February 4, 2006: A fan stampede occurs at the PhilSports Stadium in Pasig, outside Manila, the Philippines, during a live taping of the TV variety show Wowowee. A total of 73 people died. This was a rare sports venue stampede that did not happen as a result of a sporting event.
The stadium was hosting a taping of Wowowee, a TV variety series and game show on the Philippine network ABS-CBN. It aired from 2005 to 2010, and its reputation was not harmed by the tragedy.
About 30,000 people had gathered outside the stadium, waiting to participate. Among the prizes were cars and one million pesos in cash. According to a report in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, most of the victims were from the poorest parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces, generally jobless and attracted by the show's promise of instant wealth.
As with the Hillsborough Disaster in England in 1989, when the gates of the stadium were opened, people rushed in, and ended up trampling each other. To make matters worse, the gates were on a sloped driveway, making it easier for people to trip and fall. In addition to the 73 deaths, another 800 people were hospitalized, but survived.
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February 4, 2006 was a Saturday. Baseball was out of season. Football season ended the next day, with the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10 in Super Bowl XL, at Ford Field in Detroit.
There were 11 games played in the NBA:
* The New Jersey Nets beat the Miami Heat, 105-92 at the Continental Airlines Arena at the Meadowlands.
* The Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks, 98-85 at the MCI Center (now the Capital One Arena) in Washington.
* The Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics, 100-91 at the TD Waterhouse Center (formerly the Orlando Arena). Paul Pierce scored 37 points in defeat for the Celtics.
* The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 100-95 at the Gund Arena (now the Rocket Arena) in Cleveland. Allen Iverson scored 34 points.
* The Indiana Pacers beat the Detroit Pistons, 93-85 at the Conseco Fieldhouse (now the Gainbridge Fieldhouse) in Indianapolis.
* The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 88-78 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
* The New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 106-90 at the Ford Center (now the Paycom Center) in Oklahoma City. This was the season the Hornets had to play away from New Orleans due to repairs on their arena after Hurricane Katrina.
* The Dallas Mavericks beat the Seattle SuperSonics, 110-91 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
* The Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 105-104 at the Pepsi Center (now the Ball Arena) in Denver. Carmelo Anthony scored 33.
* The Phoenix Suns beat the Chicago Bulls, 118-101 at the America West Arena (now the Mortgage Matchup Center) in Phoenix. Ben Gordon scored 39 points in defeat.
* The Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 109-77 at the Oakland Coliseum Arena (then named The Arena in Oakland).
There were 13 games in the NHL:
* The New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-3 at the Wachovia Center (now the Wells Fargo Center) in Philadelphia. Jaromír Jágr scored the winning goal, with 3:36 left in overtime.
* The New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-4 in a shootout at the Mellon Arena (as the Civic Arena was then known) in Pittsburgh.
* The New Jersey Devils lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-2 at the Air Canada Centre (now the Scotiabank Arena) in Toronto.
* In an "Original Six" matchup, the Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins, 2-0 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
* The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Florida Panthers, 6-4 at the Philips Arena (now the State Farm Arena) in Atlanta.
* The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals, 5-0 at the St. Pete Times Forum (now the Benchmark International Arena) in Tampa.
* The Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 6-0 at the Gaylord Entertainment Center (now the Bridgestone Arena) in Nashville.
* The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators, 2-1 at the HSBC Arena (now the KeyBank Center) in Buffalo.
* The St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars, 4-3 at the Savvis Center (now the Enterprise Center) in St. Louis. Barret Jackman scored the winning goal, with 2:46 left in overtime.
* The Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche, 3-0 at the Pepsi Center (now the Ball Arena) in Denver.
* The Minnesota Wild beat the Phoenix Coyotes, 6-4 at the Glendale Arena (now the Desert Diamond Arena) in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona.
* The Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks, 3-1 at Rexall Place (as the Northlands Coliseum was then known) in Edmonton.
* The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim beat the San Jose Sharks, 2-0 at the HP Pavilion at San Jose (now the SAP Center).
* And the Los Angeles Kings, the Calgary Flames, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Columbus Blue Jackets were not scheduled.
And in English soccer, North London team Arsenal went to the West Midlands, and beat Birmingham City, 2-0 at St. Andrew's Stadium.
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