iTunes' 10 Billionth Song Giveaway

iTunes offered a 10,000,000,000th song downloaded giveaway and Louie Sulcer from Georgia was the lucky recipient. A $10,000 iTunes giftcard and a personal call from Steve Jobs. “He called me and said, ‘This is Steve Jobs from Apple.’ I said, ‘Yeah right,’ ” Sulcer tells Rolling Stone. “I have a son that loves to play tricks and he does that every now and then — calls me and imitates somebody.” After three or four times of asking “Come on now, who is this,” Sulcer saw the caller ID read “Apple,” and then realized he was the winner of the contest and a $10,000 iTunes gift card.

Sulcer had no idea there was even a contest to get to 10 billion and just happened to buy one song off a Johnny Cash record. Believe it or not, that song was “Guess Things Happen That Way.” Irony at its best.

-JAI