brother on the phone it slipped my mind. Then when I seen the ID withheld, I quickly I told him I had to cut him off. It's unreal the way it all played out."
Lynda from Ballyclare
"I never thought it would actually be me getting the cash call, I would encourage everyone to enter! Winning this cash means the world to me. I am so grateful!"
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