Monday, April 14, 2008

Birthdays-

Abigail Breslin - 12

Sarah Michelle Gellar - 31

Anthony Michael Hall - 40

Greg Maddux - 42

Brad Garrett - 48

Pete Rose - 67

On this day-

1611 - Prince Federico Cesi used the word "telescope" for the first time.


1865 - President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by JOHN WILKES BOOTH while attending the comedy ''Our American Cousin'' at Ford's Theater in Washington.

1902 - J.C. Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

1912 - The Titanic collided with an iceberg on its maiden voyage and began sinking. 716 passengers survived and 1,517 drowned in the icy water.


1976 - Stevie Wonder signed a $13 million contract with Motown, the most lucrative deal in the music industry at the time.

Battle of the Sexes- The ladies won today and are now down by 8 points, 40-32.

Orlando Magic's Nick Anderson

Former Orlando Magic star Nick Anderson joined us this morning as the Magic finish up the regular season this week and get ready for the start of the playoffs this weekend! Tickets are still available for playoff games, go to http://www.orlandomagic.com/ for more info. The Magic face the Hawks in Atlanta tomorrow night and conclude the season at home Wednesday night at home against the Wizards, the team they will most likely face in the first round of the playoffs. Also, congratulations to the Magic on their 50 win season!

$25 Pyramid- I played with Marie today and we won! The jackpot stays at $25 for tomorrow's game.

Here's a list from "Parade" Magazine of what some celebrities made last year-

OPRAH WINFREY, $260 million

TIGER WOODS, $115 million

STEVEN SPIELBERG, $110 million

DR. PHIL, $90 million

GISELE BUNDCHEN, $33 million

50 CENT, $33 million

MILEY CYRUS, $18.2 million

MARY-KATE OLSEN, $17 million

RYAN SEACREST, $12 million

ELI MANNING, $11.5 million

KATHERINE HEIGL, $11 million

JEFF FOXWORTHY, $10 million

JESSICA ALBA, $9 million

CARRIE UNDERWOOD, $7 million

MARISKA HARGITAY, $7 million

SCARLETT JOHANSSON, $5 million

Fact or Fiction- We have a new champion, Amy from Lake Mary, started her run with $20! You can win her money and be the new champion in the morning at 8:40.