A radio station this week halted a contest in which neither finalist showed signs of backing down even after spending nearly two months together in a truck.
Tommy Kempfer, 26, of Sun Prairie, and Lisa Thompson, 40, of Westfield, were vying to be the last person in the truck to win a new $30,000 vehicle.
They were allowed 10-minute breaks every three hours, time they used to eat healthy foods, exercise and talk to radio listeners. But after 55 days, officials with WMAD-FM "Star Country" in Madison began to worry the contest would never end.
So on Tuesday, the station offered Kempfer and Thompson a compromise - end the contest and each would receive $10,000 toward the purchase of a car, trips for two to Las Vegas and $1,000 for a mattress.
The pair was given an hour to accept or the contest would continue with the runner-up receiving nothing. Within 15 minutes, both agreed to the deal.
"We sensed these two were not going to back down," said John Flint, a co-host on the station's morning show. "There was no way we expected this to go 55 days. If it was not for the deal, it's possible they could have gone on until New Year's."
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