Ah, capitalism in the 21st century.
On ESPN, plea for beer money hits jackpot
A fan in Tennessee held a sign that made it easy for people to send him money -- maybe a lot of it.
September 10, 2016 at 9:18PM
On ESPN's "College GameDay" in Bristol, Tenn., Saturday morning, an enterprising fan held a sign that said,"Hi, Mom! Send beer money." And just to make it easier for Mom, he added his username on Venmo, a mobile payment service.
And the money started rolling in:
The amount isn't known, but by midafternoon, according to Venmo, more than 2,000 donations had been made to one Sam Crowder.
But maybe Sam should wait a day or two before buying that beer. According to this, Venmo payments don't go through until the next business day. Until then, those generous donors could hit "cancel."
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