Sonic the Hedgehog Watch & Win Sweepstakes
The Sonic the Hedgehog Watch & Win Sweepstakes was a contest held in 1993 to promote the Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon AOSTH (which Chrissy watched). Out of the one hundred prizes on offer, there were apparently two grand prize winners, who each won a $1000 video game shopping spree. This seminal event is cited as the pinnacle of Christian Weston Chandler's entire existence, and the beginning of his rapid decline into the man-child he is today.
The report emphasizes how he won the competition via his video gaming skill, and not due to a combination of sheer luck and overtly attentive autistic focusing on minor details no normal human would give a shit about (freak). Based on this, Chris has since entered every contest he can and expects to win on account of his autism.
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Anchorwoman: Well we've got a little more for ya, including what Sonic the Hedgehog means to a very special Charlottesville boy and the significance goes way beyond the high score and videos.
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Anchorwoman: Finally tonight Sonic the Hedgehog is running wildly in the Chandler household this weekend; 12 year old Christian Chandler of Charlottesville was the winner in a video game shopping spree. Christian is one of only about a 100 winners nationally to receive $1000 worth of Sega games and equipment; for his parents its just another example of how well he's doing. Christian is a high functioning autistic child. This past fall of his own initiative he entered a contest based on a favorite cartoon character.
CWC: It had to do was exactly....watch Sonic the Hedgehog....(uh)..cartoon......an-and had listened to what Sonic Sez at the end of it.....and writed it down for a whole week and then I had to mail it in and I had to be drawn out of a hat and I just won!
Anchorwoman: And Christian's father says it only takes a few hours for him to master an electronic game and then move onto another! [turns to co-anchor]
Co-anchor: Unbelievable...
Anchorwoman: I can't master any of them. That's it for now and its just coming up on the NBA basketball at 5:30. Its not 6:30 its 5:30, we'll see you back here in 11; thanks for watching.
Co-anchor: Goodnight.
Black anchorman: Bye-bye.
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Anchorwoman: -winners nationally to receive $1000 worth of Sega games and equipment. Christian is autistic, but his entering (of) the contest completely of his accord, was a sign to his parents of how well he's getting along.
CWC: It had to do was exactly....watch Sonic the Hedgehog....(uh)..cartoon......an-and had listened to what Sonic Sez at the end of it.....and write it down for a whole week and then I had to mail it in and I had to be drawn out of a hat and I just won!
Anchorwoman: And Christian's father says it only takes a few hours for the boy to master one of the electronic games before he moves onto another one.