Pepsi Number Fever (1992)

Stories After Dark by Stories After Dark

Nov 11, 202200:19:49Society & Culture

In 1992, a promotional scheme was launched by Pepsi in the Philippines promising a chance to win 1 million pesos, but an error in the mechanics proved to be fatal. Listener discretion is advised due to the sensitive natu...

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