Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 20, 1991 TAG: 9102200124
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-1 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: MIKE HUDSON STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Dana Hambrick was treated at Lewis-Gale Hospital Tuesday afternoon and released, a hospital spokeswoman said.
She had stood for nearly 93 hours in the publicity stunt sponsored by K-92 radio and Valley Motorsport.
K-92 disc jockey Eddie Haskell said that about 3 p.m. Hambrick started teetering and then collapsed into the arms of another announcer, David Lee Michaels. A rescue squad worker who was at the mall checked her, and then she was taken away by the Williamson Road Lifesaving Crew, Haskell said.
"She was fine," Haskell said. "She just couldn't walk. She was looking pretty rough."
Susan Antley and Mike Dobrowolski remained in the competition Tuesday evening.
The contest started with 100 participants who had the goal of being the last standing kisser so they could win a choice of a new car from the dealership. Participants are allowed a 10-minute break each hour.
"I feel great," Dobrowolski said during his break at the 94-hour mark. He said he didn't want to say anything else because he was "on a roll."
Antley, 20, who works at Advance Auto and Food Lion, was surrounded by a retinue of supporters during her break, including her grandparents, Dot and Ray Whitfield, who had come all the way from Columbia, S.C., to cheer her on.
"It helps to have the support," Antley said. "I wouldn't be here if it wasn't."
She was surprised she had made it that far. "I had maybe 24, 48 hours in mind. I never thought - what is it? Ninety-four? I can't even keep track, it's been so long."
"She's been a strong-willed girl all her life," said Antley's grandmother, Dot Whitfield. "She sets her mind to do something, she's going to do it."
by CNB