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Jake's Wayback Burgers to Hold Auditions for 'Wayback, Waybetter' TV Star

Live auditions will be held at the West Hartford location in October.

Jake's Wayback Burgers, with locations all over the east coast and beyond, announced this week that it is launching a "Wayback, Waybetter" contest in Connecticut to identify a "star" who will be featured in an upcoming commercial.

According to a release from the company, the TV commercial contest is seeking "the most enthusiastic, original video of a fan voicing the Jake’s Wayback Burgers slogan, 'Wayback, Waybetter!'" 

Auditions will be held at the Jake's Wayback Burgers' West Hartford location, 450 South Main St., on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m., and will be filmed by MyTV9 along with personality Tulin Karasay.

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Contestants are also invited to particpants by completing an entry form on WTNH.com and submitting an audition video before 9 a.m. Oct. 17.

“We are thrilled to have our local fans be part of the Wayback brand,” said John Eucalitto, President, Jake’s Franchising, LLC, in the news release. “This will be an exciting contest and definitely a fun one to watch! ”

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For more information about Jake’s Wayback Burgers, visit www.waybackburgers.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/waybackburgers.


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