Mr. Mucus, meet Ricola’s Mr. E. Cougher

In a promotion that gives a whole new meaning to the term viral marketing, Ricola is encouraging people to seek out a certain Mr. E. Cougher (get it? Mystery Cougher?), who will be traveling to cities across the country and hacking away until someone offers her (yes, it’s a her) a Ricola lozenge. The doler-outers could win as much as $1 million. The company is offering hints online for those who want to take the chance that instead of winning prize money, they’ll be infected with some egregious disease.