Pepsi Number Mishap

Pepsi Number Mishap

In 1993, Pepsi ran a contest in the Philippines, promising 1 million pesos for finding the number 349 inside a bottle cap. They mistakenly printed 800,000 winning caps, leading to outrage, death threats, riots, and even grenade attacks that injured dozens and killed five people.

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