The Annual Q98.5 Wake Up Crew Easter Keg Hunt Is On!
Whether you have Good Friday off, or you just want to get up early and have some fun with us, the annual Easter Keg/Egg Hunt kicks off at 5 a.m. You ready?
We decided to switch things up a bit this year, and we will be hiding these super fun eggs instead of pony kegs this year. Better get your super sleuth powers ready, because they may be a bit harder to spot!
What you're hunting for may be slightly different, but the rules are still the same. Here's a refresher of how the game is played:
- The hunt officially kicks off at 5am when the Wake Up Crew hits the air, and lasts until all of the 4 eggs have been found. (The picture above shows you what they look like.)
- The eggs will be hidden all over the Stateline area. Wherever you can hear our signal is game!
- To get things started call 815-229-0985, 815-235-0985, or *985 on your Verizon wireless phone and play “hot & cold” with us to determine the egg locations.
- Inside each egg will be prizes including: Tickets to Country Thunder, tickets to see JoDee Messina at the Egyptian Theater in Dekalb, tickets to the Monster Jam at the BMO Harris Bank Center next weekend, and one will be the “golden keg” containing tickets to see the Zac Brown Band at Wrigley Field on September 11!
- Once you find an egg, call the number inside it and tell us what you won, and where you found it!
As the hunt progresses we will post clue updates and when and where the eggs have been found here. Be sure to bookmark and share this page now, so we can all be a part of the fun!
Happy Hunting!
5 a.m. - The hunt has officially begun! Location clues we have so far are:
Rockford Memorial Hospital - Cold
Roscoe - Warm
Belvidere - Cold
Dekalb County - Cold
Poplar Grove - Cold
Waterman - Cold
Loves Park - Cold
Riverside Park - Cold
Dekalb - Cold
Freeport - Cold
Ogle County - Warm
Capron - Cold
Marengo - Warm
Ottawa - Cold
Byron - Cold
Stevenson County - Cold
St. Charles - Cold
Cherry Valley - Hot
Garden Prairie - Cold
Pecatonica - Cold
Kieselburg Park in Roscoe - Cold
Winnebago - Cold
Rockton - Hot
Machesney Park - Cold
Rochelle - Cold
Davis Junction - Cold
Forreston - Cold
Huntley - Cold
South Beloit - Cold
Kelly Meyers Park - Cold
5:46 a.m. - The Golden Keg has been found by Brian and Payton Crane of Machesney Park on a bench in Settlers Park in Rockton!
Shannon Zimmerman, Townsquare Media
Hononegah High School - Cold
Oregon by the river - Warm
Cherry Valley Police Station - Warm
Union - Cold
Harvard - Cold
Baumann Park in Cherry Valley - Warm
Blackhawk Statue - Cold
Marengo High School - Warm
Maxon Manor in Oregon - Cold
Espenscheid Park - Cold
White Pines Park - Cold
Gateway Park in Rockford - Cold
City Square in Oregon - Warm
6:17 a.m. - Second Egg found at the Tebala Shrine Center in Cherry Valley by Tim Harper and sons of Kirkland with JoDee Messina tickets inside!
Shannon Zimmerman, Townsquare Media
Downtown Rockford - Cold
River Bluff Forest Preserve - Cold
Poplar Grove - Cold
Indian Trail Park in Marengo - Hot
Caledonia - Cold
Lowden Park - Cold
Capron - Cold
Stillman Valley - Cold
6:50 a.m. - Third egg has been found with County Thunder tickets inside by Cassie Hall of Mount Morris at the Historic Train Depot in Oregon!
Shannon Zimmerman, Townsquare Media
7:20 a.m. - Fourth and final egg found by Judy Mitchell of Poplar Grove under the cannon at the Indian Oaks Park in Marengo with Monster Jam tickets inside!
Shannon Zimmerman, Townsquare Media
A huge thank you to all who played along, and we hope you have a fabulous Easter!
Also, another huge thank you to our super covert egg hiding team who rocked it again this year! We would probably end up in jail if we had to do the hiding ourselves! Of course, for their protection, we cannot reveal their true identities.
Shannon Zimmerman, Townsquare Media
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