Summary: In the mid-1990s, John Leonard attempted to obtain a Harrier jet through Pepsi's promotional campaign by raising $700,000 to buy seven million points. -Pepsi, claiming it was a joke ...

If you were around when "The Oregon Trail" and "Gizmos & Gadgets" were tearing it up on school computers then you might remember a certain Pepsi commercial involving a jet. In 1996, PepsiCo, Inc.