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First, Alex Bogusky, honorary co-chair of this year’s Andy Awards show, had the idea of giving the Grandy winner a championship ring (shown here). Even better was his next idea: sending congratulatory letters to the mother of each winner.

A sample letter, addressed to the mom of Fallon’s Tim Gillingham (a 2003 winner while at Arnold), read, in part: “While you may not be personally familiar with an Andy Award, this would be considered a ‘photo finish’ if Tim was a horse, racing in the Kentucky Derby.

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