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Kotaku: Jury Awards $16 Million in Fatal Win-a-Wii Stunt [Sad]
What They Play: Today: Jury awards $16 million to family in fatal Wii-related prank
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RT @GracesLimo: RT @latimes: Sacramento jury awards $16 million to family in radio contest that turned fatal http://bit.ly/3YIoDs via @lanow 26 days ago |
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That's a nice 64000% ROI, I suppose... RT @eitmonline: Jury awards $16 million to family in fatal radio prank. http://bit.ly/TwShy 26 days ago |
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News FYI: Jury awards $16 million to family in fatal radio prank: http://tiny.cc/IsfmC 27 days ago |
Jury Awards $16 Million in Fatal Win-a-Wii Stunt [Sad]
Kotaku —
... family in coping with its loss." During the trial a tape of the program revealed that an on-air host had mentioned the potential fatal effects of drinking too much water - citing a 2005 fraternity hazing death. A listener also called to advise they not try the stunt. Strange was trying to win the console for her three children. She finished in second place. After the contest she rushed with the winner to the bathroom to vomit; by the afternoon, she was dead. Jury Awards $16 Million to Family in Fatal Radio Prank [Los Angeles Times, thanks Andres B.] ...
Jury awards $16 million to family in fatal Wii-related prank
What They Play: Today —
... On Thursday,a jury awarded $16 million to the family of a Sacramento woman who died while attempting to win a Wii through a radio show stunt. ...
Epic Drop 10/30/09: Arnold's F-You, Fat Abuse, Best zombie flicks, 16 million for stupidity, Ridley talks Alien
Latest Blog Posts - All —
... The family of a lady who died from drinking too much water in a radio stunt won 16 million dollars in a lawsuit. This is all over an attempt to win a Nintendo Wii when they first came out. The "Hold your wee for a Wii" contest hosts were found negligent in the woman's death after ignoring repeated warnings about the dangers. While I agree with this one a part of me realizes not everyone is a medical genius but wouldn't common sense tell you that it was probably slightly unhealthy? I bet that $16 million dollar contest is the most expensive one ...
Family of “Hold your Wee for a Wii” casualty awarded $16 million
That VideoGame Blog —
... The family of the woman who died as a result of a Sacramento based radio station contest was awarded $16 million by a jury that concluded the radio station was at fault for the contestant’s death. ...
Family of "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" Victim Awarded $16m
Kombo.com —
... Sacramento, who operated the station KDND-FM (107.9) "The End," guilty of negligence for ignoring the warnings. Strange one of 20 contestants initially joked lightheartedly with the show hosts as she and the others chugged bottled water. But as the hours wore on, it came down to Strange and one other woman contending for the grand prize, and she admitted to having a splitting headache and feeling wobbly. Strange quipped on the air that "it looks like I'm pregnant again." -- The LA Times Following the end of the contest (which Strange sadly enough didn't even win), she ...
