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Jan 13 2007

Woman dies in contest to win a Wii

Published by Christian at 5:51 pm

28-year old Jennifer Strange has died in a radio contest, challenging contestants to “Hold your wee for a Wii.” The autopsy confirmed she had no other life threatening medical condition and that the signs of her death were consistent with water intoxication. Hit the link for the ABC 10 News article for more information.

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2 Responses to “Woman dies in contest to win a Wii”

  1. # Matthewon 13 Jan 2007 at 7:06 pm

    I guess that’s what happens when you don’t camp out during launch…

  2. # The Tanooki » 13-year-old hangs himself over the Wiion 26 Jun 2008 at 12:55 pm

    [...] died in February. This hasn’t been the first Wii-related fatality, but hopefully it will be the [...]

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