Woman wins '100 grand', gets candy bar, sues

[DouglasLWarren]

I never heard any promos, but did the station ever say "100,000 dollars" or "100 grand in cash"?? I know its misleading, but I don't think the suit can stand.? It would have to be proven that they purposely misled the listeners.? Bait and switch is a common sales practice to get patrons to come buy something, this was along those same lines.? Caveat emptor.

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Well I didn't hear the promo either but I'd be willing to bet it went something along the lines of "Be the 10th caller at 10:00 and win a hundred grand!" Yes it is a perfect example of bait and switch...but you can't do that over the air here in the states. The FCC has strict guidelines when it comes to radio and tv.

FCC regulations say contest descriptions can't be false or deceptive and that stations must conduct contests as advertised. Stations in two other states have been fined for contests that told listeners they'd won cash prizes without specifying they were in the Italian or Turkish lira, not the U.S. dollar.

I won a prize from a radio station in Kansas City and got exactly what they stated. A trip to New York City including air fare to and from Hotel accomodations for 2 nights and concert tickets to see REM. Had a blast!

If this would have been me, although I would have been skeptical, I would have been really p***ed. I would probably sue also.

[Vice]

I never heard any promos, but did the station ever say "100,000 dollars" or "100 grand in cash"?  I know its misleading, but I don't think the suit can stand.  It would have to be proven that they purposely misled the listeners.  Bait and switch is a common sales practice to get patrons to come buy something, this was along those same lines.  Caveat emptor.

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they get into court and the first defence her lawyer will say is "Hi everyone I'm going to give you 100 grand" then everyone will act different maybe some will smile some will go :o and that is how they will win the case, The fact is 100 grand is widely belived as slang for 100 thousand dollars and they mislead everyone who listend to that radio station, and she will win this case.

[kombolcha]

Before her family went to sleep that night, Gill says, she promised her children ? ages 1, 5 and 11 ? that they'd have a minivan, a shopping spree, a savings account and a home with a back yard.

minivan - $20,000

home with a backyard - $200,000~!~!!!!! unless its just an empty lot ($60,000?)

she's stupid.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

she's stupid.

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Or in KY.

[Keito]

if the dude didn't say "onehundred-thousand-dollars" she can't do jack about it... she won 100 grand, which happens to be a canday bar... :p stupid lawsuit

[y0sh]

true that.... minivan (new)... ~$25,000.... a reasonable home... ~$80,000.... savings accounts anyone?

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Soccer mom car = $20,000

Downpayment on house = $30,000

=

$50,000 for shopping/savings account/mortgage.

People get mortgages, you don't just buy a house straight out. Well, most people dont.

Anyway, this low-class bitch got her prize. The prize was 100 grand, not one hundred thousand dollars. 100 grand is a candy bar. She should stop bitching and enroll herself into university, get an education and make her own damn $100,000. Nothing comes for free in this world, so freakin work for it if you want it.

If you're too stupid/lazy to work, then eat your candy bar.

[jerzdawg]

Besides those contests are freaking rare as hell, I haven't heard one for 100,000 dollars in years down here, I don't know of many radio stations that can give away 100,000 dollars, I would have been prepared for a switch myself.

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My gf's friend is going to NY on Friday for a chance to win 1 million dollars... her and 96 other people were the 97th caller(over a few months i think) and won $97... now out of the 97 people... 1 person is gonna win the million... the station is obviously 97.1(Hot 97)

[Toxicfume Veteran]

if the dude didn't say "onehundred-thousand-dollars" she can't do jack about it... she won 100 grand, which happens to be a canday bar... :p stupid lawsuit

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But the fact that they offered $5,000 shows that they were trynig to be funny. Regardless of how she should have taken it or not, like someone said above, it's a business, and there are rules to follow. I hope the station has to pay up.

[Orange Battery]

Its not like she took it the wrong way tho, they station had intentionally tricked her and all the other people. If they had said "win A 100 grand "as in "A candy bar" then its her fault but I bet they set "win 100 grand". They got something from it in a way - a load of listeners staying tuned. I was gonna say I bet they wish they had never done this now but think of all the advertising they must have got from it lol

[The Plague]

Even more surprising than this Story it self is :

I can't believe people don't know Property value differs depending on

what region you live in. :laugh:

[y0sh]

But the fact that they offered $5,000 shows that they were trynig to be funny. Regardless of how she should have taken it or not, like someone said above, it's a business, and there are rules to follow. I hope the station has to pay up.

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What rules?

Take your emotions out of life and look at it logically.

She won 100 grand = candy bar.

That. is. it.

You can't be blamed for her stupidity. Who cares if it's a slang for $100,000? A person should know 100 grand is also a candy bar. The person should be careful, not the radio station.

[BroChaos Veteran]

as mean as it sounds....unless it was in writing, she doesn't really have anything to stand on. slang is slang, as much as you want, i don't think slang is going to stand up in court. what if the contest really was for a 100 grand?

and like someone else said, it was a contest, not something she is entitled to.

[Orange Battery]

This is how companies get away with cheating people, they should be shown up for it. They worded it with intention to mislead, if your a company advertising then you should have a responsibility to do it fairly.

[DouglasLWarren]

What rules?

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FCC rules as I stated earlier. Because they are broadcasting over FCC regulated airwaves they must abide by FCC regulations.

[slang123]

This happened to a friend on holiday. The rep held a quiz and the main prize was another holiday, expences payed. She won, they got her and her kid on the stage and congratulated them on their win, then after the show told her it was all a joke, she then had to tell her very excited son. I know this is different as there is a candy bar called '100 grand' but its harsh to get peoples hopes up, arguably the $5,000 was a fair settlement

[mrkd]

I think that 5000 dollars they offered her is sufficient enough to prove they know they were tricking purposely... and tried to stop the litigation, and there is still the DJ departure...

[Bawx]

Dumb broad.. Somebody oughtta smack her in the mouth.

[cq_]

As other people have said "ONE HUNDRED GRAND" does not specifically mean $100,000, it merely implies that. There is a candy bar named explicitly "100 Grand". I'm sure a majority of the people would expect any contest saying the prize is "100 grand" to be real money of course... so it will be interesting to see what happens...

I don't think the radio ad could be "bait and switch". Bait and switch is when credit card companies are advertising 0% interest, but if you read the fine print it says "for the first month only, interest after that is at least 7.99% but not more than 21.99% "etc..

[Orange Battery]

Dumb broad.. Somebody oughtta smack her in the mouth.

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:blink: err thats one way of dealing with it I guess

[RangerLG]

I won a prize from a radio station in Kansas City and got exactly what they stated.

And she won the prize as stated as well. In fact, the station said exactly what it was, 100 Grand. That is the name of the candy bar. There is a station that was giving away 10,000 here in town and the promo clearly stated "Win 10,000 Dollars by being the xxx caller." No question there what you would win. It is a low tactic to get people to listen to a late night DJ. I would like to hear the exact wording of the promo from the station. We are all just speculating since noone actually heard it.

[yert*]

Guys, she isn't actually going to pay for all that stuff at once with $100,000 cash. It will help her make payments. If she's going to buy a house, it will help her get the house

[John S. Veteran]

minivan - $20,000

home with a backyard - $200,000~!~!!!!! unless its just an empty lot ($60,000?)

she's stupid.

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200K would buy a mansion here in the south, bear in mind she's not in LA, but Kentucky

Median price asked for vacant housing (2000) ($)  Ky 70,500  USA 89,600

source

[kirk26]

She needs the money to take care of her crack babies. A candy bar isn't going to cut it.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

As other people have said "ONE HUNDRED GRAND" does not specifically mean $100,000, it merely implies that. There is a candy bar named explicitly "100 Grand". I'm sure a majority of the people would expect any contest saying the prize is "100 grand" to be real money of course... so it will be interesting to see what happens...

I don't think the radio ad could be "bait and switch". Bait and switch is when credit card companies are advertising 0% interest, but if you read the fine print it says "for the first month only, interest after that is at least 7.99% but not more than 21.99% "etc..

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The judge will consider what an average person would infer from hearing that term. If the judge believes that most people would think of a candy bar first and money second then she will not win her lawsuit. She needs to prove to the judge that she had a reasonable belief that the contest was about money.

[Iluvatar]

200K would buy a mansion here in the south, bear in mind she's not in LA, but Kentucky

source

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that info lists franklin county which is considerably different from the county mentioned. The article said she was in lexington. The average selling price for fayette county is $98,300 with the average for all of KY at 70,500 from the same source (but with the right county). Most houses in the Lexington area that i see everyday go for around 175,000 or greater.

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Edited June 23, 2005 by Iluvatar