Sweet ending to saga of Ding Dong Ditchers

For two years, the class of 2012 at Richland High School has wondered: Who is the Ding Dong Ditcher?

A few came close to discovering the identity of the prankster who left boxes of Hostess Ding Dongs on their doorsteps.

One student said she was tipped off by some handwriting on a box. Another student went through his entire list of friends and gradually eliminated possible suspects.

In all, about 100 students, along with some parents and others, including Principal Tim Praino, received boxes of the cream-filled chocolate cakes.

Thursday, though, all was revealed, when Praino handed boxes of Ding Dongs to seniors Jessica Danoff, Bridgette Nickeson and Heather Eadie during graduation rehearsal at the Toyota Center in Kennewick.

The three friends said they don't remember what initially got them started playing the joke on friends, but they worked long and hard to cover their tracks.

"We knew no one would suspect us," said Nickeson, 18. "We wanted it to be as perfect as possible."

The premise was simple put a box of Ding Dongs on someone's front step, ring the doorbell and run away before anyone sees you.

The Hostess website says such games have different names in various countries and have been played since the 19th century.

Danoff, 18, said the joke started with her and her mother, Shelley Damrell Horton, and was based on a similar prank that an aunt and uncle played on their friends.

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Sweet ending to saga of Ding Dong Ditchers