DJs laugh as young mom dies in agony after drinking nearly 2 gallons of water on air

A disturbing incident occurred on American radio when two DJs were heard laughing as a contestant fatally overdosed on water live on air, all in the hopes of winning a Nintendo Wii for her children.

Jennifer Strange, 28, participated in KDND-FM 107.9’s Morning Rave show on January 12, 2007, trying to win the coveted gaming console for her three kids, just months after its launch. The “Hold Your Pee for a Wii” competition required participants to drink massive amounts of water without using the bathroom, with the final person remaining claiming the Nintendo Wii.

Starting at 6:45am, Jennifer was among 18 contestants consuming from 240ml bottles every fifteen minutes at the KDND studios in Sacramento, California, with the amount of water consumption rising as the contest continued. It comes after an evil dad’s incest secret was hidden in family photo before all seven were killed in a massacre.

During the broadcast, Jennifer voiced her discomfort, stating, “My head hurts. They keep telling me that it’s the water… that it will tell my head to hurt and it’ll make me puke,” to which a host replied mockingly, “Who told you that, the intern?”, reports the Mirror, reports the Daily Record.

The hosts kept ridiculing the circumstances, commenting on Jennifer’s swollen stomach, chuckling, “She looks pregnant,” and noting, “This is so funny.”

After drinking a shocking 7.6 litres of water and finishing in second place, Jennifer phoned a coworker to say she was in agonizing pain and wouldn’t make it to work.

Tragically, her mother found her dead body at home just an hour later. During the legal action brought by Jennifer’s relatives, it came to light that multiple show listeners, including a healthcare worker, had attempted to halt the stunt by phoning the radio hosts to warn them about the serious risks.

Eva Brooks expressed her worries stating: “Those people that are drinking all that water can get sick and possibly die from water intoxication,” but was informed by the program that they “were aware of that” and that contestants had signed waivers releasing the station from liability.Despite these alerts, the contest continued, with the amount of water consumed increasing as the challenge went on.

The Strange family’s attorney, Roger Dreyer, disputed assertions that Jennifer had signed any responsibility waiver, noting that the radio station couldn’t produce such a document in court. She had only consented to a form permitting the use of the competition for marketing purposes.

After Jennifer’s heartbreaking death, The Morning Rave show was instantly pulled from the airwaves, and the station was required to pay her family $16.5million for wrongful death. No criminal charges were filed in connection with the tragedy.

Her spouse, William Strange, grieved on Good Morning America, “It was a preventable thing,” while Dreyer observed: “She acted based upon the information she had.”