Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: Megan's hungover

Episode Date: June 6, 2024

ON THE SHOW TODAY Ben's wife has a secret identity Help! I'm stuck in a stairwell! Hand... job? We chat to "Double All Black" Jeff Wilson Great car names! Lotto syndicate Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono and Ben Instagram: TheHitsBreakfastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This John Owen Ben podcast, hey that's us, brought to you by HelloFresh, the experts and tastes that Kiwis love. I want to ask you guys, should I be worried about a situation that's going on? You should be worried. Because in the weekends, my wife and I would sometimes go for a walk with the dog, and on our walk we'll stop off at a cafe and get a hot drink or whatever on our walk. And I've noticed she's started to do something when, because sometimes she will order the hot drinks, she just, she gives a different name.

She's like, you know how they often ask for the name of the order? And instead of saying Amanda, she just goes Sam. And I'm like, it really, it really throws me. Has she got an alter ego at the cafe? I don't know. And I'm like, why do you do that? She's like, oh, Sam, it's easier. It's just easier.

Than Amanda. I was like, Amanda's not a complicated name. Maybe she said Amanda once and they thought it was Samanda. Yeah. But I feel like, you know, we've talked about it before when, you know, I've traveled and gone to America for work. They have a shocking time with the New Zealand accent. I understand that.

It's Ben. Ben. I've got Ben. I've got Dean. I've got Ian. I even try to over-pronounce and got Bean. So I understand when you're away like that or if you've got a name

that's complicated but Amanda seems pretty straight forward and then they call out Sam and then I have to go up and pick up a thing and I'm like why are we doing this

why is this little who's Sam and she's like it just seems like an easier name and then I'm like well why if you're starting

to come up with a name here what else is going on is she always Sam at that cafe well yeah she's been Sam at other cafes as well. This is her cafe persona. Sam.

She's like, now if I order a hot drink from a cafe, tea, coffee, whatever, I'm ordering under the name Sam because no one ever gets Sam wrong. But Amanda's not complicated. It's also good for avoiding any parking tickets, tax investigations too. Just change your name. Is she on the run? I'm starting to wonder. I wonder if there's a whole other life.

I mean, I've probably overthought this. Who is Sam? A whole other life that's going on without me. It feels like the beginning of one of those Netflix documentaries. I was married to her for years. I thought I knew it. I mean, the red flags were there in hindsight. I thought her name was Amanda.

Maybe it's been Sam the whole time. Long play. So there we go. I'll keep you up to date with how that one's going. The Sam saga. My relationship with Sam. A new wife. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast.

Getting into the weekend. Who's having the best weekend? It started a little bit early for those in the radio industry last night. It was the radio awards, so it means people are a bit slow on it this morning. And Megan Pappas voted best dressed by some magazine. Oh, shut up.

There's no one there doing best dressed, but anyway, she apparently. Woman's Day was there. Don't be pissed if they didn't ask you. She just voted me the best dressed. No, okay. Also got voted most slurry as well, too. She documented her whole evening last night. You get your s*** together, Grace.

I'm a mob wife. That's him trying to get into a door. Oh, geez. All right. Well, Connor, he's normally from the South at the moment. Went to the radio awards last night. Connor, how are you this morning, my friend? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Are you a mob wife? So Hayley in Wellington, who usually competes against you for the best events going on in the North and South, this is low-hanging fruit. You can mow over him this morning, Hayley. I'm feeling fresh as a daisy. I've had caffeine. I've gone for my morning run. I'm feeling fresh as a daisy. I've had caffeine. I've gone for my morning run. I'm ready to go.

Wow. Okay. He's weak. He's down. Connor, let's get it out of the way for you, mate. What's happening in the south this weekend? Apparently a genie. I'm standing in the air well at the hotel.

That's probably why I sound quiet. Oh, my God. A genie. Nice. He's just interesting. Spit it out, mate. Come on. You got it. Oh my god, a Gen X nightclub. Music and dress up. Spit it out, mate. Come on, you got it. A Gen X party of 80s music and dress up at Wunderbar in Littleton.

So you go as your favourite 80s artist, I guess. Who would you guys go as? Don't throw it back on us, mate. We want to know from you. Who would you go go as? Don't throw it back on us, mate. We want to know from you. Who would you go as? I think it's Robert Smith. I love The Cure. Oh, great dress up.

All right. And what else in the South? There's Drew Yoga, which I could really go for right now with Fiona and Nelson. Please, guys. Please, guys. Please make it in

He's like Can I just hang up And go to bed No I've had to be here All morning Connor You sit there For one minute

And tell us I appreciate you Answering the phone Alright we've got Some yoga We've got 80s Or 90s Dress up in the south

What about you Hayley Bright Mate at this stage I feel like I could say We've got nothing on And I'm still with Are you cowered away

In some stairwell Of a hotel? Well, we've also got some 80s. It's an 80s off because in Beachlands, we've got 80s, 90s and 2000s party at the Franklin. It's a night of nostalgia, memories come alive. Connor, that's probably before your time. That's a decade, 80s, 90s and 2000s.

I was there. I was there. I was there. Really? Just a sparkle in your dad's eyes. I'm stuck in the steel house. I can't get out. Are you locked in there, Connor?

I am locked. I can't get out. What hotel are you in? Ramada. Can you come get me? No, that's not going to work. Hayley, just because we could understand what you were saying, you win the best weekend this weekend.

We're going to have some rolling coverage of getting Connor out of the stairwell. We'll call the hotel live. We'll find out when we get Connor out of the stairwell. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Back to rolling coverage of Connor from The Hits. Stuck in a stairwell in a hotel. Connor, are you still there? Yeah, I am.

Do I turn on the flow switch test and the emergency flood response in Waterwood? I don't think so. Okay, so very hungover Connor from The Hits. I'm not an expert, but it feels like a button you don't want to it. I don't think so. Okay, so very hung over Connor from the hits. I'm not an expert, but it feels like a button you don't want to push. Should we ring the hotel that Connor's staying at? I think we have the number here. This is like that movie. What's that guy

who's trapped in the cavern? Oh, the 127 Hours, was it? Yeah, with his arms stuck in the rock. Hopefully Connor doesn't have to saw his arm off. Can we connect up Connor again too there, Grace? Going through to the hotel reception We'll get you out buddy, don't worry Stick with us mate, be calm

Just stay calm Help Maybe we won't get you out Quite busy A lot going on there Well we tried Hello, have we got hold of the reception Yes you have busy. A lot going on there. Well, we tried. Yeah, cheers, fellas. Hello, have we got hold of the reception?

Yes, you have. You're on the Hits radio station. Our friend, who also works for the Hits, he's stuck in the stairwell right now. We're wondering if someone can help him out. Where is he stuck? In your stairwell. He can't get out. What floor, Connor? What floor?

Level three. Level three. Level three? Yes. Oh, okay, in the stairwell. Oh, okay, okay, okay. Are you fully clothed, Connor? Just give me one minute. I'll just connect with the housekeeping.

They should be on level three, yeah? Okay, great. All right. All right. Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you, Connor. We'll keep you on hold just to make sure you're released safely. Okay, buddy? Hang in there, alright. Alright, okay. Thank you so much. Connor, we'll keep you on hold just to make sure you're released safely.

Okay, buddy? Hang in there, Connor. Alright, we'll get you out. It's a roll of coverage of that. You're a Kiwi hero. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Morning. Now, I wanted to see if you guys could play the high road,

take the high road for this news story I've just been reading about. See if you can. It feels like it's an obvious joke to be made and I want to see if you guys can avoid it. Now in Australia, Domino's Pizza have been looking for

a person to be the hand. So it's a job, it's an application for that, for someone to be the hand in their ads. Okay. Okay, so we've got... You've got to have a good looking hand.

Yeah, yeah. So I feel like there's an obvious joke that you could make about the job and the hand that the person is... Hand employment. Yeah, so I feel like there's an obvious joke that you could make about the job and the hand that the person is... Hand employment. Yeah, exactly. It's a hand employment job. An occupation for a hand.

$100 an hour it's paying at the moment and you get to be the... The official what? Hand job employment person in the commercial. So you're the ones holding the pizza. Yeah, and all their advertising at the commercial. So you're the ones holding the pizza. Yeah. And all their advertising at the moment, it's been a guy, and it's already been chosen, a school teacher in Australia. He's got the job. Good hand?

Yeah. Nice hand? Yeah. It's a lovely hand. You've got good hands, Megan. You can do it. Thank you. Yeah.

But it's been a very huge and successful campaign over there for them on the search for... I'm making the joke in my head. Yeah, you can make the joke. You can make the joke in your head. Yeah, you can make the joke. You can make the joke in your head. As long as you don't vocalise it. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. So well done.

Because we've talked about this before. Met a hand model. We did. Uber Eats. There was a guy from Australia that got flown over for the ad. He was just picking up the Uber Eats orders and he was like,

sweet, what a great gig it is. Just got to be there. Why does it pay so much? I don't know. It feels like it's, I mean, this is obviously done as a marketing thing, I feel. Yeah, right. Otherwise, they could have got Barry from The Office and Tom Nose to come out and do it. This is a, there's a whole agency for hand models.

Really? Yeah. Look, you can sign up to this agency. If you think you've got good looking hands, you can model jewellery. Can you? Are good hands? I don't know. I'm just looking at my hands

I'm like yeah tell you what they're always like because I use so much wash my hands hand sanitiser and stuff like that I'm like I just

they're always drying you'd be a good moisturiser commercially maybe I could be a good moisturiser never yeah seductively rubbing moisturiser in the webbing

of your fingers or something sign up to the hand job website oh Megan Megan hey next definitely don't google that on the work wifi fingers or something. Sign up to the handjob website. Oh Megan, Megan. Hey Nick.

Definitely don't Google that on the work Wi-Fi. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. Into the weekend Super Rugby Pacific quarterfinals live on

Sky and Sky Sport now this weekend you can catch on Sky Sport. Sky Open as well delayed coverage of the Blues taking on the Fijian draw from

8.30 on Saturday and joined by Sky Sport commentator All Black legend legend, Jeff Wilson, with you in the studio. Morning, how are you going team? We're doing well. Really good. I've got a question, because usually the sign, there's evidence. And evidence is empty Powerade bottles, soda water, and McDonald's. Yeah, yeah.

Tell us what sort of night you've had. I really wish I wasn't meeting All Black legend Jeff Wilson in this state, but here we are. Look, you're actually, your stock's gone up. The fact that you didn't, you could have quite easily gone home early, but clearly you didn't. A lot of radio shows aren't there today. We are. You've fronted up. Radio, what do I expect?

Do you know Megan recorded herself and filmed herself last night. How do you get your s*** together, Greg? I'm a mob wife. That's them trying to get in a door last night. That filmed herself last night. How do you get your s*** together, Greg? I'm a mob wife. That's them trying to get in a door last night. That was her last night. No one was filming that but her. My dad could not be prouder right now. Lovely to see you, Jeff.

And you really couldn't get a more exciting competition for Super Rugby this year. You were just saying in previous years you knew the Crusaders were going to mow over everyone. Yeah, like you're saying, up until last weekend there were a chance, right? So everyone was distracted by the fact, are they going to make it? Well now we know they're not there. So all of a

sudden the Blues fans, the Hurricanes fans, the Chiefs fans all year, the Brumbies fans, Highlanders fans myself, are looking at it going ah yeah, but the Crusaders. That's not a conversation now. We've got every opportunity to go out and win a trophy which no one else has touched other

than people from Christchurch. So now someone else is going to celebrate. And when you've got to work so hard to get something like this, and you guys have tasted success, when you get to that point and then you finally get there for a lot of these players, it's uncharted territory. And they'll get to celebrate. We're talking about a new generation of the game.

It's been a really fun year. And how it's going to play out over the next three weeks is going to be fantastic. That's cool. We've got the trophy here in the studio. It's a big, heavy-looking trophy. It's actually 3D digitally printed, this thing. Is it?

Yeah, it's pretty cool, you know. But it is a great trophy. I think when they decided on something new when Super Rugged Pacific was created, they thought to themselves, we need something that's really coolby Pacific was created. They thought themselves, we need something that's really cool. It is. It's fantastic. It's very blue on the inside.

Now, whether or not that's symbolic for this year, I'm not sure. I could say the Highlanders are a blue jersey, but the Blues have been a team that have been right there, right? They've thought they've had the squad last year. They went down to Christchurch in their semifinal, took a hiding the year before that.

They were so very, very close. So maybe is it their year? The Hurricanes top of the table though because last week it was weird. Are you a Hurricanes fan? Well, yeah. Deep down. Yeah, deep down. I'm originally from Macedon, so that was kind of our team.

But it was weird watching the Blues last week. They won, but then they didn't get the bonus point. It was almost like a loss. Bizarre doing the post-match interviews. I'm going out there and normally you're getting someone who's elated, happy with the way they've gone, but that one bonus point has such significance in terms of the competition. But it might not work out too bad.

They might not have to go through the Chiefs to get to a – well, they won't have to go through the Chiefs in all likelihood – to get to a final. So all of a sudden the Hurricanes might have a challenge in front of them, but they're at home. The Hurricanes fans, Sky Stadium's been fantastic this year, really has. But in saying that, across the board,

there's been a real buy-in to the competition in regards to not just viewerships up, but the number of people starting to go back to games. Some late afternoon games have helped that, but also, like I say, people starting believing they can win. It felt like rugby needed it. A bit of a change. At the moment, there's been a lot of stuff going on,

and it's hard to lot of stuff going on. Yeah. And it's hard to not get distracted by that. But by the same token, we've got a new All Black set up, new All Black coach. Guys are playing for positions. Some guys in the next month, the next three weeks, will play their way into the All Blacks just through form and the fact we've got a change of leadership. So there's all those little things.

Like I say, a few players have headed off overseas. So conversations will ramp up, not just on who's going to win a title, but also who's going to be wearing black this year. Okay, Geoff Wilson with us, head of the quarterfinals this weekend. Geoff, successful sports family you come from, and I know you coached your son's basketball team. My son was also in the same intermediate tournament as your son's. You came to work on Monday like Jeff

Olsen was coaching I was like buddy Jeff Olsen was coaching kids let's go home pack up stop now that's not anything to do with me that's to do with those we had a great group of kids that's a great tournament it was a great it's a great tournament oh Ames was fantastic you know like and I say when you get to be a part of things like that and you know I can relate it back to Super Rugby any group you are if you get a be a part of things like that, and I can relate it back to Super Rugby, any group you are, if you get a connected group. And that's what we're seeing out of the Hurricanes. You see what they're putting online, the fact that they clearly are a side

that understand what it takes and what they're going to need to be to win a title. The Blues are so desperate. The Chiefs, it's hanging from last year. They're one play away from winning a Super Rugby title. No different to when you get to those critical moments with intermediate school kids where, to be honest with you, I lost my shit when we won the tournament.

I lost it completely. The greatest day ever. Exactly. Did you end up winning the whole tournament? Maybe. Did you? Yeah. And honestly, my celebration was ridiculous.

You know, let alone the kids. Dad, tone it down. Oh, you know, you're 100% kids. Dad, tone it down. You're 100% right. I had other coaches just give me, you can't do that. The stress of coaching. Look away kids, look away. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. The King of Sweet. It's a national

or international donut day today honouring, well the first Salvation Army actually came up with it. In 1938 they gave a whole lot of Donuts to soldiers Who were fighting During World War As a little thing

To say thanks for Everything you're doing Were they not a thing Before then Well they were a thing But they made that The day That was the first one

On that day They said thanks Very much for your service How did they get The donuts to them When they were in the Mate It's too much for your

Brain to handle right now Mate Don't you worry about that Okay To be honest I don't know I just thought it was a nice little story Sense of day stuff Yeah, I know what you mean

Now, Megan, you mentioned yesterday Your name for your car I don't think I've ever named a vehicle I always feel like the car manufacturers Do a pretty bang-up job of naming the cars themselves Yeah My third car All my cars have had names.

Okay. I had Lily, the Holden Barina. I've had Ruby, the MX-5, and now I'm onto Muffy, the little Sanyong. So what are the names, like, what are the reasons behind the names? Well, they always, like, Lily and Ruby always came from songs, and Muffy is purely to do with the number plate now. Oh, right. Oh, have you got a... Is it Muff?

Personal number plate. It's MFF. Oh, I see. Muffy sounds like a nickname bullies would give you at high school. Yeah. No, have you ever nicknamed a car? No, I haven't actually, but I know other people do, though, right? Surely you're not the only one.

Oh, 800 of the hits. 4487. Someone's already called up. Sandy. We'll get Sandy on. You've got a nickname for. Oh, 800 of the hits. 4, 4, 8, 7. Someone's already called up. Sandy. We'll get Sandy on. You've got a nickname for your car, Sando. Yes, Black Beauty. She's a new VW Beetle.

Black Beauty. Oh, yeah. It was the horse, wasn't it? Yeah. The very famous horse. Is it a new VW Beetle or an old one? No, it's a new one. It's a 2013.

Is it just don't want a stereotype is it a female thing to name your car maybe and their number plate stolen i missed that what'd you say you had the number plate stolen or your number plate is stolen is stolen and at the top it's got driver like stolen oh yeah i see yeah yeah i love that sand oh but you stole it oh i'm trying to like this yeah i see yeah yeah love that sand uh so i don't know the hits four four eight seven nicknames for your car can we find as you said before can we find a a male that hasn't yeah yeah um i'll name your cars if you want me to okay give them a name okay what have you got uh it's a black one black audi don't try downplay it mate don't try and sound like a common person

don't be a common person Alexi the Audi I think the nickname is wanker the hits the Jono and Ben podcast in the UK right now on the Eris tour

it feels like that tour is never ending. Does she play the songs, the new ones she's released? Yeah, she does. She's like, what, I do another era. I know as well. So does that add time to the show? I think she has replaced a couple of songs. Oh, to fit those ones in.

You'd be gutted if you went to the earlier shows and then you don't get to see the new stuff. She's added the new songs. Yeah, well, unless you don't like the new stuff and you wanted to see the new stuff. She's added the new songs. Yeah, well, unless you don't like the new stuff and you want to hear the old stuff. Then you're happy. Yeah, exactly. Now, we're talking about names for cars after Megan's named all your vehicles you've had, right? Lily, Ruby, and now I've got Muffy.

Muffy, yeah. That's a great name. That's a great name. They've got connotations. Yeah, definitely got connotations. Like a muffin. Yeah, exactly. Because as your license plate starts with M-F.

M-F-F. Yeah, right. There we go. So we just threw it out. There's so many texts, names for cars, and I'm pouring on in. You can text 4487. I've got a Ford Focus called Hocus Focus. I love it.

That's lovely. Truckasaurus. Sam's got Truckasaurus. A VW Beetle. I have Betty. And I have a Ford That's lovely. Truckasaurus. Sam's got Truckasaurus. Avida Beetle. I have Betty, and I have a Ford Laser called Larry. Ruby the Subie. You're quite like us. Come through on the text.

I like that name. Let's get Priscilla on. Welcome. How are you this morning, Priscilla? Very good, thank you. You've nicknamed your car? Yeah, I have. I was driving in it just a while ago, and I thought, yeah, I'll pull over and tell you

about my car. What did you call it? It's called Chicha. Okay, what is it? It's pretty average, but it's so old that I call it Chicha Bang, because I'm worried that's what it's going to do when it goes down the road. That's a good name. I like it.

Chicha Bang. Love that, Priscilla. You're going to have a great day. Pip, you've got a name for your car. What is it? Yeah, so we have a Toyota Aqua, and we call it Christina Aqualera. Oh, my God. Yeah, my girlfriend started it.

She names her cars after musicians, and her first one was Lady Kaka, and then she had Mitzi Elliott. Oh, that's brilliant. Now I want to name cars. Now, if I knew I could pun name a car, I'm in,

I'm in. Lady Car Car's beautiful. Lady Car Car. I love it. Oh, Pip, go and have a great weekend. That's so good.

I love those documentaries you see people and they like fall in love with their vehicles and end up naming them and getting into quite a deep relationship with them.

You seen those docos? Yeah. Some of the genders, they're usually guys in America, American guys. Yeah. And they make love to those cars. Do they? Yeah.

I saw a scene in a documentary, they had to pixelate a lot of the lovemaking, but the documentary crew caught it on camera. Oh, God. Kelly, welcome, you're on. Hey, how's it going? We're doing well. You nicknamed your car?

Yeah, so we got a, well, the family, class, me, got a new Holden, Colorado ute. And when we walked into the showroom, I was like, geez, it looks like a rhino. And so I called it the rhino. But on the way home, my wife was like, I want to try it. And she climbed in and she was like, oh, man, this thing drives like a rhino.

It's heavy and it's large and it's just – I don't like it. The rhino. Love the rhino. The rhino. Yeah. Thank you so much for your – The rhino. Thank you very much for your call.

You and the rhino go and have a wonderful day. And we've got an obvious one, but a great one too. We've got a Suzuki Swift. Swiftie. Taylor Swift. Suzuki Taylor Swift. The Hits Swift. Swifty. Taylor Swift. Suzuki Taylor Swift. The hits.

The Jono and Ben podcast. I'll be having a quiet weekend. Because last night was the New Zealand Radio and Podcast Awards. Big thing for the radio and podcast industry. Thursday night, as we said before, what monster puts this on a Thursday night? Particularly when we've got an early start the next day. Yeah, but I wasn't going to let that stop me.

No, you didn't. It's like, that's the radio industry's fault. Mum's gone wild last night, particularly when we've got an early start the next day. Yeah, but I wasn't going to let that stop me. No, you didn't. That's the radio industry's fault. Mum's gone wild last night, wasn't it? Yeah. It really was. You looked fantastic last night. I remember you came out to me and you were like, I've just been taking the photo for the best dress competition.

Was there actually a best dress competition or not? I don't know. Maybe there was one in your head. Maybe. I'm pretty sure that's never happened before. But anyway, I don't know what to say. I've been voted the best to dress. I don't know what to say because you said, oh, you look nice or something to me. No, when I first saw you, I was like, Ben, you look really cute.

Thank you. We were in a lift full of people and I was like. You look nice too, you know, but it was like, I don't want to look like, you know, it's 2024, mate. I don't know what to say. He was like, you look. to look like you know it's 2024 mate I don't know what to say he was like you look appropriate yeah

but no last night was my first night away from my daughter and yeah yeah so I felt a bit bad about

no you didn't no you didn't all night you were like no kids you were hiding it well you were like no kids

all night yeah yeah didn't feel bad but good on you you deserve a night out No kids. You were hiding it well. You're like, I've got no kids all night. Did we do a film out there? I've got on you. You deserve a night out. You do, absolutely. And it was all fun. And for some reason, I don't know why,

but you decided to document the whole night on video. Yeah, because no one else filmed all this, but you decided to, and you went back to Producer Taylor's house with Producer Grace. There was all of you guys having a bit of a sleepover because it was easier to go back to the one house than go back to your separate houses. Yeah.

And you documented the whole thing. Just for context, I don't remember getting home. Why'd you document it? So I remember. So this is when we arrived at Producer Taylor's house who was already home and we didn't want to wake her up. You get your s*** together, Grace. I'm a mob wife.

Ouch. I think that's a thistle. Grace, can you just... I'm trying to pick up my shoes. Grace has left me. It's also only 10.30. I almost fell in the garden. Louie, let us in.

Taylor, I'm so sorry. Louie, let us in. Louie I'm so sorry. Louie, let us in. Louie! It's bedtime. Missy, missy. I don't have a husband here. Give me a smooch. Oh, my God.

Do we need to say Louie's a dog? Yeah, just to go chill out. It's only 10.30. Just to tell his dog I don't have a husband here. Have a smooch. That's what you were saying all night at the party. I love how I say I don't have a husband here. Have a smooch. That's what you were saying all night at the party. I love how I say I don't have a husband here. Lee, I've been found a best dress.

Hopefully the mob wife is a reference to something earlier in the evening, was it? Was it now, Producer Taylor? When do you have Producer Grace and Megan come to stay ever again? So on arrival, Grace smashed a whole bottle of tequila on my floorboard and drenched my dog in tequila and I pierced my foot open on glass. So no. I noticed that you went home without them. I did.

Yes, you're right. And can I just preference, I gave both these girls the passcode to get in my house so I didn't have to wake up and the dog wouldn't have to wake up. Yeah, apparently that went out the door. I don't know if you heard, but I was in no state to be putting codes in doors. You're a mob wife. How drunk was Louis by the end of the night?

Oh, mate, he was the most intoxicated. He smelt like it too. Marcello's going to get back and go. Their sheets, I'm scared to go back and smell the sheets they slept in. It was Louis that we'd on the floor, okay? Yeah, because she was doing all the, at 10.30, he pissed himself. I've got to mop that. Because he's drinking tequila.

Yeah, I'm getting lucky here tonight with this one. Fiasco, absolute fiasco. I've already started for your weekend. I hope you have a weekend as good as Megan's if you're here to get to yours. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. $10 million, that is the lotto prize tomorrow night. A huge must win. We're going to be trying to make you guys a show syndicate thing we're going to do just after 8 o'clock today.

Yeah, come Monday. We could have, how many numbers in the line? We need seven, don't we? Including the Powerball. Yeah, so we're going to be out of, it's a little bit complicated, you know, finances, that sort of thing, but we'll get to that after eight o'clock this morning.

You could be winning your share of $50 million with us on Saturday. He said it with confidence too. He said it. It's Friday flashback. Yes, we look back at a simpler time in New Zealand, a time where advertising really leaned on the old jingle, didn't they? We loved to jingle back in the day.

Not just to jingle too. Sometimes they would extend to full three-and-a-half, four-and-a-half-minute songs. Well, because I guess we were watching TV. TV was a thing back then. So you were. You were really getting to – I mean, you had to sit through the commercials and you really got into the good ones, right?

Nowadays, I couldn't tell you what commercials are on TV. Apart from the long vote of, there's one New Zealand one that's quite a long one I've seen from time to time where a guy's out in the countryside and stuff. Does that just interrupt your streaming? Yeah. What's your favourite commercial at the moment?

Have you got a favourite? I do love those depressing pet ads we play. I dropped the puppy. Dan was angry. They're at home. Don't drop the puppy. But yes, I'm going to look back at an Inter-Islander commercial. Now the Inter-Islander, wonderful passenger ferry service, doesn't it?

And you'd think the last thing it needed was a full three and a half minute song. But no, the Waratahs were a full three and a half minute song. But no, the Waratahs were the band. An actual band. Yeah, a great band. Yeah. This was early 90s. And the whole ad was them,

the lads on tour, tight blue jeans. No one stood a chance on that boat. They spent a lot of time at the pub, from memory, didn't they? They were just chomping back the beers on the Andrew Islander. I don't know who was driving when they got picked up. Don't worry about that when we get to the other side.

But this was an iconic song. Have a listen. I've packed my bags. I've turned the key Can't get away too soon Hand me my hat I'm ready to go So many things to see and do

Everyone knows that. Here we go. Sing along. Cruising on the inter-islander Taking my time Feeling fine That was a gooder. It's a kimbata. Woo! Feeling fine. It was a good one.

It was a great ad, wasn't it? Yeah, it was good. And so I just had all of the band members doing their various things, pounding beers all over the show. Pounding beers and ladies all over the show. Yeah, all I remember is them just spending a lot of time at the bar on the inter-islander. But, you know, it's great.

We went on the, have you ever been on the Blue Bridge? It's more for the sort of truckers and stuff like that. That is the battler ferry, isn't it? Yeah, and it was great. And there was all sorts of bunk beds. You just slept the whole time. I did. You had a great sleep.

We got a corporate suite, which was essentially just a bed next to a big trucker that I was sleeping with. And it was great. Yeah, it was great. I think I passed out fumes in the boat. Because I think it takes a bit longer, I think, than the Inter-Islander. It takes like five hours or something. But yeah, but you just leave it all to us. The Bluebridge doesn't ever solve.

Never solve. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. We get six callers on and we'll start a syndicate between the six. We'll just get one line. And if we win the $50 million, we'll split it up six ways. But we need six different numbers from you on 0800THEHITS. In the meantime, though, we've got a representative from Lotto on the phone to talk more about it.

Lucy, good morning. Good morning. I love to talk to you. Big weekend. $50 million at Lotto. That's massive. Yeah, it's huge. So this is the biggest, well, the most amount of money ever up there with the most amount

of money ever for Lotto? Yeah, it's as high as we can go. Wow. The madness stops. So what happens if it's not struck by someone winning it on their own first division? What happens then? So then it rolls down to second division.

So, well, the next Powerball division where there are winners, so sometimes there isn't anybody in Powerball second division, so then it will go to third division, and it will be split evenly between all the people who win that division. Right. So if someone wins the $50 million, that would be the biggest ever win for Lotto ever, would it be? It would be.

It would be the biggest win in our 35-year history. Wow. And so what happens if there's one single person who takes out 1st Division? Does the money go into the account straight away, or how does that work? Yeah, good question. So it doesn't go in straight away. We do have a few things we'll need to go through to kind of get it set up. Checking the tickets.

We'd need to look at the tickets for sure. Do they have to come to your office or what plays out once someone wins? Yeah, so it's possible to claim without coming but for this amount we would strongly advise them to come. Just such a lot, and you really just want to have a chance to sit down

with them and talk through it. And generally we try and ensure that they've come and talked to us, and we've put them in touch with somebody at their bank who can help them out on that side of things before we put the money in their account, because the money does just go in straight into your cheque account. You know, you look in your normal banking and it's just got a few extra zeros on it.

Yeah, just a few. She says it'll be a nerve-wracking time to holding onto that ticket for a day or two before coming in to see you as well. I'll tell you what, don't lose this ticket. I tell you what, people are so relieved to give it to us. And I'm not sure if you guys remember, but about a year ago, we had someone in Christchurch who won $33 million and they just needed some time to process before they got in touch with us. So they had the ticket in their house for 10 days in their sock drawer.

Oh my God. And the woman said she just was paranoid about leaving the iron on. So she checked 50 times that the iron was off before she left the house. That is risky. Can you take a photo of the ticket? Yeah, you can. But yeah, we need the actual ticket in order to process the claim. Wow. Obviously, you work for Lotto. Are you allowed to play as well?

Because we talked to Sonia Gray. She can play the presenter. So you're allowed to play? Yes. Yeah, I'm allowed to play. And Sonia might have talked you through this, but it's just so rigorously monitored. So we are allowed to play. If we buy a ticket in store, we need to make sure that we put, there's a special button they press to say that it's a staff ticket.

So there's a few checks and balances like that, but we do play. It's a big jackpot. So people might want to like up their chances, but buying like multiple tickets doesn't necessarily up your chances of winning, does it? No. chances, but buying multiple tickets doesn't necessarily up your chances of winning, does it? No, I mean, it does mathematically, but the chances is a small chance to win, and so whether you buy one ticket or more than one ticket doesn't really make that much

difference. So, you know, and it's just really understanding what you're buying. What you're buying is a very small chance to win, but it's really a chance to be part of the fun and to dream for a couple of days and have a chat to your workmates about what you've spent it on. Yeah, good fill of content for radio,

to be honest. It's something great for us always. It's really dragged us through. We've milked that hard this week. I bet, I bet. Is there any stats to say there's more winners when you pick your own numbers or you let the automation do it for you?

Yeah, it doesn't really make any difference. So we've looked at all these numbers quite regularly. We look at them, and it just aligns with sales. So when you look at the number of winning tickets and then the number of tickets or the proportion of winning tickets and the proportion of tickets that have won big prizes, it all lines up with the proportion of sales. And we see a greater majority of people choose a dip

because I don't know if you guys are like me, but I'm a bit lazy. So I can't be bothered picking my own numbers. And so when you see what wins, it's just in line with that. Some people just stick with the same numbers consistently, don't they? See, once you start, you can't stop.

Well, yeah, true. You'd have to keep writing it out. Exactly right. I mean, how would you feel if they came up? If it came up one way, yeah. We did have one winner who who he always picked his own numbers and he'd done that for several years. And then he saw a promo where it was a triple dip and you won a car.

So he thought, oh, I'll just do that this week. So he got a triple dip, won $13 million. Wow. Wow. All right. Well, we're all dreaming about potentially $50 million. Lovely to talk to you. Thanks for your time this morning.

We really appreciate it. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. $10 million. Lovely to talk to you. Thanks for your time this morning. We really appreciate it. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. $10 million for Lotto. So we're going to play one line as a show. But, you know, we're going to step back, and we're not going to take any part of it. Six callers on 0800THEHITS, each coming up with a random number. Megan, you're going to come up with a bonus?

Okay. The Powerball number? It's a lot of pressure. It's between 1 and 10. You need to pick the bonus ball. Don't trust right now. If this comes off, this could be the greatest slash most regretful moment of our lives.

Yeah, because we're not taking any of it. No. You're only going to win a lot at once. Are we happy? We're all comfortable that if this does happen. I think our legal team here at the Hits were like, mate, you have to step back. It can't be money.

I mean. No, it's not. No, we're not allowed to have to step back. It can't be money. I mean, it's not. No, it's not. No, we're not allowed to take any of it. We can't take any of it. Legally, no. No, so that's why we'll put a ticket on. Six people on 0800 the Hits right now. You each choose the number.

And if it wins, you get to split the $50 million. Well, if it wins, it's going to be a bumper year for NZ Meat. I can't take any of the money. I thought media was struggling. They've got a $ 50 million profit this year Crazy Alright Let's go to caller number one

Nicky You're on Welcome to the syndicate It's great to have you in the syndicate Yeah Nicky Yes hi Hi

Okay you've got to choose a number You're the first pick Between 1 and 40 What are you going to choose? I'm going to choose number 2 Number 2 Okay so what we need is We need 6 numbers And then we'll pick the bonus ball Megan you going to choose? I'm going to choose number 2. Number 2. Okay, so what we need is six numbers, and then we'll pick the bonus ball.

Megan's going to pick the bonus ball. Okay, so number 2 with Nicky. Stacey, you're syndicated, baby. Welcome to the syndicate. No one's really that stoked to be part of the syndicate. It's kind of awkward at the start. Yeah, I'm making it weird. Stacey, your number.

Hi, I'd like number 23 please Okay You could have 7.14 million dollars come Monday That would be wonderful wouldn't it Not bad Better than a kick in the pants on a Monday morning Have a great weekend Alright Ray

Ray Oh hi Hey guys how you going Number three in the syndicate Ray We're doing well I'm feeling rich Are you feeling rich already? Yes, I am.

Yep. Fingers crossed. Okay. What number would you like? Go for number seven. Number seven. All right. So we've got two, 23, and seven so far.

Heading to Christchurch, Laura. Congratulations on the win. Oh, thanks, guys. I'm very excited. You've got to go in confident. You've got to go in confident. Yeah, and I'm aiming for you guys to pick that really good number at the end there. It's on Megan.

It's on Megan. It's on Megan. Have you got any suggestions for the Powerball number, Laura? Are you feeling something? I can feel something. It's coming. Okay. What number are you going to do, Ed?

14, please. Okay, we're locking in 14 for Laura Wally Also in Christchurch You're on the Lotto Syndicate Yes good mate thank you What are we going mate I think we'll go for a number 10 Those are all very low numbers Yeah low numbers but hey

2, 23, 7, 14 and 10 so far Okay one more Jess in Parmy Good morning Welcome to the Lyer Syndicate, the show syndicate. So exciting. It's very exciting. What's your final number?

This could be the winning lotto number, the final number. What's it going to be? It's going to be number 15, another low one. Oh, okay. Any reason why you chose 15? 15 is my son's birthday. Okay, all right. Well, there we go.

So as Jono said before, 2, 23, 7, 14, 10, and 15. And the bonus Powerball number is what, Megan? Well, since she said that, I'm going to go with my son's birthday. So 8 is going to be the Powerball. And 8 is the Powerball. I feel like that comes up a lot. I can't watch it. Honestly, behind the scenes, you wouldn't believe the amount of valuable And eight is the Powerball. I feel like that comes up a lot. I can't watch it. Honestly, behind the scenes,

you wouldn't believe the amount of valuable minutes we've wasted talking about what happens if we win. We split that six ways between those six. Nikki, Stacey, Ray, Laura, Wally, and Jess. That's the syndicate. They get that split. Whatever the prize that they win. They win that money.

We keep on working. That's right. We just do another week. Nothing changes for us. Kiwi heroes we are. We try to make it a way that we're a part of yeah that's right we we just do another week and nothing changes for us kiwi heroes we are we try to make it a way that we're part of it but apparently we can't