Country fans did not have this debate on their 2025 bingo card. Cody Johnson walks into an interview, fresh off winning CMA Male Vocalist of the Year, and walks out having started a new Thanksgiving argument: whose house would you rather eat at, Luke Combs or Lainey Wilson?
Evan Paul from Taste of Country Nights put Cody on the spot with that exact question. No fence sitting. One house. One feast. One choice.
Cody did not even struggle with it. He laughed, then picked Luke Combs.
His reason was simple. He has eaten with Luke before, and he trusts the man’s taste in food. In fact, Cody joked that Luke would probably order the whole spread from Honey Baked Ham, just to make sure everything is perfect. Picture that: award winning star, tiny kitchen, packed house, and a table covered in catered holiday food.
The fun twist is what we never got. The interview ran out of time before Cody could explain why he did not pick Lainey. That silence is exactly what started the fan debate. Because if anyone seems like they could whip up a country style feast, it is Lainey Wilson. And her fiancé, former NFL quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges, even sounds like he should be in charge of the duck.
Cody Johnson – The Painter (Dick Clark New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2024)
Before “Dirt Cheap” and the surgery break, he was there talking about “The Painter,” his grind on the road, and why giving 100 percent every night matters so much to him. It is the same relaxed, honest Cody, in the same Taste of Country Nights setting, building the trust that makes a playful either or question about Luke and Lainey land so well in 2025 for country fans everywhere to enjoy.
Luke Combs – Houston, We Got a Problem (Live @ Busch Stadium in St Louis 6/71/23)
Here, it is Luke’s turn to open up about new fatherhood, life in that famously crowded two bedroom house, and how his friendship with Cody Johnson really works behind the scenes. He laughs about the same details the article teases, talks about squeezing a growing family into a small space, and shares the kind of easy respect that proves Cody’s choice came from real life, not a random joke.