In 2005, a California radio station announced you could win a Hummer (H2) if you could guess the number of miles that the H2s owned by the radio station accrued over a certain period. A woman guessed correctly and hired a babysitter so she could go to the radio station, only to find out the she’d actually one a remote control toy Hummer. It was reported she subsequently sued the radio station.
The Indianapolis Star reports that this hoax was not dissimilar to a mean prank played in 2001 on a waitress who thought she’d won a Toyota. The prize she received was a Star Wars doll, a green toy Yoda.
We hope all your pranks were not so mean….and maybe actually funny.
