she has entered the car

[Cthia]

Thanks for the update. I did vote. Darlene is ahead.!!!!

Wonder what kind of other offers they will give them to leave the car if any. I think a cremation is strange offer.

GO DARLENE!!!!!

 

[TEENEE]

Hang in there Darlene. Hope we get an update soon.

 

[Luckymommyx2]

I voted! Wow, she just has to win this! I haven't read back through all the pages (sorry) but is there any pics??

 

[TEENEE]

LM, page two has a picture.

 

[cati]

I voted for her. Go Darlene!!!

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

From the Manatees website:

As people come into the stadium, they register for the free cremation giveaway courtesy of Beckman-Williamson. It's an eductaional thing we're doing, trying to inform people about cremation and provide them with a prize that can potentially save a lot of heartache, time, and money.

After they register, a majority of the people go down to the picnic area to take a gander at the three final contestants in the Car Survivor promotion, sponsored by Lathem Auto. Darlene, Will, and Carlos are still in the car, half delirious from lack of sleep and the effects of the heat, and fans circle around the spectacle like kids around a grade school fight in the cafeteria.

We've got these two promotions running simultaneously, completely separate of one another, and everything is going just as planned.

Then fate takes our plans, crumbles them up, and tosses them in the garbage like a used napkin.

It's getting late into the game, and it's time to pick the winner of the cremation. Alex Fishback, a Brevard County Sheriff's Deputy is chosen to select the winner from the box, and he pulls out a name.

Corey Fisher.

He's the lucky winner of a free cremation, and he needs to come claim his prize. We announce his name over the PA, and nothing. No response. He's gone.

So what do we do? We pick another name out of the box.

Earlier in the evening, this Corey Fisher put his name and the names of several other people here at the stadium into the box. Corey is a friend of Will Campbell, who is sitting in the driver's seat of the Geo, and he gave Will a blank entry form and turned it in for him.

So Corey is gone, Will has an entry form in the box, and what do you think happened next, given the obvious foreshadowing I've laid down?

Our new winner is...Will Campbell?

Yes, that Will. The same one that has been sitting in the car for three days, stinking, sweating, and not wanting to leave empty handed.

Never before have two of our promotions crossed over in such a way. It's unprecedented. So what do we do? What does Will do?

We inform will he has three out to choose between the cremation and the car. He thinks we're trying to lure him out of the car as a joke, a ruse. We're not. This is for real, we tell him.

He's torn.

Do I sit in the car and try to win it, or do I leave now with a certificate for a free cremation, valued at nearly $700 dollars?

This is what runs through his mind as he bakes in the red Geo.

After a few minutes of consideration, I hear over the radio, 'He's coming out of the car, I repeat he's leaving the car.' Will steps out, signs his release form, and gladly accepts the cremation.

...

This morning I get an email from him, and he says:

'It's good to be out of that car. I've already showered and eaten real food and I'm looking forward to finally sleeping horizontally.'

The poll results show Darlene having 98% of the votes.

 

[Tinks]

They're down to two!!!

I can't stand the suspense! Did she win yet???

I really hope all the Dis voting put her over the top--that is too cool.

**GO DARLENE! **

 

[2MuchOhana]

**** GO DARLENE******


I voted last night after finding this thread!

Praying that Darlene wins! Hope we find out soon!

 

[stinkerbelle]

Originally posted by Tinks
They're down to two!!!

I can't stand the suspense! Did she win yet???

I really hope all the Dis voting put her over the top--that is too cool.

**GO DARLENE! **

Voting is not going to help her win...it's just a poll.

to win - she's gotta keep her **** in the car! hehehe

 

[Disney_1derland]

I know she can do it, she has true motivation and that will get her where she needs to be!


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[Jeanny]

Originally posted by stinkerbelle
Voting is not going to help her win...it's just a poll.

to win - she's gotta keep her **** in the car! hehehe

exactly, it's not voting that Darlene will win the car..... BUT it may just play mind games on whomever is left!!!
And you know what?? it's a 1996 right?? maybe the car dealership will end up giving her a BRAND new car!!! wouldn't that be a kicker!

 

[oogieboogie]

What would be cool is if the dealership gives her the GEO Metro, then turns around and says Oh, BTW, Darlene, we're also going to give a brand new car!!! Then she'd have 2 cars.

 

[JustMe28]

Darlene, I hope you win the car! Also, wanted you to know I too put my vote in -- now you're up to 98.1% of the votes! Hang in there!!!

 

[gibbys1]

I did not realize that this was for a used car. She deserves to win a new car for all she has gone through!!

 

[NC Belle]

:thewave: :thewave: :thewave: :thewave:
Darlene---I voted again for you. You are a strong woman for being in the car this long. You really amaze me in your strength and postitive mental attitude. I hope you win soon.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

C'mon Darlene! You can do it! You can outlast a teenager! Awe, the suspense is killing me... GO DARLENE!!!

 

[battricia]

bump

tricia.

 

[kimber79]

Way to go Darlene! Keep hanging in there ~ you are so close to that car you so much deserve!!

 

[July]

Go Darlene Go !!!!

 

[vald1977]

Hang in there Darlene!