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Agreed about the radio stations. I don't know why every FM station has on-air "talent" anymore, they're all just doing the same crap that millions of other lame DJ's have already done. Morning talk shows are crappy and all these events they have are unoriginal and still poorly thought out.

BRMB, a local FM station has had some really LAME stunts.

The strangers getting married was ridiculous and insulting to anyone who still takes marriage seriously. Another time they got people to sit on ice for as long as they could. Contestents ended up in hospital.

I think these cheap ass radio stations need to buck up their ideas when it comes to pulling these stunts. A little research by the station into the health implications may have saved that woman's life.

BRMB, a local FM station has had some really LAME stunts.

The strangers getting married was ridiculous and insulting to anyone who still takes marriage seriously. Another time they got people to sit on ice for as long as they could. Contestents ended up in hospital.

I think these cheap ass radio stations need to buck up their ideas when it comes to pulling these stunts. A little research by the station into the health implications may have saved that woman's life.

I recall seeing those 2 BRMB incidents on the news and thankfully such things dont happen as much these days here.

I don't think most people would see the harm in it. Drink water and try not to pee. Everyone has experienced a full bladder and had to hold it for a very long time. It seems like a bit of slightly uncomfortable fun to get a console. No one else seems to have died either.

They were irresponsible for not checking that it is safe but it's not like they were asking people to play Russion Roulette. :rolleyes:

US woman dies after water contest

A Californian woman who took part in a water-drinking contest to win a video game system has died of water intoxication, tests have shown.

Jennifer Strange had taken part in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" game run by KDND 107.9 radio in Sacramento, which promised the winner a Nintendo Wii.

A work colleague said Ms Strange had reported her head was hurting hours after the contest and was going home.

Ms Strange, 28, was found dead on Friday at her house in Rancho Cordova.

Health warning

Local assistant coroner Ed Smith said initial tests showed death was "consistent with water intoxication".

Contestants were first given eight ounce (225 millilitre) bottles to drink every 15 minutes.

Contestant James Ybarra told Associated Press news agency: "They told us if you don't feel like you can do this, don't put your health at risk."

Mr Ybarra said he quit after five bottles but remaining contestants started on larger bottles.

"She was telling me about her family and her three kids and how she was doing it for her kids," Mr Ybarra said.

One of Ms Strange's work colleagues, Laura Rios, said: "She said to one of our supervisors that she was on her way home and her head was hurting her real bad.

"She was crying and that was the last that anyone had heard from her."

The station said its staff were stunned at the death.

Source - BBC News

People really need to be educated on the risks of these "endurance tests" before putting their health and inevitably (in this case, at least) thier lives. :(

In my opinion it was the responsibility of the station to research possible consequences before running such a contest. It also would have been wise for them to speak with a physician or poison control or something first as well. I wonder if they had induced vommiting after the contest if she would have just thrown all the water up and been ok.

Mother-of-three Jennifer Strange was hoping to win one of Nintendo's next-gen consoles for her children. But the KDND 107.9 radio show contest she took part in had a tragic end when the woman was found dead in her Rancho Cordova, California, home.

Coroner Ed Smith, performing a preliminary investigation, found evidence that was "consistent with a water intoxication death."

The winner of the Wii game console was to be the person who managed to not go to the toilet for the longest amount of time, despite consuming large quantities of water. Contestants had to drink an eight-ounce bottle of water every 15 minutes--one quit after five bottles. In the later stages of the competition, the remaining entrants were given even bigger bottles to drink.

It is not known how much water Ms Strange consumed. She told a colleague after the contest that she felt sick, and had a "really bad" headache. The woman was later found dead in her suburban home. It is not known if Ms Strange succeeded in winning the console.

A spokesperson for the radio station commented, "We are awaiting information that will help explain how this tragic event occurred."

Source: Gamespot

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