Toddler Finds Very Valuable Battery In Remote
POSTED: 2:05 p.m. EST March 18, 2004
BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Billy D'Onofrio's inquisitive nature has made his family a whole lot richer.
The 21-month-old boy from Brewster opened the battery compartment on his family's TV remote control. One of the batteries that fell out was purple -- and the word "winner" was on it.
The battery is worth $100,000 as part of a promotional campaign by Duracell. The company randomly inserted 12 of the batteries in packages.
Billy's parents put the batteries in the remote without looking at them. They say Billy likes to push buttons and make random phone calls. There was tape over the TV remote to keep him from changing channels.
The D'Onofrios will pick up their big check Thursday.
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I know those parents gave Billy a big old kiss. I bet they were also glad they did not buy the Dollar Tree Panasonic batteries.
