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$25,000 What's That Sound?

It’s Round 3!

Congratulations Veronica Marriott who just won $25,000!

She guessed pulling string lights out of a box and it was correct!

 

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Previous Guesses:

dumping out a box of Christmas lights

a box of string lights and the string lights break while you’re going to pull them out

Frisbee Disk golf – when the disk hits the chain at the end of the hole

smashing a piñata and all the pieces falling out

ring toss game from a fair

starting a generator and pulling the cord but it doesn’t start

outdoor shuffleboard… slide the disk

the sound when you put a straw into water or ice in a cup

a new year’s eve noise maker – tin litho 

putting money in the slot in the pool table – push it in and it releases the ball

nails, nuts and bolts – being put in a mason jar

a rollercoaster taking off

Pull up the back of a Coca Cola trailer door – or Uhaul door

a turnstile gate

dominos falling

dropping a bag of marbles

coins going through a jukebox

pouring mints out of a mint tin

a pizza slicer with the little round wheel – slice through the pizza it continues to roll a bit when you get to the other side

drop your cereal spoon into the bowl after you finish your cereal

a pachinko machine – a Japanese arcade game it’s metal balls and it makes that sound

sidewalk chalk on a brick wall

Dice in a cup then throwing the dice out

ice carving

coins in your hand when you drop into glass

parkade rollup door with the chain on side…when it goes up

dog sliding dog dish with dry dog food rattling inside

change given from the car parking machine

a walker – the interactive baby toy. The round thing they spin, there’s like a rattle

pulling on a starter rope and then letting the rope retract

a jar of marbles rolling and then stopping

somebody crinkling a handful of chips as they’re pouring them into a bowl 

spinning a combination lock on a safe

a bowling pin – setting machine

golf club hitting a ball and going through a window

kaleidoscope

the auger from a woodsmoking bbq going into the pan

one of those rain shakers with rice – you make them as a kid as a craft

jewelry in a jewelry dish – being moved

opening a can of nuts – pull the tab off and then pouring the nuts into a bowl

a spinning top toy – push it down to make it spin

Pulling the plunger on a pin ball machine

a paint roller

chain pulley

coin going through a vending machine and it comes back after not being accepted

getting ice out of an ice machine and into a pitcher

pull start to a  lawnmower or water pressure

a shop door – a little store – the bells ring when you come in / out the door

scraping ice with a metal ice scraper on the driveway or sidewalk

doing the laundry – coins in your pocket put it inside the laundry the coins are hitting the glass door

dropping a stack of pens in a pen holder

using a spinning wringer on a mop pail

when you pull down on the chain hoist

mason jar with a tin lid…turning it and it spins off plus there are marbles in it

ice falling off the roof onto the ground

ice coming out of an ice machine into a bucket

at Costco when they put the money in a tube and it shoots off to the ceiling to the accounting office upstairs

someone sliding a bunch of hangers across a rack

the rattle when you shake an aerosol or spray can – the rattle in the bottle

the old school metal ice trays you pull out, you pull the handle, it make a crunching sound and the ice goes into a dish or bowl

when you put your coins into the machine to pay for parking

crushing icicles, knocking them off the roof

glass under a ice maker and the sound of ice falling into the glass

glass marbles at the bottom of a fish bowl

at the fair when you play ring toss and throw the ring onto the bottles

when you’re getting onto a city bus and you drop your fare into the coinbox beside the bus driver

a hard chocolate candy (junior mints for example) being poured into a kitchen cereal bowl – ceramic bowl

pouring a bag of chocolate chips into a glass bowl

a meteorite hitting the ground like hitting someone’s property on someone’s pavement or concrete patio tile

an air hockey puck being scored into the goal

kids marble run

grinding coffee beans once

dominos falling out of the box onto a table

the sound of a table cloth ripped from under a set table

a metal scoop – scooping into an ice box and scooping ice out

the knocking over of a terracotta planter / pot and breaking

starting a motorcycle

putting greens – the kind you have in your office or at home – you’re making the put and the ball is going in the cup

opening the fridge and the bottles in the shelf tinkle/rattle/shake

shaking a box of mini wheats cereal and it falls into a bowl

scooping cat food

shutting the door of a dishwasher

jenga pieces falling

a garbage compactor

opening up a beer box – ripping off the top cardboard piece – and the beer is jingling in the box

dice in a cup – when you shake it and the dice falls out

security tag being removed from an article of clothing

getting ice out of the fridge and it falls into a glass

floor loom for weaving

coin machine where a flattened coin comes out, when you’re at tourism locations 

dumping coffee beans into a coffee grinder

a eulers disk

dropping pens or pencils into a pencil holder

setting a box of beer bottles down

dumping a box or a package of spaghetti into a pot

putting a dollar bill in a token machine like at an arcade or something

casino chips when they are stacked, toppled over and then scooped up by the dealer

using a kickstarter to use a motorbike / cranking a motorbike – starting it

shoveling gravel and then throwing it or sprinkling it around

dumping bolts into a glass jar

deleting files into the trash bin  on your computer

change return machines at the grocery store

ice falling inside a glass bowl

a bag of candy jelly beans – opening it and pouring it into a glass candy jar or a cup

a coffee bean counter or espresso bean counter

jumping on a pogo stick

toys in the cracker jack box – silver balls in them it’s like a maze or a mini pinball machine little spring shoot the balls up

an vintage ashtray – that you push down – it spins around and dumps everything inside

the kerplunk game

the dome in the game trouble…. where the dice rolls around in it (popomatic) 

piggy bank breaking 

bottles hitting each other in a bag

ice in a glass – putting a straw in it

sweeping up nuts and bolts – like sweeping the garage

pushing a coin into a piggy bank and hearing it fall down

take a bottle out of an ice bucket

ice coming out of the fridge

sliding the rock in curling

playing quarters – when you score the quarter in the cup

when the bowling ball hits the pins and they fall

opening curtains, sliding along the metal railing

the sound of a junk drawer when you open it and the sound it makes as things rattle around

an automatic pet food dispenser dropping the kibble

somebody taking a wind chime out of a storage box

jelly beans in a bowl – scooping from a glass bowl

broken glass that’s being swept into a dustpan

a hand processor, when you’re pushing down on it and chopping nuts

dropping coins into a piggy bank

a gum ball machine

putting glass bottles into a container for recycling

dumping cereal like cheerios or fruit loops into a bowl….  with the spoon and the cereal is dry 

ice out of a freezer falling down

dishwasher – when the jet of water hits the cutlery

the ramuno bottle – comes with a push knob and it drops the marble into the glass bottle at the top it kind of fizzes when you drop the marble in

slurping the last bit of a drink through a straw

dumping recycling bottles into a container

sweeping dice off a table into a cup

when you open a bottle of beer – and the cap falls

pouring popcorn kernels into a popcorn machine

change being dispensed from self checkout

opening a package of pens and dropping it into a glass holder

candy machine – turning the handle and the candy comes out

a chain with a lock rattling on rocks or cement, you’re dragging it

closing a sliding window

when you you use your fridge ice dispenser – ice going into a glass

throwing your keys in the party bowl

dry pet food dispenser

ring toss carnival game

ice in a blender

the connect 4 game – when you slide the little piece underneath and all the chips fall out

candy dispensed from the vending machine

a tool for scoring the tile & cutting it

trying to start a gas weed eater that doesn’t have a spark plug in it

Legos building blocks falling 

bottles being toppled over like in a carnival game

tearing off the re-sealable bag of Cadbury mini eggs and pouring them into a glass bowl

pouring pasta noodles from a box into a mason jar

throwing ice cubes into a glass

when you pull the chain on a lamp – to turn it on

opening an old coke bottle… with the cap

cutting a watermelon on the table and it sounds like the table shook

a bartender shaking the drink in the ice cup and then stirring it

a wood chipper

opening a bag of cereal and pouring it into the bowl

Clearing icicles and they’re hitting the ground

pull start of a skiddo

popomatic or the pop thingy in trouble

emptying bottles at the bottle depot

old style vending machine where you pull the knob and then the money drops in

an ice tray – from the freezer – cracking it into a bowl

a candy machine – turning the handle

pulling the foil blister pack out of the gum package

automatic vacuum cord, the cord retracting back into the machine

aluminum ladder dragged across a wooden floor

a ceiling fan – pulling the pull chain on the fan or the light switch

squeezing the last bit out of the ketchup bottle

box of tiles being shaken

picking up your golf bag… the clubs hitting each other

Opening a can of soup with a handheld can opener

hand mixer and its the sound of the retractable cord

packing tape when you dispense

ripping pages out of a phone book

the jiffy pop – you take the cardboard cover off the jiffy pop before you put it on the stove to pop the popcorn

a vending machine when the coins come out of the dispenser

a security tag releaser – the machine that takes it off

sound of changing gears on a bike

the sound the paper being ripped out as you’re waiting in line

a can being crushed in a can crusher

wratchet.. when it goes backwards and makes that sound

taking the lid off/on – on a jar

the hungry hippos game when the hippo eats the marble

pouring rock candies into a jar

opening a screen door

start the remote to a dirt bike

cutting vegetables on a kitchen mandolin

the hungry hippo game – hit the lever and it pops the hippo head up and collects the balls

sharpening a knife with a steel rod

mechanical arm on a pater cutting table

manual food chopper with the pull string

someone teeing off in golf – the swing, the tee, the ball

a utensil caught in a garburator 

a recliner chair when you pull the handle back

opening a shower curtain/the rings on the rod

broken glass – being swept onto a dust pan

a garage door closing

ice in martini shaker

the pull start on a weed eater

a screen door opening or closing

when you’re pulling out plates from a cabinet

retracting a tape measure

wrapping the plastic banding around something – pulls it really tight

sharpening a knife

shaking ice in a cup

dragging a terracotta pot across the concrete

opening a can of pet food – cat or dog food

old-school paper cutter

Coins going into/out of a vending machine/old school vending machine

pulling a shower curtain

tearing open a bag of peanut M&Ms – and pouring them into a tin bowl

Putting dry rice in a pot

putting a coin in a gum ball machine and cranking the handle

garden stones – scraping against each other

ripping the sheet of tin foil off

a knife being pulled over a sharpener

an old credit card machine from the 80s/90s – the clunky swipey one 

Hockey stop on ice

at the end when you are grinding coffee beans

opening a patio screen

waxing

a balloon inflating

point of sale / cash terminal / cash register – printing on the roll

opening a can of Pringles

A coin falling on a ceramic plate or glass

Dropping utensils on a plate

pushing a cart into another shopping cart

pulling up a venetian blind

a coin counter/money counting machine..as it counts

a slug fidget toy – moving it around to make that sound

sweeping up broken glass into a dustpan

Electric breast pump

Mechanical calculator with the handle you pull down

rolling dice in a cup Yahtzee

take your finger off a circular saw and the saw stops turning, the sound the saw makes at it stops…

cards shuffling – doing the bridge / automatic card shufflers / a manual card reader

when you throw a pen into a cup of pens and it rattles around

pulling out an oven rack

pouring rocks into a can

Scraping the snow with a shovel on the sidewalk to get rid of the ice layer

shredding a carrot manually

changing a bike tire, pulling the rubber tube out of the tire

knife on a sharpening rock

a floor tile cutter, vinyl cutter, or some sort of a metal cutter

a garbage truck picking up garbage and throwing it in the back

Biting down on a Dorito chip

Sharpening an axe against a sharpening stone/axe rubbing on the ground 

pushing down on the pedal of a garbage can, opening the lid

guillotine paper cutter

scraping ice off your windshield/scraping your windshield in the winter time

putting coins into a coin operated pool table and then pushing them in

dispensing ice cubes from the fridge

Knife sharpener/sharpening a knife

Pulling out or pushing in the dishrack with dishes in it

sword being pulled out of a sheath

when ice comes out of the ice maker machine and into the glass

dropping a stack of cardboard – sheets of cardboard drop all at once

a slot machine, pull it down and it goes cha-ching

starting a chainsaw/pulling the cable to start a chainsaw

Putting a cup on the dish rack of a dishwasher

A bunch of metal chains, pulling them to the ground

pull the cord on the lawn mower

cans of recycling being laid down

paper hole puncher

paper cutter cutting paper/long armed paper cutter

turning the lever for a deadbolt to open or close on the door

Peeling back the lid of the sardine can

When you pull a knife through a sharpener

One of those grab the tab + rip it open – courier envelopes

breaking glass

Crushing an aluminum can

Garburator

*Only 1 text per entrant per contest occasion to qualify. Standard text and data rates apply. No purchase necessary. Contest entry closes once a potential finalist correctly identifies the secret sound to win the STAR 95.9 $25,000 Sound Jackpot. Open to residents of Southern Alberta within the terrestrial broadcast radius of STAR 95.9 who are over the age of 18. To be deemed a potential winner, the contestant will be given the opportunity to identify the sound effect weekdays at 8:30am, 10:30am, 12:30pm, 3:30pm & 5:30pm. If the sound effect is correctly identified, the contestant will win the current cash amount available in the jackpot. Cash jackpots will start at $5,000 and increase by $100 each contest occasion when the sound is incorrectly guessed. Must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question to win. See Full Contest Rules.

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