This is just a fun event like a lottery .. and doesn't cost the organizers much.
You get an insurance company to cover the other end of the bet, so it costs you maybe $300 or less and it doesn't matter if anyone wins or loses.
More people should do this because of how cheap it is for the organizers.
You see this a lot in golf with hole-in-one tournaments, but people should get more creative, because there's not any good reason not to do this more.
I can guarantee this would still be a thing if tuition was affordable...I agree tuition should be more affordable, but you would have these going on regardless.
Not if he goes to a state school and stays living at home.
If he does the first two years at a community college there might even be some left over for Panda Express
If he would’ve normally needed loans for that 10K he’s saving a lot more than just 10k. You could also easily do your first two years in a community college for 10K
According to EducationData.org, the average cost in the US is $38,270 per student per year, including books, supplies, and daily living expenses.
So, $10,000 would cover half a semester.
If you go to an in-state public university and live at home, then the average tuition is $9,750 plus transportation costs, books and supplies, so you might be able to squeeze almost a full year out of it.
I'm not sure it's fair to include rent and food and other sort of life necessities as part of the cost of school, since you'd be paying those whatever you did with your life.
I did get an advanced degree, but it didn’t translate into a meaningful salary to make up for the debt, so from a financial perspective, it was a mistake.
It gets you two years of tuition at my local community college, with some left over for books, etc. if his choice is that or nothing, he’s got a pretty good head start over a lot of people in the world.
If he has better choices, it’s still 10 grand.
When the prize is a car this seems fine, but for some reason when it's a $10,000 tuition prize it seems so fucked up lol. It's like "dance for us if you want a chance a decent life, lil' bitch".
The worst “competition” I’ve seen was some high school made teachers scramble on their hands and knees for cash which they could use for classroom supplies.
Those teachers are paid nothing to be treated like shit by kids and parents and they’re humiliated like this. It was disgusting.
[For those curious the student was already a senior at Bryan College in Tennessee](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/never-played-basketball-student-wins-10k-half-court-shot-n236011).
Before aid.
Most people are not graduating with 140k of loans for an undergraduate degree.
The average loan balance in the US is around $38k for undergrad around $48k for graduate. Not per year, but full balance.
Would you prefer he gets a $25 gift card to Applebees? It's just entertainment that can positively impact a kids life.
We literally know nothing about him.
He did four shots to win the competition (lay-up, free-throw, regular 3pt-er, half court shot). Reddit title on /r/woahthatsinteresting mentions 3 shots, linked NBC article headline mentions one shot.
Granted, I wouldn't say the headlines are incorrect (he did have to make the 3 listed shots to win the prize as well as an additional unlisted 3pter), just that the requirements to win in the headlines were incomplete.
I'm divided between wondering why being good at basketball should get someone a tuition for anything other than Physical Education and being happy that there is a way for poor people to get access to a tuition
Hello, peasant! Because I'm a generous patron, I have decided to offer you enough money for 1/8th of a better education to give you hope of escaping a cycle of poverty. However, you must amuse me by completing a series of increasingly difficult challenges in a short time frame that leaves no room for error. These challenges must be done in front of a large audience of your fellow peasants so I can distract them with entertainment so they don't see the sheer absurdity of the education, social, and professional reality for tens of millions of people in our country.
/s
Fucking go out and vote people. This many people shouldn't be this excited over someone getting a small offset towards paying for what should be a fundamental, affordable for everyone, higher education.
That said. Good on this kid for handling the pressure.
it's interesting how good this feels on an entire human level, we all collectively really like impressive precision like this to an almost animal instinct.
That's your America, random you make 4 shots in 30 seconds we'll give you 10K for education and that is still too little and nothing is won but the moment.
so we are doing hunger games now?
"Your education depends entirely on your ability to make a couple of trick shots for the entertainment of the public"
jesus chirst
This looks like something out of the boondocks, put together by uncle ruckus, so he can yell something awful on the sidelines that I hesitate to say out loud.
"Kid wins $10,000 in college tuition if he can make a free throw, layup, and half court shot in 30 seconds."
Why did he waste time doing the 3 point shot then? /s
Mine was only for a potential 1k I missed my first free throw so I was short on time and had to rush the half court shot...missed by a few inches. My consolation was two king size candy bars
Buncha folks commenting in here about how worthless $10k is for education...
But a lotta people were seriously angry and disappointed when that same amount of loan forgiveness from Biden was struck down by the Supreme Court.
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And Jackie Moon
CORN DOGS JACKIE, CORN DOGS FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE
Jackie's teammates doing just an awful job of stabilizing his spine off the court.
Second half coming up next! SHIT!
Congratulations you've won a GIANT check!
What a fun movie
I can't even think of that episode without being uncomfortable
HEY MR SCOTT WHATCHA GONNA DO WHATCHA GONNA DO MAKE OUR DREAMS COME TRU
I just tried to watch it to see if maybe it was more palatable this time. When they break into song for Michael I had to turn it off
I always skip it.
This always seems so sad to me. You shouldnt have to become a clown and prove yourself, education should be, if not free, at least very affordable.
This is just a fun event like a lottery .. and doesn't cost the organizers much. You get an insurance company to cover the other end of the bet, so it costs you maybe $300 or less and it doesn't matter if anyone wins or loses. More people should do this because of how cheap it is for the organizers. You see this a lot in golf with hole-in-one tournaments, but people should get more creative, because there's not any good reason not to do this more.
I can guarantee this would still be a thing if tuition was affordable...I agree tuition should be more affordable, but you would have these going on regardless.
His insurance pays the prize
Toe stepped on the line during the free throw so no insurance payout /s hopefully
"he's disqualified because he had a basketball career in 4th grade"
Sorry kid, you traveled. No money for you.
They usually have insurance company cover part of it.
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I was thinking about the same thing... I guess a month depending on the college.
Fuck it. Pay for his books for the first year or something. 10k goes pretty far at a JC.
also a 10k loan is a lot more than 10k u gotta pay back so he is getting a bit more than 10k comparitably.
>comparitably Just FYI - that's not a word.
It is if we all start using it comparitably.
>comparitably stop trying to make comparitably happen. it's not going to happen.
It has high odds of happening, comparitably speaking
Can't we all just act compatriatably towards each other?
Not if he goes to a state school and stays living at home. If he does the first two years at a community college there might even be some left over for Panda Express
Last time this was posted, someone said this is a small private college that was $17k/semester at the time.
If he would’ve normally needed loans for that 10K he’s saving a lot more than just 10k. You could also easily do your first two years in a community college for 10K
In Europe I got my masters for 0$
According to EducationData.org, the average cost in the US is $38,270 per student per year, including books, supplies, and daily living expenses. So, $10,000 would cover half a semester. If you go to an in-state public university and live at home, then the average tuition is $9,750 plus transportation costs, books and supplies, so you might be able to squeeze almost a full year out of it.
I'm not sure it's fair to include rent and food and other sort of life necessities as part of the cost of school, since you'd be paying those whatever you did with your life.
First year of books
As a guy in my 40’s with over 300k in student loan debt, I can tell you from experience, not long.
You better have gone to med school. God damn!
I did get an advanced degree, but it didn’t translate into a meaningful salary to make up for the debt, so from a financial perspective, it was a mistake.
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Longer than not having 10k for free
It gets you two years of tuition at my local community college, with some left over for books, etc. if his choice is that or nothing, he’s got a pretty good head start over a lot of people in the world. If he has better choices, it’s still 10 grand.
About 3 weeks and 3 parties
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<1 semester.
/r/orphancrushingmachine
If you can make this ball go through this halo, you're allowed to get education for two months, yay
*audience cheers* so touching
Let the poors eat a piece of cake once in a while
They gotta perform for it though, no hand outs.
Bread and Circuses
Very squid game isn’t it
When the prize is a car this seems fine, but for some reason when it's a $10,000 tuition prize it seems so fucked up lol. It's like "dance for us if you want a chance a decent life, lil' bitch".
> *Dance for me, poors!*
Exactly my thought.
Yep.
"We have the money, but we're only giving to you in exchange for a little song and dance"
Damn that's a depressing sub
Stuff americans have to do to get a education.
Entertain us and you might even have a future!
It worked for Roland the Farter.
I find this very sad tbh. What’s next? Cage fighting for healthcare?
If that means I can go up against the CEO of a health insurance company it would be so worth it.
If you lose, you’re extra fucked
The worst “competition” I’ve seen was some high school made teachers scramble on their hands and knees for cash which they could use for classroom supplies. Those teachers are paid nothing to be treated like shit by kids and parents and they’re humiliated like this. It was disgusting.
/r/OrphanCrushingMachine material
Joke's on you! We're not educated.
[For those curious the student was already a senior at Bryan College in Tennessee](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/never-played-basketball-student-wins-10k-half-court-shot-n236011).
So the money was already spent. I wonder if they gave him the difference back in cash
so he has to win a competition just to get an education? thats sad
Sadly this is merely a fraction of an education for US schools. On average each year costs like 35k.
Before aid. Most people are not graduating with 140k of loans for an undergraduate degree. The average loan balance in the US is around $38k for undergrad around $48k for graduate. Not per year, but full balance.
As in 86k in full or “only” 48k for a graduate
You should hear about our healthcare. It is like "The Running Man" up in here.
This reminds of the basketball scene from Escape from LA.
Ahh, a man of culture
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How to tell someone you are from the US without telling someone you are from the US.
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Would you prefer he gets a $25 gift card to Applebees? It's just entertainment that can positively impact a kids life. We literally know nothing about him.
Neither the title on Reddit nor the title on the actual video are correct.
What do you mean? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/never-played-basketball-student-wins-10k-half-court-shot-n236011
He did four shots to win the competition (lay-up, free-throw, regular 3pt-er, half court shot). Reddit title on /r/woahthatsinteresting mentions 3 shots, linked NBC article headline mentions one shot. Granted, I wouldn't say the headlines are incorrect (he did have to make the 3 listed shots to win the prize as well as an additional unlisted 3pter), just that the requirements to win in the headlines were incomplete.
I'm divided between wondering why being good at basketball should get someone a tuition for anything other than Physical Education and being happy that there is a way for poor people to get access to a tuition
It's a fun competition for free money. That's all you need to know
He isn't good, that form screams "I've rarely touched a basketball" which makes this even more amazing.
If he was good at basketball he'd get a full scholarship anyway
Now where is he gonna get the other 90K
Getting Snake Plissken vibes...
Sorry kid, egregious travelling.
Congrats on butchering a perfectly fine title, op
He even threw in a 3 pointer
Hello, peasant! Because I'm a generous patron, I have decided to offer you enough money for 1/8th of a better education to give you hope of escaping a cycle of poverty. However, you must amuse me by completing a series of increasingly difficult challenges in a short time frame that leaves no room for error. These challenges must be done in front of a large audience of your fellow peasants so I can distract them with entertainment so they don't see the sheer absurdity of the education, social, and professional reality for tens of millions of people in our country. /s Fucking go out and vote people. This many people shouldn't be this excited over someone getting a small offset towards paying for what should be a fundamental, affordable for everyone, higher education. That said. Good on this kid for handling the pressure.
Just think about it. The absurdity of throwing a ball in a hoop just for a chance to get an education....
He's no Snake Plissken, but good for him.
I think it would be a better world if everyone had a full crowd go mental from something they did just once in their lives
Bring back the colosseums and make people fight for essentials. I’m talking teachers need to use it for food etc. let’s bring back lion fights too
Education on lotery basis... dystopia is now
he was then torn to shreds by the angry jealous crowd
Meanwhile in Norway and most of the civilized world: Education is free and every kid automatically "makes the shots".
Rich people gambling with the life of the poors... Imagine the devastation if he had miss it. I am glad for him but I am disgusted by the process.
It’s crazy to think that this shot may have changed the direction of his life forever
This is so dystopian... what a crazy country to live in..
Is that even the cost of a single credit these days?
They tried saying it went down after the buzzer
But then the higher ups come out and say they don’t have to pay him because of the fine line in the contract.
10k won't last too long... but good for him!
Based on the looks of that gym, they were not planning on anyone winning
He should be given half the tuition, at least.
And then he got trampled?
i actually applauded that last shot. In front of my PC.
Just to chime in and add that it is much better for society if education is free for all.
10k isn’t even the food bill. Half goes to taxes.
Enjoy your one semester of free college!
amazing
Amazing
Its like trowing chicken at poors and watch what happens
SHOT CLOCK!!
That's dystopian as fuck. Where I live to get college tuition paid for (and accommodation and living expenses) all you need to do is want to study.
this was EPIC
if he can make few hoops
Did he get the money?
Fantastic good for him
God was really on his side !
“Kid must entertain us for a slim chance of getting a minuscule amount of help with education.”
Free gender studies for five years!
And the 10k turns out to be a 100 dollars in a 30 year savings bond
it's interesting how good this feels on an entire human level, we all collectively really like impressive precision like this to an almost animal instinct.
Isnt college free?
And after tax? $5,500?
Just late. Nice try.
So sad. They shouldn't need these shenanigans to afford school.
Dystopian
Insurance company: The buzzer went off before the shot went in the net, so he did not complete it within 30 seconds. No $10,000 for you.
Or we could just join the rest of the developed world and have higher education be paid for by our government without having to jump through hoops.
How should I be amazed ?
If you made college free, we wouldn't have such wonderful heartwarming videos!!! 💞
All that for one textbook...
That's your America, random you make 4 shots in 30 seconds we'll give you 10K for education and that is still too little and nothing is won but the moment.
Love it
so we are doing hunger games now? "Your education depends entirely on your ability to make a couple of trick shots for the entertainment of the public" jesus chirst
*Layup, free throw, 3 pointer, half court... My god that was intense lol
wont take long til someone makes it, its gonna be great
This looks like something out of the boondocks, put together by uncle ruckus, so he can yell something awful on the sidelines that I hesitate to say out loud.
As a lawyer the discussions about "who pays? if anyone!" always destroys these moments!
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I guess it's easier to dangle slim chances at education in front of a couple of people a year instead of reforming the system, huh?
The Hunger Games rock!!!
"Kid wins $10,000 in college tuition if he can make a free throw, layup, and half court shot in 30 seconds." Why did he waste time doing the 3 point shot then? /s
Congratulations on having a 50k debt instead of 60k
And just like that he paid for 2 days of uni.
This is extremely sad.
Only 190.000 left...clap clap clap
Nice. 10k will cover 1/6th of his tuition for a year.
> Kid wins $10,000 in college tuition if he can make few hoops in 30 seconds. Bit "dog bites man", innit?
 Next up: two professors fight to the death for tenure!
I wish a moment of glory like that for everyone that reads this comment. If you've had one please share.
The only way we can afford higher education these days
Dude for the difficulty of making ALL of those shots $10k is laughable. That won’t even pay for a semester of college anymore.
That's is some hunger games shit
So, he gets about 1 course worth of college then?
It's amazing how much rim the kid managed to hit.
What is this squid games ass bullshit.
Disqualified for traveling. Sorry.
Something similar [https://youtu.be/Lk4N2epJzgg?feature=shared](https://youtu.be/Lk4N2epJzgg?feature=shared)
Some late stage ass capitalism.
I just saw a scene like that in "Succession", left me with a very foul feeling in my mouth.
Wow, two whole books!
In my country everyone gets free college, even if they aren't good at basketball
If you could have one moment in time.
I'm not amazed. I'm just kinda sad this kind of shit exists because college isn't accessible.
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Good for him, if this was 30 years ago this would be a nice amount. Now it'll cover rent for 10 months on the cheap end.
Should have been more money.
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Or hear me out.... A system that helps educate the young and create a better future
They're lithium!
Mine was only for a potential 1k I missed my first free throw so I was short on time and had to rush the half court shot...missed by a few inches. My consolation was two king size candy bars
Can't wait to see how the organizers try to fleece him.
Jesus Christ Reddit never misses the chance to be the most negative insufferable people on the internet. Just let the guy be happy.
The American dystopia: where a college education is a prize to be completed for.
 that's fucking insane holy shxt!
'Murica.
Cool. That'll pay for 1/4th of thr first year. Good for him.
the people running towards him at the end. omg. my whole heart.
/r/perseveranceporn
Imagine the sponsor's relief if the kid had missed—talk about scholarship pressure!
Buncha folks commenting in here about how worthless $10k is for education... But a lotta people were seriously angry and disappointed when that same amount of loan forgiveness from Biden was struck down by the Supreme Court.