Lightning Round: March Madness Takes, Bracket Chaos & Spring Break Picks | Fast Five Shorts
This Lightning Round segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, closes out the show with rapid fire takes on March Madness and all the bracket chaos that comes with it.
Chris Walton and guest host Jenna DeFranco swap thoughts on the unpredictability of the tournament, busted brackets, and the moments that make March Madness unmatched.
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00:00 - Untitled
00:00 - The Lightning Round Begins
00:45 - Changing Bracket Predictions
01:53 - March Madness vs. World Cup Excitement
03:42 - Spring Break Plans
04:12 - Travel Destinations for Spring Break
Well, let's head to the Lightning round, Jenna.
Speaker AI'm gonna go back to the Michigan State.
Speaker ASo, with your boss's beloved Michigan State Spartans out of the tourney and your beloved Michigan State Spartans out of the tourney, on whom would you place your money to take this year's March Madness Tournament?
Speaker BYeah, well, I have to.
Speaker BI have to do a little plug here about Go Green, because it's definitely my beloved Spartans as well.
Speaker BBut as much as I hate to admit it, I never put MSU in my top picks because then I'm not double disappointed if they lose, so they're never in my top.
Speaker BSo that didn't shoot my bracket that way.
Speaker BBut I'm from Michigan, so a lot of people say that if it's not msu, it might as well be a U of M. But I'm not that person.
Speaker BI'm a sparty through and through.
Speaker BSo it feels right for Michigan.
Speaker BLet's see.
Speaker BUConn always feels dangerous in March, but I have to go with Illinois.
Speaker BI mentioned my bracket is pretty shot, but in most areas.
Speaker BBut I did have Illinois winning it from day one, so I'm going to stick with my gut.
Speaker BIt's going to be Illinois.
Speaker AWow.
Speaker AYou picked Illinois to win.
Speaker AWow.
Speaker ANo Zona, huh?
Speaker ANo.
Speaker BNo.
Speaker AMy home state.
Speaker ANo love for Zona.
Speaker AOh, my God.
Speaker BSorry.
Speaker BNo love.
Speaker BAll right.
Speaker AOkay.
Speaker AWe'll see.
Speaker AWe'll see how it goes.
Speaker AI'll pull it for the Wildcats this year.
Speaker BYeah.
Speaker BAll right.
Speaker BQuestion number two for Chris.
Speaker BI'm sticking with the March Madness.
Speaker BWhere does this rank for you in all sporting events?
Speaker BAre you more of a football guy, PGA tournament follower, or is this your moment?
Speaker AWow, that's a really, really good question.
Speaker AI. I actually am a big basketball guy.
Speaker ASo, like, if.
Speaker AIf I think about the answer to that question, I think it's.
Speaker AIt's probably March Madness number one followed very, very closely.
Speaker ALike, for me, it's like 1A, 1B with the NBA Finals, and it probably depends on, like, who's playing it to actually determine which one actually takes the top spot.
Speaker AYou know, like, depending, you know, like, last year was Oklahoma City and Indiana, and, like, I kind of watched it, but, like, I didn't care that much, you know, versus, like, say, when Golden State's in it, then I'm locked in on it.
Speaker ABut.
Speaker ABut the other thing I'd say, too, is, like, you have to think about the World cup, too, but that's only four years, so I'd probably put the World cup as, like, the thing that I get most excited about now, which is weird to say, but I'm not a soccer guy.
Speaker AI just love the World cup.
Speaker ABut.
Speaker ABut yeah.
Speaker ASo I'd say March madness in the NBA Finals.
Speaker AAll right.
Speaker AJeopardy.
Speaker AIs celebrating its 62nd birthday.
Speaker AWow.
Speaker ABy offering $6,200 in a shot on the show for a fan who can ace the test.
Speaker AThey're calling it Jepar day.
Speaker AI bet.
Speaker AProduce.
Speaker AElla loves that one.
Speaker AJenna, where does Jeopardy.
Speaker ARank in your all time game show rankings?
Speaker APlease remember to phrase your answer in the form of a question.
Speaker BOkay.
Speaker BWhat is slightly overrated but still a classic?
Speaker BI respect it more than I enjoy it.
Speaker BI, I grew up watching Wheel of Fortune with my dad and that's like poor memory of mine.
Speaker BAnd Jeopardy.
Speaker BCame on right after, so.
Speaker BBut typically I didn't make it through Jeopardy.
Speaker BIf I'm gonna be honest.
Speaker BUm, I think it's smart, it's iconic, and it's not exactly entertaining in the same way as others, in my opinion.
Speaker BBut it is also one of the game shows that have stayed consistent over the years without feeling outdated.
Speaker BSo I, I guess I'm gonna rank it just outside my top three.
Speaker BI think it's more of a must respect than a must watch for me though.
Speaker AOkay.
Speaker AOkay.
Speaker ASo is Wheel of Fortune your number one?
Speaker BOh, I don't know how I would rank all these.
Speaker BYeah, I think so because it's such a core memory of mine.
Speaker BLike my dad and I always watched it, my grandpa and I always watched it.
Speaker BSo I think so those are the.
Speaker ATwo that always come to mind for me.
Speaker ALike when you say game shows, it's like those two and then maybe press your luck from the 80s, which I just watched this crazy like YouTube clip on the guy that like cheated press your luck and won like hundreds of thousand dollars.
Speaker AHe was like a notorious scammer.
Speaker ABut anyway, yeah, friends of Omnitok, go, go find that, that story.
Speaker AIt's pretty, pretty crazy.
Speaker AThe guy that scared.
Speaker AThe guy that cheated.
Speaker APress your luck.
Speaker BOkay, Chris, Spring break is upon us.
Speaker BIf you had to make a last minute trip, no planning, no logistics, what's your destination and are you going to be relaxing or going full activity mode?
Speaker AOh man, you know, funny.
Speaker AVery apropos question.
Speaker ASo I used to think it was Hawaii until I went there amid 100 year storms a couple of weeks ago and didn't see the sun at all.
Speaker ASo.
Speaker AAnd it's really far to get to.
Speaker ASo I think for spring break, I don't, I don't, I don't know that I do Hawaii again, especially at that time of year, so.
Speaker ABut I think if I had the kids, actually the place I want to go is D.C. i think D.C. with the kids when they're like 10, 12 years old is like perfect.
Speaker ABut as an adult, if I was having a spring break as an adult, this is going to surprise everybody.
Speaker AI think I'd say London.
Speaker AI just love London.
Speaker ALondon is so cool.
Speaker AAnd I get to go out there for the retail technology show in a couple of weeks at the end of April, too.
Speaker ASo I'm, I'm pretty pumped about that.
Speaker ABut what would yours be, Jenna?
Speaker AWow.
Speaker BWell, last minute trip to London.
Speaker BThat's a big one.
Speaker BYeah, mine's.
Speaker BMine's really.
Speaker BIt's a go to for me all the time, so I'd have to pick something that I'm used to.
Speaker BI think for last minute I need a little bit of, like, if I'm not planning it, I need to know what I'm doing.
Speaker BSo Anna Maria island, or maybe if it's summer, northern Michigan, because I grew up there, but I think Anna Maria island, if it's like a spring break because it's just.
Speaker BIt's my favorite place in the world, so.
Speaker ANice, Nice, nice.
Speaker AThere's lots of songs about northern Michigan.





