Woman Dies Holding Wee For A Wii

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SACRAMENTO, California (AP) -- 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.

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.

"She said to one of our supervisors that she was on her way home and her head was hurting her real bad," said Laura Rios, one of Strange\'s co-workers at Radiological Associates of Sacramento. "She was crying, and that was the last that anyone had heard from her."

It was not immediately known how much water Strange consumed.

A preliminary investigation found evidence "consistent with a water intoxication death," said assistant Coroner Ed Smith.

John Geary, vice president and marketing manager for Entercom Sacramento, the station\'s owner, said station personnel were stunned when they heard of Strange\'s death.

"We are awaiting information that will help explain how this tragic event occurred," he said.

Initially, contestants were handed 8-ounce bottles of water to drink every 15 minutes.

"They were small little half-pint bottles, so we thought it was going to be easy," said fellow contestant James Ybarra of Woodland. "They told us if you don\'t feel like you can do this, don\'t put your health at risk."

Ybarra said he quit after drinking five bottles. "My bladder couldn\'t handle it anymore," he added.

After he quit, he said, the remaining contestants, including Strange, were given even bigger bottles to drink.

"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 her kids."

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Whoa, never heard of water intoxication. You learn something new every day.

I had heard about it once before with a female marathon runner.  Crazy shit...pretty sad

"What goes around, comes around" would apply .... but that\'s kind of heartless i guess.

I know they based this ridiculous competition on the Wii - wee word joke but it\'s kind of irrelevant about gaming in general. I bet Jack Thompson will find a way to use this news again...

Of course, it could have just as easily been a competition for the new iPhone or any other hot \'gadget\'.

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Drinking too much water in a short period of time = possible death. That completely screws up your blood pH and electrolyte balance.

You can drink a lot of water, as long as you drink it spread throughout the day.

Whoever even allowed this competition is a moron. They should be sued. Ignorance is not bliss. Someone should have said something regarding the dangers of such a stupid competition. There was also a college kid who died because he was forced to drink a gallon of water in a very short period of time in order to join a fraternity. =\\

almost anything in too much excess can kill you

Drinking too much water in a short period of time = possible death. That completely screws up your blood pH and electrolyte balance.

You can drink a lot of water, as long as you drink it spread throughout the day.

Whoever even allowed this competition is a moron. They should be sued. Ignorance is not bliss. Someone should have said something regarding the dangers of such a stupid competition. There was also a college kid who died because he was forced to drink a gallon of water in a very short period of time in order to join a fraternity. =\\

I agree. But.. there i was thinking that it was caused by the hit the kidneys take from all the filtered water...

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wow...too much water can kill you? amazing....i would\'ve never thought that it could....unreal.