“It should be the end of The End.”. KXOA-FM continued to simulcast the AM station through the 1960s. “People have died from this before and here we are. I’m not laying blame here, but I agree that it was the responsibility of the radio station and the contestants to know what they were getting in to. 1. OK….Whenever someone dies, it is human nature to try and find blame even when there is none! Police Investigating "Hold Your Wee For A Wii" Death. A California jury came back with a huge verdict for the family of a 28 year old woman who died as a result of a radio contest gone bad. The complaint, which does not specify monetary damages, include a number of on-air statements made by radio station personnel, including one DJ who noted that they should have 'researched' water intoxication before conducting the contest. The station enticed these people with a hard to get gaming system probably meant to go to their kids. According to the AP, Jennifer Strange, a mother of three children, died of acute water intoxication. We don’t have our Jennifer.” “I believe everyone should just be fired and let go from that radio station,” Beam said. According to contest participants, 17 to 20 contestants took part in the competition in a room at KDND’s Madison Avenue studios. Strange (pictured above in a family portrait) was awarded two tickets to a Justin Timberlake concert as a consolation prize. Not everyone is going to recall that Tycho Brahe died from “holding his water” rather than leave the table at a feast given by an influential noble whom Tycho didn’t care to offend …. In the competition - "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" - contestants were given 225-ml bottles to drink every 15 minutes without going to the toilet. Responsibility falls on both parties, this happened for a reason…Never mind with the “what if’s” ……all that can be done now, is to learn from this! Did they call the winner?? The results of a preliminary investigation released Saturday showed evidence "consistent with water intoxication death in the death of 28-year-old Jennifer Strange, Sacramento County assistant coroner Ed Smith said. In fact, you could make a case that many listeners, advertisers, and pundits are fed up with. Mother of three Jennifer Strange died of acute water intoxication in January 2007 after the challenge to see which contestant could drink the most water without going to the toilet. It seemed a great wheeze at the time - a radio contest called “Hold Your Wee for a Wii" . I also learned about relative solute concentrations. Posted by: Michael The absurdity of it all is astounding. In the mid-1950s, KXOA changed to a Top 40 format. Why was the contest not stopped once a medical professional called and told the DJ’s what could possibly happen? Her death came just hours after Strange participated in a radio station KDND 107.9 The End contest, testing contestants to drank as much water as they could without going to the bathroom. Jennifer Strange, 28, competed in Sacramento station KDND 107.9's "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest to try to win Nintendo's console for her children. Settings WELCOME_INDEX, Bing [Bot] NO_PMS_INFO After downing some six liters of water in three hours in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" (Nintendo game console) contest, Jennifer Strange vomited, went home with a splitting headache, and died from so-called water intoxication. Strange was still in the contest when he opted out. Smith said the autopsy found no traces of “life threatening medical conditions” that would have otherwise explained Strange’s sudden death. Holding your urine after consuming a lot of water can cause death because of osmosis. She died because of her participation in a radio contest called "Hold Your Wee for a Wii." The contestants could not hear her speak, but the DJ’s could….what happened?? During this period, KXOA broadcast a traditional MOR/block programming format. View Lab Report - Hold Your Wee for A Wii from BIOLOGY 101 at Portage Central High School. All Original Content Copyright © 2003-2019 by OTB. Also, when a caller who identified herself as a nurse warned that contestants could face illness or death, an on-air personality replied, 'Yeah, they signed releases so we're not responsible so it's okay.' Hours later, she died of water intoxication, according to the Sacramento County coroner. “They told us if you don’t feel like you can do this, don’t put your health in risk.” But after 90 minutes of drinking, Ybarra decided he had had enough. “She said to one of our supervisors that she was on her way home and her head was hurting her real bad,” Rios said. 2: Hold Your Wee for a Wii. I like to think I am not on the bottom half of the bell curve, but I have never heard of this. Hold Your Wee for a Wii! Then again, you’d think a 28-year-old mother of three would have enough sense to know this is a bad idea, too. "Hold Your Wee For A Wii" Lawsuit Family: Sadistic radio contest caused wrongful death of mom OBVIOUSLY NO ONE would have entered the station to do the stupid contest if they knew the repercautions! Strange’s co-worker at Radiological Associates of Sacramento Laura Rios said Strange participated in the contest Friday morning, then was heading home when she reportedly called her supervisor in terrible pain. From the unexpected Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl to the fiasco at St. Pat’s to the tragedy in Sacramento to the Imus dis of the Rutgers ladies’ basketball team, reality is changing rapidly. Then there are all sorts of eating contests, some featured on this blog, that consists of eating mass quantities of hot dogs or whatever. They did not intend for a tragic outcome. Copy. I would also think it’s safe to say that the former radio station employees feel like crap right now because of what happened to this lady. “My bladder couldn’t handle it anymore.”, Ybarra said after he quit, the remaining contestents were given even larger bottles to drink to stay in the competition. KXOA-FM began as a simulcast of KXOAin 1945. Tragic, but I think the average person on the street thinks of water as being harmless, or even good for you. There should be some sort of guidlines when preparing contest- This isn’t Fear Factor. 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. The rules of the game have changed. Jan 15, 2007. Unfortunately there are some kids in Sacramento who now know how wrong they can go. The contest, To hold employers responsible for the costs of doing business, Sweat Lodge Lawsuit Makes Guru Break Into Sweat is the next entry in this blog. You take a chance in anything you do.. people got shot at walmart camping for a ps3.. people die in car wrecks all the time.. everything you do there is a chance of death.. we just have trivialized those chances to a point we don’t think about them anymore. As a result of the dubious contest, one of the participants, Jennifer Lea Strange, died of hyponatremia —water intoxication—leaving behind a husband and three children. “I was talking to her and she was a nice lady,” Ybarra said. “She was telling me about her family and her three kids and how she was doing it for kids.”, In a brief written statement issued Saturday, Entercom Sacramento VP and market manager John Geary expressed sympathy for Strange’s family. The Sacramento news stations report water intoxication. Waiver OR NOT…that was the stations fault. CHALLENGE #5: HOLD YOUR WEE FOR A WII A California woman died over the weekend after participating in a "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" radio promotion. “I tapped (out) after five (bottles),” Ybarra said. She Consumed Massive Amounts Of Water, Developed Severe Headaches, Seizures, Coma And Died Within 24 Hours. It makes me sick to think that people don’t seem to think she holds any responsibility! Morning radio shows are known for zany contests aimed at drawing attention and ratings. Still, a tragic outcome. 17 comments. aka ShaolinKilla; Score: 1; Hold your Wee for a Wii However, the station briefly ran a Country and Western format as KCNW-FM. A preliminary autopsy indicated that Jennifer Strange, 28, died from water intoxication after participating in KDND-FM 107.9's on-air "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest Friday. Now these kids have no mother. UPDATE: The show has been canceled, and everyone has been fired: A woman who competed in a radio station?s contest to see how much water she could drink without goin…. That being said this was a pretty stupid stunt. What they don’t show are the things that go wrong and believe me they go wrong a lot. After eight rounds, contestants drank half-litre bottles. The contest broadcast during The End’s Morning Rave program began around 6:15 a.m. as contestants were each handed eight-ounce bottles of water to drink every 15 minutes. We are becoming a “jackass” world where stunts, pranks, and practical jokes are broadcast as normal behavior. The winner of the “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” contest was promised a Nintendo Wii video game system. "Hold Your Wee For A Wii" Death Brings Big Verdict – Injured She died because of her participation in a radio contest called " Hold Your Wee for a Wii ." This can eventually cause the brain to swell, stopping it regulating vital functions such as breathing, and causing death. […]. I can’t imagine what life must be like now for the family, especially the children, of this young woman. The contest was held to see how much water you could drink without going to the bathroom; the prize was a Nintendo Wii video game system. John Geary, vice president and marketing … Crossing the line is no longer being tolerated by advertisers, corporate leaders, and even many listeners. I agree with Anderson on this. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A woman who competed in a radio station’s contest to see how much water she could drink without going to the bathroom died of water intoxication, the coroner’s office said Saturday. A mother of three died from water intoxication after a radio station drinking competition, a California coroner said on Saturday. “She was crying and that was the last that anyone had heard from her.”. 1. I would of had no clue you could of died from drinking water. Author Topic: Hold your Wee for a Wii (Read 24830 times) 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. But in 2009, a Sacramento radio competition went terribly wrong when the organizers failed to recognize the danger of a seemingly harmless activity: drinking water. […] Check out this, this, this, and this for more information. Though if I’d had to get up to pee during that time, things could have taken an ugly turn. Seems people want to put the radio station to blame, when ultimately this woman caused her own death. Hold Your Wee For A Wii: A Tale of Osmosis Gone Wrong This week I learned about concentration gradients and how water passively diffuses through the plasma membrane through the process of osmosis. Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator, The Brandon Abell Experience :: Killed by a morning show. The winner of the “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” contest would take home a new Nintendo Wii video game system. NOT ONLY THAT but a nurse called in WARNING the station. She is dead over a stupid contest and her kids are left alone. When you hold your And subsequent coverage by the media is redefining the shock jock model. Strange, 28, was found dead inside her Astral Drive home in Rancho Cordova Friday afternoon. All Rights Reserved. thats freakin stuiped hold you wee for a wii, its obvious that someone will die. The format and call letters ran from the Summer of 1961 through the Summer of 1962, when KRAK (1140) debuted with a Country and Western format. The contest -- "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" -- involved seeing who could drink the most water without urinating, and Jennifer, who did not win, left the studio and later died. Strange finished second among 18 contestants, and complained that her head hurt and she felt lightheaded when dropping out of the contest. She signed a waiver for petes sakes…does no one understand that?! Loathsome, and I’m more inclined to blame the station — the average person not only won’t know how dangerous this can be, but would tend to assume that the very fact of the contest suggested it wouldn’t be dangerous. Family wins $18m over 'hold the wee' radio comp death. 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. The tragic death of a mother who took part in a water drinking contest to win a Nintendo Wii is … No one forced her to participate!!! Which put me 3d in line for what turned out to be 4 Wiis. I’m just an average woman, and this lady probably was too. A California died over the weekend after participating in a “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” radio promotion. Remember that doctors are telling us that Americans are dehydrated and that we should all be drinking more water. The last one in won the Wii. Here’s a video report from a local television station: It was a stupid stunt and you’d think the station would have had someone available with an above-room-temperature IQ on staff to have advised them of this. A woman died after participating in a contest where the contestants had to drink 8 ounces of water every 15 minutes. The results of a preliminary investigation released Saturday showed evidence “consistent with a water intoxication death” in the death of 28-year-old Jennifer Strange, Sacramento County assistant coroner Ed Smith said. It is assumed that the Station Employees knew “a lil something” about their own contest. Jennifer Strange, a 28-year-old mother of three, died on January 12 after drinking almost two gallons of water while taking part in a giveaway contest sponsored by Sacramento's KDND-FM. Don’t make light of a mother dieing! Jennifer Strange, 28, was found dead Friday in her suburban Rancho Cordova home hours after taking part in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest in which KDND 107.9 promised a Nintendo Wii video game system for the winner. Question: Several Years Ago, A Woman Died In A Radio Contest Called “Hold Your Wee For A Wii” Where She Tried To Drink More Water Than Any Other Contestant In Order To Win A Video Game Console. (10 pages), Cops: Victim, 83, was raped by worker at assisted living home. The winner of the contest, and a Nintendo Wii, was to be the person who was able to drink eight ounces of water every 10 minutes for the longest period of time without urinating or vomiting. Anyway, just my thoughts and opinion. Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly discuss the "Hold Your Wee For A Wii" contest from 2007, in which Jennifer Strange died. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/hold-your-wee-wii-lawsuit, JANUARY 25--The family of the California woman who died from water intoxication after trying to win a video game console in a radio station stunt has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the architects of the 'Hold Your Wee for a Wii' contest. “We were stunned when we heard the news,” Geary said. "You don't think water's going to kill you… Thanks for reading. I didn’t know that you could drink too much water. The contest awarded a Nintendo console to the person who could avoid urinating (or vomiting) after drinking a large quantity of water. Jennifer Strange, 28, was found dead Friday in her suburban Rancho Cordova home hours after taking part in the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest in which KDND 107.9 promised a Nintendo Wii … WuTangTurtle. ... she died in 2007 after participating in the "Hold Your Wee For a Wii'' contest run ... can cause brain swelling, seizures, coma or death. 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. Drinking excess amounts of water causes the problem of too little sodium in the body (hyponatremia) and can cause swelling of the brain, vomiting, headaches, seizures, … You have no notifications. Fellow contestant James Ybarra of Woodland said he met Strange at the event and had no idea of the potential danger of water poisoning. and it happend. In 2007, Jennifer Strange died after competing in a radio station contest. Member Level 14 Blank Slate. THAT – is the STATIONS duty to see the harmful effects. It’s a damn game system – not having one isn’t the end of the world. Thankfully, all I had to do was show up at Wal-Mart at 5:30 a.m. No! The Sacramento news stations report water intoxication. Honestly, how many of you, before this happened, would have known that drinking a lot of water could have this outcome? “We are awaiting information that will help explain how this tragic event occurred.”, “They should have had a physician there, some type of statement or as to this can kill you. “Hold your Wee for a Wii” contest axes 10 employees after “heavy drinker”‘s death Ten employees of The End (KDND, 107.9 FM) were fired Tuesday and the “Morning Rave” morning radio show has been canceled in wake of a water-drinking contest Friday that left a Rancho Cordova woman ill hours before she died, apparently of water intoxication. A California died over the weekend after participating in a “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” radio promotion. Would the contestants quit the contest if they had heard what the nurse called in and said? You can die from this,” Strange’s friend and co-worker Tracy Beam said. “They were small little half-pint bottle so we thought it was going to be easy,” Ybarra said. The Radio stations liability should come in from them not consulting a physician, other then that I don’t see them as done anything wrong. I guess personal responsibilty doesn’t come into play. Hold Your Wee For A Wii! They egged them on to drink more. No ONE should be put to shame, because no one meant to kill anyone…but at the same time. Hold your wee for a wii When discussing the concept of "common knowledge" as a source of the duty of care (or as a way to determine what the reasonable person would do under the circumstances), I always ask my students to give me some examples of things that … The wrongful death lawsuit, a copy of which you'll find below, names the radio station's owner and eight individuals as defendants. STATIONS DUTY. The fact that a grown woman voluntarily participated in a rediculous contest of her own free wiill apparently doesn’t mean a thing. The station returned t… The crazier and funnier, the better.
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