What happened to the kid who won a real jet plane in a soda contest ?

Some years ago, Pepsi Cola had a contest where if one would send to them so many proof of purchase seals, one would be awarded prizes. It so happened that there was this television commercial to tie-in the contest and was geared towards teens. At the end of the commercial, the voice would detail the instructions and the last words were "you would be cool coming to school in this!" as a Marine Hawker Harrier Jump Jet lands in front of what is supposed to be a high school and a boy of high school age climbs from the cockpit. It is the same plane that Arnold Schwarzenegger used to rescue his wife in the movie "True Lies." A kid actually won the real plane after some legal wranglings due to the fact that some of the weapon systems on the plane were active and classified and he was not yet of voting age and a civilian. He accumulated over 95 million proof of purchase seals to acquire this plane.|||A disappointed TV viewer sued Pepsico for failure to provide the Harrier jet he thought he had won in the soft drink company's "Pepsi Stuff" ad campaign. The TV commercials in the campaign featured various apparel and leisure items that could be obtained in exchange for Pepsi Points. Pepsi Points were obtained through purchasing Pepsi products, or, if you read the fine print, could be purchased for ten cents each. The close of one commercial showed a teenager arriving at school in a Harrier Jet with a Pepsi logo on it and offered the jet for 7,000,000 Pepsi Points. Leonard accumulated 15 actual Pepsi Points and submitted them with a check for $700,008.50 to purchase the balance of Pepsi Points he needed for the Harrier Jet (and $10.00 for shipping and handling as per the contest rules). But, he received no Harrier Jet. He resubmitted his Pepsi Stuff order twice more. Still no jet. Leonard now has turned to the courts to redress the damages he will continue to suffer until his jet is delivered. His suits alleges specific performance, breach of contract, fraud, deceptive and unfair trade practices, and, finally, misleading advertising against the Purchase, N.Y. soft drink company. Pepsi reportedly filed a suit in New York to block Leonard's suit on the grounds that it is frivolous. .|||Hi,





I believe he recognized the pilot right away and screamed "Oh SHlT, not him."


I think it was in a newspaper interview where the kid had mentioned that the pilot had said "Son, sit on my lap and lets talk about the first thing that pops-up." to him.





Thank you.|||Sounds like an urban legend. The military decommissions all planes that go for sale. And airplanes still in service don't go for sale. Especially if still in use in foreign countries, or which could possibly be acquired by enemies.





The only thing which he may have won is a shell (like the one used in the movie) .|||James is absolutely correct in his answer except for the last part. The suit was settled out of court and it is unknown how much money Pepsi paid to this person.





This really was a stupid lawsuit and you know as well as I do nobody in their right mind woud expect to get a Harrier Jet. This is a classic example of someone trying to beat the system.





I believe this story is covered on snopes.com|||That is a fairy tale





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