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Talon1977
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A woman who won a video game console by downing massive quantities of water in California radio contest said Monday she was shocked by the death of a fellow contestant.

"You don't think water's going to kill you," Lucy Davidson told CNN. "You're at the radio station having fun."

Jennifer Lea Strange, 28, mother of three, died late Friday after drinking over two litres of water in station KDND 107.9's "Hold your Wee for a Wii" contest, the Sacramento Bee reported.

Contestants in the California city of Sacramento competed to see how much water they could hold without going to the bathroom. The prize was the highly-sought Nintendo Wii gaming console that was hard to come by during the Christmas splurge.

After the 6 am contest, Srrange went to work but complained of a headache and went home, the Bee reported. She was found dead about 2 pm.

During the contest, a nurse called in to the station warn of the dangers of drinking too much water quickly. Her worries were dismissed by the disc jockey, The Bee reported.

Experts said too much water can dilute the body's chemical balance, or even cause organs such as the brain to swell.

The winner, Davidson, said she was "sick" afterwards.

"I was throwing up, I couldn't even function, I couldn't do anything," she said.

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you would think the station would be a little more careful about their contest, and that their lawyers would want to kill them for not being more careful...

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I got to think your right... I would be surprised if her family didn't sue.

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They'll sue. The family will win if it ever makes it to a jurwii.
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OH... that was horrible! :lol:

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Tetran wrote:
They'll sue. The family will win if it ever makes it to a jurwii.


The station didn't force these people to do anything......so I dont see that anyone should have a case here.....


Of course in our litigious society thats not the case.
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amazing, I would have never thought 2 liter's of water could cause such an issue. That is a lot of water though....now that I think of it.

What a sad, tragic story.

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I've heard of the same thing happening after a person took a certain type of drug that dehydrated the body. She actually died from drinking too much to compensate the dehydration.

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I thought the same thing.. 2 litres? That doesn't seem like enough to kill somebody.

And I agree with moonie of course, the station didn't force them to enter the contest or force them to drink the water. On top of that, the contestants probably had to sign a waiver, I would think.

But unfortunately, because of the "you owe me" attitude of this whole country, we'll likely see a lawsuit and a large settlement. Sad.

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I had to drink a gallon of water in 7 minutes as part of a umm... fraternity experiment... in college... i survived.

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.. with severe brain damage. You came out a die hard Wolverines fan.

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.. with severe brain damage. You came out a die hard Wolverines fan.


The sad part is I was still smarter than all the OSU fans put together :roll:

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Talon1977 wrote:
.. with severe brain damage. You came out a die hard Wolverines fan.


The sad part is I was still smarter than all the OSU fans put together :roll:


Now thats just mean :( and also untrue
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Radio show pulled after woman's death

SACRAMENTO (AP) — A radio station fired three morning disc jockeys and seven other employees Tuesday after a woman died from drinking nearly two gallons of water in a contest.

The hosts of KDND-FM's Morning Rave were fired a day after the station announced it was suspending the show and investigating the death of 28-year-old Jennifer Lea Strange.

She died Friday after drinking the water in an attempt to win a Nintendo Wii, competing to see who could drink the most water without going to the bathroom.

John Geary, vice president and general manager of KDND's parent company, Entercom/Sacramento, announced that 10 employees were fired.

Strange died of water intoxication, according to a preliminary autopsy. Drinking large quantities of water rapidly can cause brain swelling and lead to seizures, coma and death.

The county sheriff's office said it was not investigating.
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How did the story go from over 2 liters to 2 gallons?

This is not a trivial difference!

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Golga Bolg wrote:
How did the story go from over 2 liters to 2 gallons?

This is not a trivial difference!
2 gallons makes sense! 2 litres is quite an easy amount to drink.

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Presuming it's US dry gallon is makes sence alot since the difference would be 6.808 litres from the first to the second statement

BTW for those completely off balance with the metrics. 1 litres weighs 2.2 pounds. is about a quarter of a galon.

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