Woman dies trying to win a Wii

[badinsults]

http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=23350

Pretty sad, isn't it. Don't drink too much water.

[XYXZYZ]

I wonder if she won the Wii...

[njiska]

Survival of the fittest at it's finest. Your body does tell you you're doing something wrong for a reason.

But that's what happens when you mess with Dihydrogenmonoxide. It kills people.

[tom]

Hold Your Wee for a Wii

that is quite funny

[Chrome]

I heard they were actually drinking Hydric Acid. That's a sick joke on the radio station's part. Below is a link about the dangers of Hyrdric Acid.

http://www.ags.uci.edu/~drego/HydricAcid.PDF

Later,
Chrome...



















On a serious note, this really is tragic. I can't even begin to imagine what it will be like for the children.

[joshnickerson]

Sigh... I hate reading about these things, and I hate the fact they're allowed to happen in the first place.

[Anthony1]

I actually live in Sacramento, where this happened, and this is even more shocking to me, considering the fact that just two years ago, if not less, some kid at Chico died the same way in a hazing incident, and it was well publicized and talked about. The people involved with this radio promotion must have totally forgotten about that. People don't realize that drinking too much water can actually be dangerous.

[carlcarlson]

wow, that's horrible. i had no idea you could die from drinking too much water. i can't imagine how hard that would be on her family. i hope the radio station has to take some sort of responsibility for it.

[norkusa]

wow, that's horrible. i had no idea you could die from drinking too much water. i can't imagine how hard that would be on her family. i hope the radio station has to take some sort of responsibility for it.

The article said all the contestants signed waivers before the contest, so legally I don't think the station could be responsible.

[heybtbm]

But that's what happens when you mess with Dihydrogenmonoxide. It kills people.

Nice.

Dihydrogen monoxide. Just think of the hysteria the media could create by reporting it like this.

[joshnickerson]

Nice.

Dihydrogen monoxide. Just think of the hysteria the media could create by reporting it like this.

"Tonight, on Action 11 Action News, could the water your children are drinking actually be KILLING THEM? Find out how to protect them from this 'Aqua-Menace' and the proper methods for throwing yourself into a senseless hysteria. Also be sure to check out Flip Spiceland's seven day forecast, TONIGHT at ELEVEN."

[tholly]

my fiancee is from sacramento and everytime we go out to visit we listen to that station when we're driving around.....friggin crazy....

[bangtango]

You live there, Anthony. I assume the Wii is fairly scarce in that area because stores can't keep them on shelves. Maybe I'm wrong.

I guess my point is that making an effort to have more systems readily available to meet demand would help curb launch day shenanigans, Ebay sellers and publicity stunts like this. I know it is not Nintendo's fault but not everybody who wants a Wii and has the money even owns one yet. Even NOW. Production issues or not, it is damn irresponsible to promote the hell out of a product that some people are still having trouble finding locally. That'd be like promoting a pay per view boxing or wrestling event nationally and only allowing 10,000 people to order it. As a result, someone like a radio station will capitalize on this demand and participants will go to these type of measures to satisfy their need.

I certainly don't think it was a money thing and most people participating could have probably afforded one. It seems like a case where people assumed it would be the quickest way to get the system. After all, this was a contest for a Wii that the radio station ran, as opposed to doing a stunt for a more expensive but easier to find PS3. Sad thing really.

[Soviet Conscript]

"I believe everyone should just be fired and let go from that radio station," Beam said. "It should be the end of The End."

i can understand her anger at haveing her friend die but come on. what about jimmy the janitor or all the other staff that had nothing to do with the contest? or the listeners? yes...putting alot of people out of a job is a fine solution.

[Half Japanese]

So people that listen to morning radio shock-jocks are stupid, did we really learn anything new here? I mean, I'd like a Wii, sure, but even if I had kids that were nagging me about it, I'd damn sure know better than to do something so moronic FOR A TOY. The bottom line that people are overlooking here is that this all boils down to people being stupid. Simple as that.

Morning show talk DJs are fucking awful. They contribute to the increasing stupidity of the populace on a level previously reserved for religion.

[erehwon]

Think this is worthy of a darwin award or it just not stupid enough?

[bangtango]

"I believe everyone should just be fired and let go from that radio station," Beam said. "It should be the end of The End."

i can understand her anger at haveing her friend die but come on. what about jimmy the janitor or all the other staff that had nothing to do with the contest? or the listeners? yes...putting alot of people out of a job is a fine solution.

I'm sure he didn't mean the janitor. I think he meant everyone involved in this contest. The producer and the morning show team is where you'd start. At some stations, not even the manager knows everything that will be going out over the air before it happens. I've worked for two stations and some managers (mostly poor ones) are very hands off when it comes to the programming or totally in the dark about things happening at the station from day to day. Managers don't always come up with these ideas. That is what they have a producer or program director for. The person (or head of the group) who owns the station may not have known a thing about this stunt but they will probably be paying out a settlement. Not that I feel sorry for them. That ought to be reserved for the woman and her family.

[Anthony1]

I'm sure she signed a waiver, but, I'm also sure the surviving family members will sue regardless, and whoever was the brainchid of this promotion will also be fired regardless. Signing a waiver is one thing, but holding a contest like this is so irresponsible, it's not even funny. The ironic thing about all of this, is that this is actually a pretty good radio station from a music standpoint. This station is pretty cool from the standpoint that they play music from drastically different genre's. The would play a rock song, then hip-hop, then pop, then R & B, whatever, it was kinda nice. I don't listen to the radio much at all, but if I did, I would sometimes have this station on. Their name, "The End" is referring to the fact that they are on the end of the radio dial, but the real ironic fact about it, is the fact that the upcoming wrongful death lawsuit will likely be the end of this station.

[slip81]

this is pretty sad, and I agree that the lady wasn't too bright fr doing this, wavers or not the radio station could have still prevented this, and should be held somewhat accountable.

Water intoxication is nothing new, the station could have easily found out from a doctor with a simple phone call, or an internet search (which is what I just did), that, a normal human will expell about 1.5 of water per hour and will generally experience the symptoms after consuming 3L of water in an hour or less.

How hard would it have been for them to say, "Okay, there is a 2L max, whoever reaches that limit first wins." That way no one dies, and you get the added comical effect of watching people who just chugged a soda bottle full of water run to the bathroom.

[iamchris]

Seriosuly People. Personal Responsibility. If you are signing a waiver for something, there is a danger to doing it. No one should be fired for this. Accidents happen. What about the show fear factor? People jump cars and do craziness? If there was an accident and someone died, should everyone on the show be fired? Of course not. There is an assumed danger to every thing you do. If you signed the waiver, you know. I feel bad for the family, but as far as any compensation, I say tough shit. I hope she had life insurance.

Thats half the problem with this world. Adults can not make choices for themselves, and cannot accept responsibility for their actions. But it will be funny to see the sensationalism surrounding this.

[Tron 2.0]

Freaky kind of puts me off when looking for one next month.

[Anthony1]

Seriosuly People. Personal Responsibility. If you are signing a waiver for something, there is a danger to doing it. No one should be fired for this. Accidents happen. What about the show fear factor? People jump cars and do craziness? If there was an accident and someone died, should everyone on the show be fired? Of course not. There is an assumed danger to every thing you do. If you signed the waiver, you know. I feel bad for the family, but as far as any compensation, I say tough shit. I hope she had life insurance.

Thats half the problem with this world. Adults can not make choices for themselves, and cannot accept responsibility for their actions. But it will be funny to see the sensationalism surrounding this.


To a degree I agree with your take, but I disagree about the Fear Factor part. I think virtually any human being understands that if you are going to be jumping out of cars or bungie jumping or jumping out of airplanes, there is a real possibility of death. But in regards to water intoxication, I don't think you can assume that everybody is aware of that. In fact, I would argue that the person that came up with the contest in the first place wasn't aware of it, otherwise the contest wouldn't have even happened. I'm aware of water intoxication, but that's only because of the fact that a student died about 2 years ago at Chico State during a hazing incident involving drinking tons of water in a short period of time. Had I not lived somewhat near Chico, I would have never heard that story, and wouldn't have known. We are always told that water is good for us, and it cleans our system, etc, etc. Most people are aware that drinking too much alcohol in too fast a period of time can kill us (Alcohol poisioning), but I don't think the average person is aware of the fact that water can be just as dangerous.

It's standard precedure for contestants to sign waivers at any radio contest, and I don't think just because she signed a waiver, she had any idea whatsoever that she or any of the other contestants were actually putting themselves in any danger. The management at the station didn't have any idea either, or they would have never had the dumb promotion and thus you can't simply blame it on somebody being too dumb to know otherwise.

[k8track]

This recalls to mind the "Chewy Yo Poo for a Studio II" and "Hell, Starve in a Stockade for a Telstar Arcade" incidents of the late 70s.

How little we've come since then.

[rbudrick]

But that's what happens when you mess with Dihydrogenmonoxide. It kills people.

Yep. It's the chemical that is the number one killer of people. It should be banned, yet the govenment still allows it. For Christ's sake, 70% of the earth is coverd in it and NO ONE CARES! The humanity.

-Rob

[diskoboy]

This recalls to mind the "Chewy Yo Poo for a Studio II" and "Hell, Starve in a Stockade for a Telstar Arcade" incidents of the late 70s.

How little we've come since then.


LOL LOL LOL LOL

[badinsults]

The sad part is that she didn't even win the contest. I was watching the news tonight and they interviewed the winner, who also had the symptoms of consuming to much water. She said she went home sick and threw up. She was quite shocked you could get so sick from drinking water.

But in reality, who could have really seen this happening. Those people must really have wanted to win to get to the point of being sick.

[Ed Oscuro]

Yep. It's the chemical that is the number one killer of people. It should be banned, yet the govenment still allows it. For Christ's sake, 70% of the earth is coverd in it and NO ONE CARES! The humanity.
Yes, and if you try to stop using it, you undergo symptoms consistent with withdrawl! I remember that high school spiel too ;D

I actually agree with Anthony1 this time. I also don't think that applies to the station, though, since they were holding a dangerous event without supervision. People like to think that you can sign away your rights with a waiver, but it ain't so. The station will probably be sued over this, and rightfully so.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Every known substance is toxic. It's all in the dosage.

Let's kick your kidneys ass for a Wii! Damn waste. Poor kids. Drowning in my own fluids sounds fantastic! Doesn't it though? :o

I think the radio people may still be in trouble. You still can't shoot someone in the face and get off unimpuned. Even if they DID sign a waver. Remember, they locked up Dr. Kovorkian(sp?) and he had peoples consent to kill them too.

[davidbrit2]

I just heard on the Today show that 10 people from the radio station were fired because of the incident. That'll be kind of a nasty black eye on the ol' resume.

"And how come you left your last job?"
"I was fired for killing a woman on the air."
"..."
"..."

[XYXZYZ]

Here's a report on the aftermath-

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6164262.html

10 people including DJs were indeed fired. And during the show a caller told them you can die of water intoxication, they said they knew that. One guy even said "Maybe we should have researched this."

"Other participants said that they became concerned when one woman lay on the ground, with her teeth chattering, and looking pale. At one point Strange was lying on the ground, but told staff that she "could probably drink more" if someone could pick her up."

I mean come on, yeah?

[cyberfluxor]

Yeah, this story has finally been making it all over the news here. I saw it on the morning casts, heard it on a few radio stations, and of course the news paper. I'm suprised it took this long for them to report on it! I mean come on, it's like a sudden bumbardment today with the local media hopping onto the bandwagon to report on it.

[jajaja]

The sad part is that she didn't even win the contest. I was watching the news tonight and they interviewed the winner, who also had the symptoms of consuming to much water. She said she went home sick and threw up. She was quite shocked you could get so sick from drinking water.

But in reality, who could have really seen this happening. Those people must really have wanted to win to get to the point of being sick.

If she won i think that Wii would have been thrown/given away as fast as possible. I doubt anyone in her family can enjoy playing on a Wii, especially the one she would have won. It would be there as a reminder of her death :(

[walrusmonger]

this shows nothing except how annoying kids are when they want something.

[RCM]

Seriosuly People. Personal Responsibility. If you are signing a waiver for something, there is a danger to doing it. No one should be fired for this. Accidents happen. What about the show fear factor? People jump cars and do craziness? If there was an accident and someone died, should everyone on the show be fired? Of course not. There is an assumed danger to every thing you do. If you signed the waiver, you know. I feel bad for the family, but as far as any compensation, I say tough shit. I hope she had life insurance.

Thats half the problem with this world. Adults can not make choices for themselves, and cannot accept responsibility for their actions. But it will be funny to see the sensationalism surrounding this.

Couldn't have said it better.

I feel horrible for this woman's family and the staff at the radio station. Surely no one had any intentions of killing this bird. Of course the radio station has tried to "correct" the situation by going on a firing rampage which will do nothing to repair the damage done.

[evil_genius]

That radio station is dispicable. Those DJ's ought to be beaten with sticks.

[veronica_marsfan]

The article said all the contestants signed waivers before the contest, so legally I don't think the station could be responsible.



You can't sign away your most basic rights. If the woman's family sued the station, they'd probably win.

[Anthony1]

You can't sign away your most basic rights. If the woman's family sued the station, they'd probably win.


Yeah, signing a waiver is one thing, wrongful death is another. The bottom line was the person wasn't signing a waiver "KNOWING" what the actual risks were. The station itself had no freaking idea what they were doing. Anytime you participate in any radio stunt you sign a waiver, but if you are going to have somebody involved in a truly dangerous stunt, they NEED to know the facts before they participate. None of the contestants in this stunt had any idea they were putting their lives in danger. This has a wrongfull death lump sum written all over it. I wouldn't be suprised in the least if the Station tries to settle out of court with the surviving family members.

[Raedon]

I didn't think this was possible but I guess it is. ouch O.o;

[gepeto]

Seriosuly People. Personal Responsibility. If you are signing a waiver for something, there is a danger to doing it. No one should be fired for this. Accidents happen. What about the show fear factor? People jump cars and do craziness? If there was an accident and someone died, should everyone on the show be fired? Of course not. There is an assumed danger to every thing you do. If you signed the waiver, you know. I feel bad for the family, but as far as any compensation, I say tough shit. I hope she had life insurance.

Thats half the problem with this world. Adults can not make choices for themselves, and cannot accept responsibility for their actions. But it will be funny to see the sensationalism surrounding this.

This is more than personal responsibility. When you are in a superior position over people no matter what you have a responsibility for the total safety for the people you our over. Signing a waiver doesn't clear you of that. Even though that would seem like an easy cope out.

Clearly the staff had no honest clue and didn't believe someone could die from it no more than the contestants did. They even blew off a warning.

The staff thought the chances were so far out there they even joked about it. Well the jokes on them the lady died and the whole staff was fired. They will have to live with it.

It just goes to show how you have to be very careful in all that you do. Multiple lives affected by stupid decisions.

[k8track]

That does it. Screw water. I'm switching to beer.

[classicb]

I guess the DJ's did know of the dangers and now they could face criminal charges.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6164325.html?tag=latestnews;title;1

[cyberfluxor]

The lady was ignorant for drinking all that water and the staff were idiots not to do the complete research before conducting the contest. Even with the waivers it does not compensate for the loss of life period simply because there wasn't enough knowledge of what could happen, in addition the clinical information does exist that there is an endangerment AND possibility of poisoning and death. A simple Google search or even a quick Wikipedia lookup will inform you in no time that there is a risk of poisoning due to over consumption and wasn't their right to make those medical decisions without the facts or even a degree in health sciences. In addition the over hydration of the human body has disasterous effects, just look at the human soluability of your skin when you're in a body of water too long, the over saturation and obsorbtion, the alteration in salinity... Whatever and this better not have some huge backlash on the gamming community over these fools.

[veronica_marsfan]

FROM GAMESPOT:
But in audio recordings which have been posted on the Internet, the DJs are heard joking about contestants dying of water intoxication, even referencing the death of Matthew Carrington, a student who died after drinking too much water during a fraternity hazing.

A caller, who identified herself as Eva, also phoned in to the show to warn that the stunt could kill, but she was dismissed by being told that contestants had "signed releases, so we're not responsible."

Sacramento County Sgt. Timothy Curran said, "We have decided we will open a death investigation which will take weeks and on conclusion our findings will be forwarded to the local district attorney to decide whether to lay criminal charges."

Today a disc jockey.
Tomorrow striped pajamas.
*_*

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

How little we've come since then.
Speak for yourself! Er...wait. That sounds kinda...wrong.

Mass firings or not, the radio station in question probably wouldn't win a lawsuit if one was filed. The originators of the contest didn't do their homework on the risks, and I haven't read anything indicating that they had medical observers standing by to keep an eye out for the contestants' welfare. Waiver or not, that station is in some deep doo-doo, because if they can't prove that they did their part to look into the risks and ensure the safety of the contestants, or can't prove that they had any kind of disclaimer in their promotional material on-air or off, that's a radio station that might wind up being owned by that lady's kids.

Personally, I'd sell it off and go buy a Wii.

I'm glad that the old "Spark Nuclear Fission For A Colecovision" contest went nowhere.

[norkusa]

Woah. At first, I thought it was ridiculous that the DJ's got fired since I figured it was the station director's or some other higher-up's idea to hold the contest in the first place. But if the DJ's actually KNEW about about water intoxication and that the contestants could die as a result of the contest, then they should be held partially responsible. If what Gamespot said is true, they should all get jail time.

[cyberfluxor]

Woah. At first, I thought it was ridiculous that the DJ's got fired since I figured it was the station director's or some other higher-up's idea to hold the contest in the first place. But if the DJ's actually KNEW about about water intoxication and that the contestants could die as a result of the contest, then they should be held partially responsible. If what Gamespot said is true, they should all get jail time.

Yes in deed. I have no legal background but I do believe there's some murder charge that exists in the system for similar situations. Example, involuntary man slaughter for a driver running over a pedestrian with their weapon of a car. That case can be used for hit and runs, not sure. But something along those lines.

[Sweater Fish Deluxe]

Woah. At first, I thought it was ridiculous that the DJ's got fired since I figured it was the station director's or some other higher-up's idea to hold the contest in the first place. But if the DJ's actually KNEW about about water intoxication and that the contestants could die as a result of the contest, then they should be held partially responsible. If what Gamespot said is true, they should all get jail time.
Jail time. Psh. I think they should be forced to drink 10 gallons of water in an hour. Of course, if any of them survive, they should get a free Wii. It's only fair.


Yeah, this story has finally been making it all over the news here. I saw it on the morning casts, heard it on a few radio stations, and of course the news paper. I'm suprised it took this long for them to report on it! I mean come on, it's like a sudden bumbardment today with the local media hopping onto the bandwagon to report on it.
It robably took Nintendo's lawyers a few days to determine whether Nintendo had any culpability in the matter. Once they figured out they didn't, though, I'm sure Nintendo pushed the story on Clear-Channel, News Corp, Time-Warner, Viacom and all their other corporate friends. I mean, this is kind of publicity you can't pay for, but as long as someone else is paying for it, you might as well take full advantage, am I right Mr. Arakawa? Shit, send that poorgrieving family a free Nintendo Wii with a big bow on it and and oversized personal condolences card signed by Mario or some shit and you can pretty much guarantee yourselves at least the number two spot this generation.


...word is bondage...

[veronica_marsfan]

as long as someone else is paying for it, you might as well take full advantage, am I right Mr. Arakawa? Shit, send that poorgrieving family a free Nintendo Wii with a big bow on it and and oversized personal condolences card signed by Mario or some shit

I sense Wii-hatred.
It's not nice to hate your wii.
Love your wii at least once a day.
LOL

[Sweater Fish Deluxe]

I sense Wii-hatred.
It's not nice to hate your wii.
Love your wii at least once a day.
LOL
I don't have one yet, but if I buy a console this generation, it'd be a Wii for sure. Looks like a very cool system.

It's capitalism, corporations and marketing that I hate.


...word is bondage...

[veronica_marsfan]

It's capitalism, corporations and marketing that I hate.


It's C, C, and M that allows me to buy a burger for 90 cents, a frozen dinner for only $1.10, and a brand-new Civic for only $13,000.

Without C, C, and M, things would be a LOT more expensive. Probably 3 or 4 times more expensive. (5 dollars burgers, 10 dollar microwave dinner, and 60,000 dollar Civics.)

We're truly better off Now, than we were back in the 1700s before widespread industrialization existed.

[k8track]

I'm glad that the old "Spark Nuclear Fission For A Colecovision" contest went nowhere.
What do you think the Radioactive Boy Scout was trying to do?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn

[SegaAges]

This is very tragic, but I hate to say it, but she could have stopped at any moment, regardless of whether she knew about water poisoning or not. It was her choice to continue, just like it is my choice to smoke cigarettes. I know that cigarettes are bad for me, but I do it anyway.

One guy said he gave up because he wasn't feeling all that great. She kept going.

Yes, the radio had a bad idea, but we can't sit here and completely blame the radio station for a bad idea when she could have quit at any time.

Either way, I do, definitely send my condolences to the family and hopefully they will be alright.

[veronica_marsfan]

Yes, the radio had a bad idea, but we can't sit here and completely blame the radio station for a bad idea when she could have quit at any time.



Paypal lost a class-action suit circa 2003. Paypal argued, "Consumers sign a disclaimer when they join the site, which precludes them from taking legal action."

The Judge ruled: "Consumers can not sign away their basic rights or protections" and ordered Paypal to refund dollars to their customers. (I got ~40.)

The same principle applies here.

A contestant can not sign away their most basic rights. That makes the station liable for the accidental death that was caused.

[norkusa]

This is very tragic, but I hate to say it, but she could have stopped at any moment, regardless of whether she knew about water poisoning or not. It was her choice to continue, just like it is my choice to smoke cigarettes. I know that cigarettes are bad for me, but I do it anyway.

But see, *EVERYONE* knows it's bad to smoke cigarettes. I'm sure the lady that died or any of the other people that participated in this contest didn't know anything about the dangers of water intoxication. And honestly, I had no idea either.

From what I've read, it sounded like she didn't stat to get sick until AFTER the contest was over. So you really can't blame her from going thru with the contest because she felt fine during the whole thing. Just because one guy said he wasn't feeling great isn't much to go on.

[The 1 2 P]

I'm updating this thread because the family of the women who died have won their lawsuit against the parent company of the radio station that ran the contest. They were awarded $16.5 million (http://news.aol.com/article/california-jury-awards-165-million-in/744401?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl4|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2F california-jury-awards-165-million-in%2F744401).

It's very tragic that this shit happened but no amount of money will ever bring this women back. However, since she has three kids the momey can go to helping raise them(with whoever the legal guardian is now, I'm not sure if it's their father). Of course, you don't really need $16.5 million to raise three kids. Three hundred kids maybe but not three.

[skaar]

Sigh. I can't wait to get out of this stupid country.

[catherine6712]

guys could anybody let me know when u copy wii games from torrent files from the internet do they really work. I know lot of websites which have these games as toorent files, but i dont knw if they work or if they are safe.
regard

[Icarus Moonsight]

There is a rumor going about the net that if you copy a Wii game... In 7 days... YOU DIE! :o

[Sonicwolf]

guys could anybody let me know when u copy wii games from torrent files from the internet do they really work. I know lot of websites which have these games as toorent files, but i dont knw if they work or if they are safe.
regard


There is a rumor going about the net that if you copy a Wii game... In 7 days... YOU DIE! :o

Listen to Icarus Moonsight. He is right. I know someone who was killed after she popped in a TOORENTED Wii game. This gnarly girl came out of the tv seven days later and waggled her face to death.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Before you die, you see the pirate rings! LOL
http://www.jumperman.com/images/uploads/pirate.jpg

There's a Wii game for Ubi... Imagine: Software Pirate.

[otoko]

I don't see them doing that. It'd get the black spot real quick.

[SuperFamicom83]

wow, tragic...but what a moron. People have died several times before in competitions like this. Im pretty sure its illegal for anyone to hold contests that require drinking large amounts of fluids.

[kedawa]

My high school held milk drinking contests a couple of times.
A couple of my classmates entered and drank until they were sick. One of them was lactose intolerant and barfed.

[vivaeljason]

wow, tragic...but what a moron. People have died several times before in competitions like this. Im pretty sure its illegal for anyone to hold contests that require drinking large amounts of fluids.

While that may be the case in some parts of the country, in at least a few places, contests like this are held regularly for stupid prizes.

Think of it this way -- if an eating contest isn't illegal, why would a drinking contest be? (Although in this case the contest also involved not going to the bathroom either, so who the hell knows.)

[SuperFamicom83]

While that may be the case in some parts of the country, in at least a few places, contests like this are held regularly for stupid prizes.

Think of it this way -- if an eating contest isn't illegal, why would a drinking contest be? (Although in this case the contest also involved not going to the bathroom either, so who the hell knows.)

well....Eating is different then consuming a large amount of fluid. Fluid Toxicity can happen very quickly cause it leaves your stomach faster than food would, thus making you incredibly sick or death (hence, this case) because your stomach does not tell the brain it is full.

And watch out if yer a guy....One of my buddies did this and somehow the seal between his bladder and penis broke and his sack swelled up to the size of a cantaloupe melon cause it was full of urine...yeah, nasty.

[7th lutz]

This is just wrong with the amount of money the family that lost their money due to their mom being dumb. It is wrong that to that contest a first place, but there wasn't common sense by their mom.

I have a difficult with it being easier to sue to get money for dying over a contest than a dentist doing dental work wrong on you.

I know that first hand about how difficult it is to sue a dentists for malpractice because one of my family members had dental work done incorrectly and basically lost their jaw over 22 years ago. That family member couldn't sue because no one in the dental industry wanted to back up that member's claim despite the fact the new dentist claim a thethe old dentist did bridge work wrong back in the late 1980's.

[The 1 2 P]

And yet another reason why they should have never renamed the Revolution "Wii".

[Ryaan1234]

It'd get the black spot real quick.
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/3/3f/Billybones.jpg
The black spot!!!


I immediately thought of this. Darn, I love that movie. It's been years since I've seen it.

[SegaAges]

Well, you think that the family is going to buy a Wii now since they won the money to get one?