Priciest Starbucks drink ever

Write a news story with a feature lead for the following fact sheet:

Beau Chevassus set a new record for the most expensive Starbucks drink ever ordered.

Chevassus, who lives in Washington, ordered a “Quadriginoctuple Frap”  for $47.30 to break the previous record holder which was a $26.60 drink called a Java Chip Frappuccino in a Trenta cup. This previous record holder’s drink consisted of $16 shots of espresso, a shot of soy milk, caramel flavoring, banana puree, strawberry puree, vanilla beans, matcha power, protein powder and some caramel and mocha.

When asked why he ordered the drink that was put in his own 52-ounce coffee mug, Chevassus said, “I did it for fun, for a bit of entertainment and to see if it is at all possible. I was surprised how cool the Starbucks employees were. They seemed almost interested in trying to set the record than I was.”

It took Chevassus several days to finish the drink because the caffeine was so strong. Starbucks gave the drink, which consisted of 48 shots of espresso, some protein powder, two bananas, a few caramel drizzle Frappuccino chips, some vanilla bean and a little soy, to Chevassus for free because it was his birthday.

Writing the Inverted-Pyramid Lead

 

To identify the lead for the inverted-pyramid fire story, start by looking over the answers you obtained to the six basic questions.

            Who? The owner, Henry Smith, 29. (The age is important. Along with other personal information, such as address and occupation, it differentiates him from other Henry Smiths in the readership area.)

            What? Fire caused damage estimated by the fire chief at $2,500.

            Where? 1705 W.Haven St.

            When? The call was received at 10:55 pm, Tuesday. Firefighters from Station 19 arrived at the scene at 11:04. The fire was extinguished at 11:30. (The times are important to gather even if you don’t use them. They show whether the fire department responded quickly.)

            Why? The fire was started by carelessness on the part of Smith, according to Fire Chief Bill Malone.

            How? Smith told fire officials that he fell asleep in bed while he was smoking a cigarette.

            If you had asked other questions, you might have learned more from the fire department:

• This was the eighth fire this year caused by smoking in bed.
• All last year there were four such fires.
• Smith said he had insurance.
• The fire chief said no changes will be filed against Smith.
• It was the first fire at this house.

Smith was not injured.

Plunger News Lead

Facts:

New York City arrested Lawrence Deptola, 49, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and charged him with attempted third-degree robbery. He is being held in lieu of 10 thousand dollars. A police spokesman said that Deptola was arrested outside of a downtown New York bank. Police were responding to the bank after receiving reports that a man tried to rob the bank with a toilet plunger. Police said that bank employees reported a suspicious looking man in the bank Thursday who was threatening employees with a toilet plunger. Deptola was arrested after he was seen outside the bank carrying the plunger, police said. Police responded after two other banks had previously called authorities about a suspicious man entering their buildings. Deptola was arrested after a foot chase and charged with attempted third-degree robbery. It could not be determined Friday morning if Deptola had a lawyer.