E.A.B. Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 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 yet clear 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 This is what happens when you take Wii jokes too far. Part of the blame falls on the radio station. They made them drink even BIGGER bottles of water after 15 or so minutes. I doubt the contestants knew they would be drinking so much. I say the blame falls mostly on the radio station for making the conditions so dangerous. They'll probably sue, I'm sure of it. It's a pain, even though the station made it dangerous, no one forced them to take part in it. Also, they should've quit earlier on. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Freak-2001 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I heard it on the news but didn't realise the prize was a Wii, so death by water and wee err I mean Wii! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-shaDow Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Jennifer Strange is an awesome name. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019345 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XMike Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I didn't get the joke until something was said. Anyway, I probably would have entered the contest if it was around here. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019346 Share on other sites More sharing options...
madness.productions Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 A Radio Station kills one, gta kills more than 5, people playing gta kill billions. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFF Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 That sucks. She wanted to win it for her kids. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 When I saw the title, I thought it was a contest where they wee playing on Wii's and she was possibly fatally injured like everyone on wiihaveaproblem.com. This is much worse. Completely stupid concept for a competition. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I heard she got second place in the contest. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCorrupt Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 That is by far the dumbest idea for a contest ever. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_-playero-_ Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 (edited) wiihaveaproblem.com. http://wiihaveaproblem.com/show_article.php?id=111 by far the best i've seen this month.... ontopic: I think such event could have been easily predicted.... Edited January 17, 2007 by _-playero-_ Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forfit Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 If she couldn't afford it i understand...but ummm, go buy one? Still very sad. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I heard she got second place in the contest. And the punchline should be, "Second prize was a case of Bawls." Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019462 Share on other sites More sharing options...
madness.productions Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 she never knew she was going to die, if she did she would have bought one. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4019463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_Madman Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 So absolutely no one, not the contestants, not the radio station DJs, no one though "Wait a minute, not pissing for a really long time after consuming mass amounts of water just may have negative effects on someones body"? I feel bad for those kids, though. There mom dies and they don't even get the Wii? They should have at least gotten a T-Shirt that read "Rockin' KDND 107.9 KILLED MY MOM!"... Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4020193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Rockstar Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 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 yet clear 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 This is what happens when you take Wii jokes too far. Part of the blame falls on the radio station. They made them drink even BIGGER bottles of water after 15 or so minutes. I doubt the contestants knew they would be drinking so much. I say the blame falls mostly on the radio station for making the conditions so dangerous. They'll probably sue, I'm sure of it. It's a pain, even though the station made it dangerous, no one forced them to take part in it. Also, they should've quit earlier on. It also depends if they made them sign something stating they are not reliable for anything! Though, if not, I would sue too and get the wii! lol Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4020261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.A.B. Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 So absolutely no one, not the contestants, not the radio station DJs, no one though "Wait a minute, not pissing for a really long time after consuming mass amounts of water just may have negative effects on someones body"? They must've really wanted it bad. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4020274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWEETSAPRIK Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 So absolutely no one, not the contestants, not the radio station DJs, no one though "Wait a minute, not pissing for a really long time after consuming mass amounts of water just may have negative effects on someones body"? From what I hear they did know. They mentioned on the show another time when someone died from drinking too much water, and someone even called in and said something about it being possible to die from it. Although I don't think pissing would have necessarily helped. It's not like her bladder exploded. The station fired like 10 people over this. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/265484-woman-dies-after-wii-contest/#findComment-4020288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now