It all went off without a hitch this morning, Friday January 24, as The Kyle & Jackie O Show kicked off their year with a $100K Ball Drop at the Elsternwick Park Tennis Centre in Melbourne.
For 100 very lucky listeners, flown in from around the country, the Kyle & Jackie O helicopter dropped 200 foam tennis balls with those in attendance being able to then run and grab two. ‘Intern Pete’ Deppeler was on hand to give winners the good news of the gifts inside their balls with everyone a winner of prizes including cash amounts up to $20,000 and diamond tennis bracelets from House of K’dor.
Natalie from Sydney was overwhelmed when she found out she had won $10,000 in cash. She said:
“I really needed the money. When you’re really in need of something and Kyle & Jackie O come along with an opportunity like this, it’s just amazing.”
Chelsea from Melbourne grabbed the tennis ball with the highest individual amount of $20,000.
“It’s my 50th birthday next year, so I want to put the money towards a cruise in New Zealand with my family. I also told my friend that I would give her $2,000, so that will be coming her way too,” she said.
Kyle Sandilands said:
“We flew people in from all over the place to give them the chance to win big this morning. Everyone wanted the money; everyone is struggling for cash no matter who you are or what you do. Everyone is feeling the pinch.”
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson added:
“We were so excited to bring something this big to Melbourne to kick off a huge 2025 for our show. We can’t wait to bring even more surprises to them this year.”
The Kyle & Jackie O Show are on weekdays from 6-10am on KIIS 106.5 in Sydney and KIIS 101.1 in Melbourne and via the iHeart app.