Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 20, 1991 TAG: 9102200399
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: MIKE HUDSON STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Susan Antley won when Mike Dobrowolski finally gave up, four days after the contest began. Antley gets to choose a new car from among three models offered.
A third contestant collapsed from exhaustion and was taken to a hospital Tuesday afternoon, leaving the two contestants.
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."
The contest started with 100 participants who had the goal of being the last standing kisser so they could win a choice from the dealership of a Subaru Royale, Nissan Sentra or a Volkswagen Fox. Participants were allowed a 10-minute break each hour.
Antley, 20, who works at Advance Auto and Food Lion, was surrounded by a retinue of supporters, 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."
At the 94-hour mark, she was surprised she had made it that far at. "I had maybe 24, 48 hours in mind. I never thought - what is it? 94? 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. "She sets her mind to do something, she's going to do it."
by CNB