MAN SUES PEPSI OVER VERY BIG PRIZE
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		 And soft drink maker sues for alleged frivolity

SEATTLE (AP) - John Leonard is taking his Pepsi challenge to court.
	The 21-year old business student says he's collected his Pepsi
points and wants his prize - A Harrier fighter jet like the one pictured in
a pepsi promotional TV ad.
	On Tuesday, his Miami lawyers filed a lawsuit in Dade County, Fla.,
Circuit Court, accusing PepsiCo Inc. of breach of contract, fraud, deceptive
and unfair trade practices, and misleading advertising.
	Pepsi maintains the commercial was a spoof and says it has a perfect
right to use humor in its advertising.
	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.