Chevy Truck ‘Hands On’ Winner Gets…Lame Prize Pack?
Student wins weak prize after 40 hours and two missed classes.
“Hands On” contests are one of the oldest and most straightforward giveaways ever conceived. The premise is simple: A group of contestants places a hand on a vehicle, and the last one standing wins said vehicle. But that’s not exactly how things went down in Butte, Montana recently. Instead of winning the Chevy truck he contacted for 40 hours and six minutes, Montana Tech student John Bearden received only a “prize pack” for his troubles.
Making matters worse, the Texas native had to beat out 21 other contestants by braving freezing cold temperatures. Beardon told the Montana Standard: “There were times when I got pretty cold, especially my hands and feet.” Contestants were at least granted bathroom breaks every three hours, which seems like a bit of a consolation prize.
So what, exactly, did the 18-year-old freshman geological engineering major win for his troubles? According to the Montana Standard, his prize pack included a new Nintendo Switch, camping gear and “essential” dorm items. And, hopefully, somebody took notes for Bearden, as he missed two classes to participate in the event.
This marks the first time we’ve ever heard of a “hands on” contest where the prize was not the vehicle. Even Bearden stated, “That’s pretty much what everyone who passed by would say.” In reality, it’s hard to believe that anybody would do this for a couple hundred dollars in prizes. But then again, it’s also hard to remember what being a starving college student is like too.
Inset photo: Montana Standard
