Win cash and be crowned the smartest person in KIX Country with the morning Brainbuster!

You have a chance every weekday morning on the Morning KIX Start with Justin, Kat & Brandon at 6:37am. Listen for the Brainbuster question. If you get the question right you win the cash. If no one gets it right during the time limit, the money carries over to the next day until someone wins the Jackpot! Each day it grows in $5 increments. Sponsored by Taylor’s Maid-Rite in Marshalltown & KIX 101.1.

If you or anyone in your household wins the Brainbuster Jackpot (no matter the amount), you or anyone in your house are not eligible to play again for 30 days. Thank you for listening to KIX 101.1!

5/19/25 No Winner

Q – Survey finds this is one of our biggest work pet peeves

A –  When someone hovers over your desk.

5/16/25 No Winner

Q – 35% of people say they do this at least once a week  

A –  Eat in bed

5/15/25 No Winner

Q – Study shows this increases bad behavior in dogs

A –  Second hand smoke

5/14/25 – No Winner
Q – A new survey found that 6 out of 10 women say this is a big dating turnoff, what is it?
A – Men who don’t trim or maintain nails.

5/13/25 – Heather from Grinnell won $30!
Q – A survey found that people over 45 would pay an average of six-thousand dollars so they could do this, what is it?

A –  Save their pets life.

5/12/25 No Winner 

Q – 1/3rd of people like to talk about this on a date

A –  Their most embarrassing moment

5/9/25 No Winner

Q – Average person waits 20 minutes for this

A –  Movie to start at the theater

5/8/25 No Winner

Q – 27% of people have done this in the last month

A –   Used part of their emergency savings

5/7/25 No Winner

Q – 55% of people over 16 can’t do this

A –   Jumpstart a car

5/6/25 No Winner

Q – 13% of people say they wouldn’t buy a house for this reason

A –   If it had stairs 

5/5/25 Kally from Montezuma won $5

Q- Survey says this is the most common thing we forget in our car

A – Leftovers from restaurant  

5/1/25 – No Winner
Q – A new survey found that 5 out of 10 people say doing this on a first date has helped lead to a second date, what is it?
A – Going for a hike.