Leonard, a student at Shoreline Community College, saw a television ad last year as part of a
Pepsi Stuff promotion in which customers who had racked up points on beverage containers
could claim prizes. As a joke, the company also "offered" the $70 million fighter jet for 7 million
points. That means Leonard would have had to drink 16,800,000 cans of Pepsi to earn the
Harrier.

To avoid having to drink that much Pepsi, Leonard called the company and said he was told he
had the option of buying Pepsi points for 10 cents each. Leonard rounded up five investors and
on March 28 delivered to Pepsi 15 original Pepsi Points plus a check for $700,008.50 for the
remaining 6,999,985 points, "plus shipping and handling," the lawsuit says.

After Leonard threatened to sue because he didn't get the jet, the company filed a pre-emptive suit
July 18 in federal court in New York, seeking to have his claims declared frivolous and seeking
reimbursement for the company's legal fees.

Leonard denies his actions are a publicity stunt or an attempt to get Pepsi to settle out of court.
He saw a plane as an entrepreneurial venture, saying perhaps he could take customers on thrill
rides.