ɐ jˈɪɹ ˈæftɚ ðə ʃˈoʊ wʌz fˈɜːst bɹˈɔːdkæst, dʒˈʌst bᵻfˌoːɹ mˈɪdnaɪt ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, tˈiːn pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpənt ˈɛɹən mˈɑːɹk lˈæmbɚt wʌz kˈɪld ɪn ɐ hˈaɪspˈiːd kɹˈæʃ ɪn hɪz hˈoʊm tˈaʊn ʌv hˈæməltən.
A year after the show was first broadcast, just before midnight on 20 April 2007, teen participant Aaron Mark Lambert was killed in a high-speed crash in his home town of Hamilton.