Seat on a Seat Challenge Enters Third Month
by Scoop Olsen
Cascadia Sports Reporter
Lonnie Brown hasn’t been to work in two months. In fact, he’s basically been sitting around doing a lot of nothing that whole time. But he’s excited about his prospects because if he can out-sit the other 19 competitors in the “Seat on a Seat Challenge,” he’ll win an all new Freightliner Cascadia.
Modeled after the famed Hands on a Hardbody contest in which the last contestant left touching a truck wins it, the “Seat on a Seat Challenge” has taken a turn for the weird.
“Well, to be honest, we didn’t reckon people would last this long,” said Jonathan Randall, Freightliner’s marketing director. “I mean, we knew the new Cascadia seat was really comfortable, but this has gotten completely out of control.”
After two months, every single one of the 20 original contestants still sits comfortably in one of the new Cascadia seats.
“Actually, it hasn’t been too bad,” Brown said. “It’s soft, but not in that squishy way that can make you squirm a lot. And when we had that cold snap two weeks ago? I just clicked on the seat heater. Didn’t even need a hat.”
Competitors spent the first week trying to guess who would be the first to break. The popular choice was Julie Meyers, the shortest contestant at only 4-11, or Chris “Stretch” Coleman, the tallest at 6-8.
“Actually, the seat’s real nice,” Coleman said. “Fits me just right. If I don’t win, I’m gonna see if I can at least take the seat home with me. It’d be pretty nice for watching TV.”
Meyers agreed. “I’m OK, he’s OK, we’re all OK.”
“Maybe the sitting wasn’t such a great idea. I mean, they can sleep, eat, whatever. Look at them! They’re fine!” said Freightliner's George Ketrenos. But he said the company is already thinking of next year’s challenge. “Next year, we’re definitely trying something different. Maybe Hands on a Radiator or something,” Ketrenos said.
