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Hey, buddy, the dough boys are going where we've never been before, the Midwest.

Well, I mean, we've been to the Midwest, but we've never been to Nebraska or Iowa,

and we're going to be there with Iowa's own Paul Russ.

That's right.

We will be at the Funny Bone in Omaha, Nebraska,

on Wednesday, March 18th, and we will be at the Funny Bone again in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday,

March 19th. Please join us for those shows. It's going to be so fun. We're happy to be going there.

And there's going to be some new restaurants we're going to get to try that are very local, hopefully, to these specific regions.

So excited to be in Omaha, excited to be in Des Moines, excited to be there with Mitch and Emma and Amelia and Paul Rest.

Tickets at dope boyspodcast.com slash live.

In 1961, Ray Kroc purchased a burgeoning burger brand from its eponymous brother founders.

At the time, the only beef options on the menu were the hamburger and the cheeseburger. In 1965, Crox Kingdom doubled its pleasure with a two-patti two-chise upgrade called the double

cheeseburger. In short order, in 1967, the chain introduced the signature burger

varietal, the Big Mac, consisting of, as the jingle goes, two all beef patties, special sauce,

lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun, end quote. While these two beloved hamburger sandwiches have continued to be

staples of the menu today, both had to look on with envy as fries took home the Dave

Thomas Cup in the first full menu brawl that was Munch Maddenous 5 Mac Attack. The double

cheeseburger was ultimately the second place finisher, and the Big Mac was

shockingly eliminated in the first round.

And today, both of these previous also-rans get a second chance at glory as a tournament

of past losers will end with one big winner.

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