Shopping Like a Big Dawg Returns with $5,000 Grand Prize

LAFAYETTE, La. (KMDL-FM) - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Well, at the very least, the holiday traffic suggests it's feeling that way.

With the holidays looming, and as you figure out who to buy presents for, keep in mind that you could possibly get that all covered from your friends at 97.3 The Dawg and Cypress Bayou Casino.

We are happy to announce the return of "Shopping Like a Big Dawg" -- a $5,000 shopping spree -- where you could win a shopping spree from five local merchants.

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Where You’ll Be Shopping

That's right, one grand prize winner will get to go on a day-long shopping spree to spend $1,000 each at the following Acadiana stores:

• The Best Stop
• Lafayette Shooters
• WCC Furniture
• The Kitchenary
• Ricky Smith's Audio

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How to Qualify for the Shopping Spree

To win, first you must get qualified, and you can do that one of two ways:

1. Listen for a special sounder to play each weekday between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm. When you hear it, be caller #7 at (337) 261-9797 and you're an instant qualifier.
2. Enter at the form below to be one of five qualifiers we pull off the app/website each Friday.

Weekly Prizes from Cypress Bayou Casino

As a thank you for playing along, our friends at Cypress Bayou Casino will give away extra qualifying prizes each week leading up to the grand prize drawing. You could win a one-night hotel stay at Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel or a $250 Mr. Lester's Steakhouse gift certificate.

When the Grand Prize Winner Will Be Announced

The Shopping Like a Big Dawg grand prize winner will be selected and announced on Friday, December 5, 2025, on the Bruce & Jude morning show.

Good luck!