Man dies after winning vodka-drinking competition

[EdGy]

Winning isn't always the best outcome...

Man dies after winning vodka-drinking competition

A vodka-drinking competition in a southern Russian town ended in tragedy with the winner dead and several runners-up in intensive care.

"The competition lasted 30, perhaps 40 minutes and the winner downed three half-litre bottles. He was taken home by taxi but died within 20 minutes," said Roman Popov, a prosecutor pursuing the case in the town of Volgodonsk. "Five contestants ended up in intensive care. Those not in hospital turned up the next day, ostensibly for another drink."
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http://www.gazeta.ru/2003/11/19/kz_m104601.shtml

[tjwash]

1. Nothing like a bunch of alchoholics...

...out for a good time.

[WI_DEM]

2. yep he won a first class ticket to the grave yard

[demnan]

3. And they weren't even in college

n/t

[Servo300]

4. The winner......

Was actually the loser.

[Renew Deal]

5. Popov is a vodka brand

:beer:

[Don_G]

6. I Liked Their Sidebar Article Too

"Army Called In To Save Beer": http://www.gazeta.ru/2004/01/21/kz_m109853.shtml

[EdGy]

11. yes, and they put that beer to good use too!

The lorry carrying the beer sank when trying to cross the frozen Irtysh River, and a rescue team of six divers, 10 workers and a modified T- 72 tank have managed to save the load, but not the truck. The driver managed to jump to safety before the lorry sank.

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The soldiers eventually managed to retrieve the barrels of beer but the rope holding the lorry snapped and it slipped back under the water. The local Omsk brewery where the delivery had been destined to arrive said the freezing temperatures probably kept the quality of the beer from deteriorating and said it will still accept the consignment. It plans to sell the beer at a discount.

[jmowreader]

14. This sounds like the old redneck joke

"Son, your uncle drowned at the public distillery last week. Six men jumped in to save him, but he fought them off valiantly. They cremated him and it took them four days to put out the fire."

[Wickerman]

7. Aye, its all good and fun until someone

has a central nervous system depression and dies.

[Whitacre D_WI]

8. Every victory comes with a price.

[WillParkinson]

9. Gee, I guess that means...

There won't be a rematch.

[NashVegas]

10. One for the Darwin Awards

should come in the top 10, no?

[welshTerrier2]

12. Russian Vodka recipes

Black Russian: 2 oz vodka, 2 oz kalhua

Dead Russian: 1.5 quarts vodka

Those not in hospital turned up the next day, ostensibly for another drink.

Can we assume from this that the "winner", actually returned the next day in spite of his death ??

[Westegg]

13. Ironic, becuz "Popov" is my fave cheap vodka and...

"Volgodonk!" is, I've been told, the sound I make when puking up cheap vodka...