The One Hour - Power Poll
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Weeknights @ 8:00
Monday 7-27-09
A couple cashed in a lottery ticket they found and spent half the winnings. A judge ordered them to repay the original owner of the ticket half of the winnings.
Who should be entitled to keep the money......the person that lost the ticket, the people that found it, or should they split it?
SPLIT IT - 42%
Thursday 7-16-09
The new Harry Potter movie is in theaters and setting records!
Will you see it before the weekend is over?
YES - 56%
Wednesday 7-15-09
Odds are four in ten that a person has given another driver the finger.
Have you ever given another driver the finger?
YES - 68%
Tuesday 7-14-09
Do you use all of your vacation time from work in a year?
YES - 72%
Tuesday 6-30-09
What should happen to Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch?
MAKE IT INTO A TOURIST ATTRACTION LIKE GRACELAND - 71%
Monday 6-29-09
Statistics say about half of the population live within 50 miles of where they were born.
Do you live within 50 miles of your birthplace?
NO - 50.4% (That is about half like the stats show!!)
Friday 6-26-09
Is the media coverage surrounding the death of Michael Jackson TOO MUCH?
YES - 72%
Thursday 6-25-09
Who's passing will you remember the most from this week?
MICHAEL JACKSON - 69%
Tuesday 6-23-09
Chris Brown was sentenced yesterday for his assault on Rhianna. The punishment included five years of probation, six months of community labor, and a year of anger management. No jail time was included.
Do you think the punishment was fair?
NO - 68%
Monday 6-22-09
Julianne Hough will be taking on the female lead role in the remake of the movie Footloose.
Are you at all excited about the movie?
NO - 68%
Friday 6-19-09
How much are you spending on Dad for Father's Day?
MORE THAN $75 - 43%
Thursday 6-18-09
Taylor Swift and T-Pain kicked off the CMT Awards with a rap song.
Did you like the performance?
NO - 56%
Wednesday 6-17-09
On a scale of 1-5 what did you think of the CMT Awards last night?
THREE - 46%
Friday 6-12-09
Shania Twain wrote a letter to her fans filling them in on what she's been up to lately. She mentioned she's doing a ton of writing and can't wait for a new CD and tour.
Are you excited about a new Shania Twain CD?
YES - 79%
Thursday 6-11-09
The CMT Awards Show is Tuesday night in Nashville. Will you watch the show?
NO - 59%
Tuesday 6-9-09
If you had to choose....would you rather lose your job or gain 75 pounds?
LOSE JOB - 87%
Monday 6-8-09
The average price for a gallon of premium unleaded gasoline in Washington is $3.01. That's 40 cents more than last month.
Do you think it will reach the $4.00 mark by the end of summer?
YES - 71%
Friday 6-5-09
An Irish airline says they are going to charge passengers to use the restroom.
Would you be OK with paying to use the restroom if it was a reasonable price?
NO - 84%
Thursday 6-4-09
Forbes Celebrity 100 list came out today and Angelina Jolie topped the list. It's based on wealth and media exposure.
Who should top the list if it was purely country stars......Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith?
TOBY - 36%
Wednesday 6-3-09
A record high temperature today!! How are you liking this heat?
A FEW DEGREES COOLER WOULD BE PERFECT - 34%
Tuesday 6-2-09
Bill Engvall is hosting the CMT Awards this year. Who's you're favorite Blue Collar Comedy Tour comedian?
Bill Engvall
Jeff Foxworthy
Larry The Cable Guy
Ron White
LARRY THE CABLE GUY - 38%
Monday 6-1-09
The Obama's are getting a little heat for their "date night". They flew to New York city for the dinner and a Broadway play before flying back to the White House. Some have said it showed bad taste because times are tough and taxpayer money pays for the trip.
Are you OK with the President's weekend getaway?
NO - 53%
Friday 5-28-09
Will you watch the last episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight?
NO - 48%
Wednesday 5-27-09
Do you like your driver's license picture?
NO - 69%
Tuesday 5-26-09
After 17 years Jay Leno is doing his last week of shows before Conan O'Brien takes over. Who would you rather see as host of The Tonight Show?
JAY LENO - 89%
Friday 5-22-09
It's Memorial Day weekend. Are you doing anything.....camping, vacation, visiting family?
YES - 57%
Wednesday 5-20-09
Word on the street is that filming of Ghostbusters 3 could be in production beginning this winter.
Do you have any interest in this sequal?
YES - 57%
Tuesday 5-19-09
Who will win American Idol tomorrow night?
ADAM - 53%
Monday 5-18-09
Surveys show that the number of vacationers will be down this summer and a third of those surveyed said they already cancelled a trip this year because of the economy.
Are you planning on going somewhere for vacation this year?
YES - 57% (42% in the survey)
Friday 5-15-09
Consider all the pros & cons.......
If you had the option of working with your spouse would you want to?
NO -72%
Thursday 5-14-09
A Bellvue woman's bank account overpaid her $270,000 dollars. Of course she reported the error to the bank.
If you saw your bank account said you had up to $1,000 more than you should have would you keep the money?
NO - 57%
Wednesday 5-13-09
The courts are thinking of releasing pictures of US troops abusing prisoners. President Obama is looking to block their release.
Do you think the pictures should be released?
NO - 63%
Tuesday 5-12-09
After a crazy couple of weeks Miss. California found out if she would be able to keep her title.
Yes, she will be keeping it. Do you agree with the decision?
YES - 79%
Monday 5-11-09
The price of first class stamps went up 2 cents today!
Does anybody really send much mail these days? How many letters a month do you mail?
ONE TO FIVE LETTERS - 56%
Friday 5-8-09
What are you getting Mom for Mother's Day?
CARD - 38%
Thursday 5-7-09
Star Trek comes out tonight. It's the talk of the town this weekend. How excited are YOU?
NO WAY - DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER STAR TREK? - 43%
Wednesday 5-6-09
Ty Murray is still alive on Dancing With The Stars. He managed to make the final four.
In what place do you think he will finish?
SECOND - 39%
Tuesday 5-5-09
What's the plan for your Cinco de Mayo tonight?
NOTHING AT ALL - 48%
Monday 5-4-09
If you had a vacation planned for Mexico and you were scheduled to leave tomorrow - with all the swine flu craziness would you still go?
NO - 54%
Thursday 4-30-09
Basketball bad boy Dennis Rodman was ordered to pay 225-thousand dollars to a waitress he supposedly grabbed, forced to dance, and slapped on the backside in front of everybody.
What do you think of the punishment?
IT'S FAIR - HE'S A MILLIONAIRE AND IT'S AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT - 63%
Wednesday 4-29-09
Christina Applegate tops the People Magazine - 100 Most Beautiful People edition with the cover spot on the magazine.
Your thoughtson the choice of a cover person?
A FINE CHOICE - 54%
Tuesday 4-28-09
President Obama is having a prime-time news conference on his 100th day in office. NBC, CBS, and ABC will be airing it but FOX will be running regular programming.
What do you think of FOX's decision?
A - GOOD DECISION, IT'S ON ENOUGH CHANNELS ALREADY. NO PROBLEM WITH IT - 88%
Monday 4-27-09
How concerned are you about the new Swine Flu outbreak?
B - STARTING TO PAY A LITTLE ATTENTION TO IT BUT NOT REALLY CONCERNED - 51%
Thursday 4-23-09
We're down to the final 6 on both Dancing With The Stars and The Celebrity Apprentice. Who do you think will advance the farthest on their respective show......Julianne Hough/Chuck Wicks or Clint Black?
JULIANNE/CHUCK - 68%
Wednesday 4-22-09
American Idol judges used their new "save" on a contestant this past week. It basically saves the person who may be getting voted off. Isn't that the name of the game.......to vote off the weaker ones?
Do you like the new "save" the judges get?
NO - 64%
Tuesday 4-21-09
Brad Paisley and wife Kimberly welcomed baby boy #2 last week. What do you think of his name.......Jasper Warren Paisley?
CUTE, CLEVER, AND I LIKE IT - 71%
Monday 4-20-09
If you had no money and somebody gave you enough to buy one ticket to either the Kenny Chesney show or the Keith Urban show this summer which would you buy?
KENNY CHESNEY - 55%
Friday 4-1709
Have you seen the Burger King commercial that uses Sir Mix-A-Lot's song as a parody for Spongebob Squarepants? And don't forget all the women with tight pants and square butts.
It's come under a bit of fire for not being "kid friendly".
What's your opinion on the commercial?
IT'S JUST SILLY AND IS AIMED AT ADULTS - NO HARM - 52%
Thursday 4-16-09
There is talk of a new plan to play the yearly Apple Cup in Seattle at Qwest Field. So intstead of a home field advantage for the Huskies and Cougars the game will be played on "neutral" ground.
Do you like the idea?
YES - 56%
Wednesday 4-15-09
United Airlines introduced a new policy that states "if a passenger cannot fit into a single seat, buckle their seatbelt with an additional seatbelt extention, or put the seat's armrest down, the airline will ask that person to pay for an extra seat or stay behind".
What do you think of that?
FINE WITH IT. IT MAKES IT COMFORTABLE FOR OTHERS AND ISN'T A BIG DEAL - 64%
Tuesday 4-14-09
Is Miley Cyrus a "GOOD" role model for young girls?
NO - 59%
Monday 4-13-09
How would your viewing of American Idol change if Simon left the show? Would you watch it more, less, or the same?
LESS - 68%
Friday 4-10-09
What is your favorite Easter candy........chocolate bunnies, cadbury cream eggs, jelly beans, peeps, or "other"?
CADBURY CREAM EGGS -35%
Thursday 4-9-09
It's been a tough few months for Jessica simpson with her weight and concert flubs in the news. Now it looks like her country record label is done with her. How do you feel about Jessica?
A - She'll be back with another country CD
B - Her country career is over
C - I feel sorry for her but that's life when you're a celebrity
B - 47%
Wednesday 4-8-09
Would you rather.........
Have all your friends be smarter than you?
or
Have all your friends be better looking than you?
BETTER LOOKING - 55%
Tuesday 4-7-09
Tim McGraw backed out of the ACM Award Show on Sunday because of "creative differences" over his performance.
What do you think of Tim not performing?
IT'S OK - THE SHOW WENT ON FINE WITHOUT HIM - 64%
Monday 4-6-09
What did you think of the ACM Award Show last night?
Good, Bad, or Alright?
GOOD -82%
Wednesday 4-1-09
Michael Vick's lawyers presented a plan to judges outlining where his income will come from when he is released from prison. He intends to play in the NFL again.
If you were in charge would you let Michael Vick back in the NFL?
NO - 71%
Tuesday 3-31-09
FOX has a new reality dating show coming that is going to cast "average-looking" people including overweight contestants. They are calling it a "dating show for the rest of us" and it will be known as "More To Love".
Does this interest you? Would you watch?
YES - 71%
Monday 3-30-09
You were supposed to turn off all your electricity at 8:30 this past Saturday night for 'Earth Hour'.
Did you participate?
NO -76%
Friday 3-27-09
Who will be the ACM Entertainer Of The Year?
Kenny, Brad, Keith, George or Carrie?
BRAD - 40%
Thursday 3-26-09
Gonzaga has a big test tomorrow when they play #1 ranked North Carolina.
Do you think Gonzaga can pull off the upset and win?
YES - 61%
Wednesday 3-25-09
After the tradgic death of actress Natasha Richardson while taking ski lessons in Quebec they are thinking about making helmets mandatory there.
Do you think you should have to wear a helmet while skiing if they tried to make that a law?
NO - 64%
Tuesday 3-24-09
NASA had a contest to help name a room on the international space station. You also had the option to write in a suggestion. Stephen Colbert had his followers write in his name and he ended up winning. NASA has the final say and will decide in April if they will use Colbert's name or not.
Should they use his name since it won the online vote or should it be something space oriented like the other four options NASA had made available to choose from?
USE COLBERT'S NAME - 67%
Monday 3-23-09
They are going to turn the boardgame Candyland into a movie!!
Is that cool or just dumb?
DUMB - 71%
Friday 3-20-09
President Obama was the guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Last night and has taken some flack for the appearance.
Do you think it's OK for the President to make appearances on entertainment shows like that?
YES - 58%
Wednesday 3-18-09
The new Sounders FC soccer team plays their first game tomorrow as Seattle's newest sports team.
Will you attend at least one game this season?
NO - 60%
Tuesday 3-17-09
March Madness begins tonight. The Washington Huskies and Gonzaga Bulldogs are both in the tournament.
Who will go farther in the tournament?
WASHINGTON HUSKIES - 57%
Monday 3-16-09
A friend of mine let her boyfriend borrow her car. Later, a ticket showed up in the mail from one of those traffic cams positioned on top of traffic lights. My friend had to pay the ticket because the car was in her name.
Even though there are unfortunate situations like this......
Do you think traffic cams are a good way to hand out tickets?
YES - 55%
Friday 3-13-09
It's Friday the 13th!! Are you superstitious at all? Do you do ANYTHING different because of it?
NO - 76.5%
Thursday 3-12-09
There are reports that Britney Spears sister Jamie Lynn has been working on an album and is going to try her hand at a country music career.
Would you like to see her try and be a country singer?
NO - 59%
Friday 2-27-09
Some states are thinking about implementing a mileage tax to help with their budgets. It would basically tax you based on how much you drive.
Would you be supportive of a tax similar to this?
NO - 94%
Thursday 2-26-09
A bus driver in Denver got off the bus to help a couple of elderly ladies cross the street in snowy weather. A car came at them, he pushed the ladies out of the way, and was then hit by the car. He suffered severe injuries and when he woke up in the hospital he was notified that he was issued a ticket for Jaywalking.
Should the busdriver have gotten a ticket after what he did?
NO - 89%
Wednesday 2-25-09
Some states are thinking of going to 4 day work weeks. Would you prefer that over the regular five day weeks?
YES - 78%
Tuesday 2-24-09
Microsoft overpaid some employees on their severence packages and then asked for the money back. Eventually they let them keep the money.
Should you be able to keep the extra money if your former employer overpays you when they let you go?
YES - 68%
Monday 2-23-09
Should you have to be 18 to buy or rent violent video games?
YES - 73%
Thursday 2-1909
Conan O'Brien is moving to the Tonight Show to take over for Jay Leno. Conan's spot is being filled by former SNL member Jimmy Fallon.
Is Jimmy Fallon a good choice to take over for Conan?
NO - 79%
Wednesday 2-18-09
With Ken Griffey, Jr. back in the Mariners lineup.....will you attend more Mariners games this year because of him?
YES - 69%
Friday 2-13-09
Eddie Murphy's new settlement has him paying over $51,000 a month in child support. The mother, by the way, is former Spice Girl Mel B. so it's not as though she's exactly broke.
Is $50,000 a month too much money to pay in child support no matter what?
YES - 77%
Thursday 2-12-09
Rumor has it Ken Griffey, Jr. is close to re-signing with the Mariners and it could be announced tomorrow. Do you think the M's should bring back Griffey?
YES - 82%
Wednesday 2-11-09
Nominees came out today for the ACM's. Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, George Strait, and Carrie Underwood are up for Entertainer Of The Year. Do you think KENNY will win his fifth in a row or will SOMEBODY ELSE win this year?
SOMEBODY ELSE - 64%
Tuesday 2-10-09
Will you buy tickets to the Taylor Swift / Kellie Pickler show announced for Seattle on May 15th?
Yes - 61%
Monday 2-9-09
Who's performance did you enjoy most at the Grammy's last night?
- Kenny Chesney
- Carrie Underwood
- Taylor Swift with Miley Cyrus
- Sugarland
The winner from your texts = Taylor Swift with 37% of the vote
Friday 2-6-09
Will you be watching the Grammy Awards on Sunday?
Country will be well represented at the Grammy's on Sunday. But are performances by Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift with Miley Cyrus, Kenny Chesney, and Sugarland enough to make you watch?
Yes - 55%
No - 45%
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