1. All the freebies you can score thanks to the Astros win!
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2. Junk Food Overload: The McRib Is Back, Jolly Rancher Milkshakes, Starbucks Winter Drinks and More
Now that America's official candy holiday is over, I guess it's a good time for a TON of new junk food to hit the market?
Here's all the latest unhealthy stuff hitting stores and restaurants around the country:
1. The McRib is BACK at McDonald's this month. It can be so elusive that you may need to download the official McDonald's McRib Finder app to track it down near you.
2. Carl's Jr. is testing a new milkshake that's made with JOLLY RANCHERS. For now, it's only on sale at some stores in Los Angeles and Birmingham, Alabama.
3. Chuck E. Cheese already sells a pizza that uses mac-and-cheese as a topping. But since that's not indulgent enough, now they've added CHEETOS on top of it. Their "Cheetos Mac-Cheesy Pizza" will be on sale through the end of the year.
4. Hershey's announced a new GOLD candy bar. It looks like a regular Hershey's, but it's not chocolate it's made with a "caramelized cream" and has pieces of peanuts and pretzels in it. It goes on sale on December 1st.
5. Starbucks' winter drinks are now out: Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Gingerbread Latte, Eggnog Latte, and Chestnut Praline Latte. And you can get them in their holiday cups, which have designs that always seem to make people angry.
3. Dairy Queen franchise files for bankruptcy
4. Are You Ordering Less Papa John's Because of NFL National Anthem Protests?
Pizza sales at Papa John's are way down, and founder John Schnatter thinks it's because of the National Anthem protests in the NFL. Papa John's is the official pizza sponsor of the league, and he says, quote, "The NFL has hurt us by not resolving the current debacle."
5. You Should Eat All of Your Halloween Candy in One Sitting, According to a Dentist
A dentist says you should eat ALL of your Halloween candy in one sitting. She says that will be better for your teeth than spreading it out over days or weeks and eating sugar every day.
6. Alex Trebek Once Accidentally Tripped on Pot Brownies
ALEX TREBEK accidentally tripped on pot brownies at a dinner party 40 years ago. He says he ate about six and it was NOT good quote, "I spent the next day and a half in bed. It was not a good trip, and I have not done any of that stuff since!"