Pizza Hut Tosses Sausage Vs. Pepperoni Stunt

Chain faced media ire over proposed toppings question
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 15, 2012 8:05 AM CDT
Pizza Hut Tosses Sausage Vs. Pepperoni Stunt
Mitt Romney takes a bite of pizza during lunch in Newport, NH, Dec. 20, 2011, and then-Senator Barack Obama takes a bite in Corvallis, Ore., March 21, 2008.   (AP Photo)

Under fire from bloggers and the press for its sausage-or-pepperoni debate contest, Pizza Hut has decided to bag the whole thing. The chain had initially promised free pizza for life to any audience member at tomorrow night's presidential debate who asked the burning question, "Sausage or pepperoni?" Observers slammed the restaurant for seeking to cash in on the election. The chain now says it will offer the prize to a randomly-chosen online contestant, the AP reports. (More Pizza Hut stories.)

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