Ditch Work and go to St. Louis With us on August 22

Posted on July 24, 2024

WJBC is skipping out of work on Thursday, August 22nd to go watch some baseball in St. Louis and we want you to go with us!

Join us on the Ditch Day Bus Trip, sponsored by Game Day Grill, to see Milwaukee vs. St. Louis at Busch Stadium on Thursday, August 22nd (1:15pm game time).

The only way to get tickets and seats on the bus is to WIN!

Come out to the ticket stop dates and locations below (check back for the full list to be updated):

  • Friday, July 26th from 4 to 6pm at Maggie Miley’s (126 E. Beaufort St., Normal, IL)
  • Thursday, August 1st from 5 to 7pm at Prairie Fire Grill (206 S. Vine St., Heyworth, IL)
  • Thursday, August 8th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Game Day Grill (1 River Run, Downs, IL)
  • Tuesday, August 13th from 4:30 – 6:30pm at Bandana’s BBQ (502 IAA Dr., Bloomington, IL)

At each ticket stop, we will randomly draw TWO WINNERS. Each winner gets 2 tickets to the game and 2 seats on the bus to and from the game so you can have all the fun you want as you ditch work with us.

Ditch Day Bus Trip sponsored by Game Day Grill

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