Make 'Em Pay: KSR listeners shoot for $500 from TJ Smith
We had some fun on this morning's Kentucky Sports Radio radio show by giving five listeners a shot at $500 each.
The pre-determined contestants (selected during Wednesday's show) met us at The ROC at Immanuel Baptist Church in Lexington to hear Thursday's show live and to each take one three-pointer for the grand prize.
TJ Smith of Make 'Em Pay fame put up the money and sponsored the first annual Make TJ Pay Shootout. We can't thank him enough for his generosity and for being a long-time sponsor of the show. He arrived with as much as $2,500 to lose, but the shooters weren't too hard on his wallet.
If you want to watch it without knowing anything else, I'll give you that opportunity now:
https://twitter.com/KySportsRadio/status/1278706359135924224
Now that you're down here, we'll continue.
There was controversy when one of the shooters, Scott, may have stepped on the line before draining his three-pointer. Matt threw the challenge flag, but a glare on the court made it hard to find anything conclusive at the monitor.
https://twitter.com/KySportsRadio/status/1278712926564683779
The decision went to Scott's own daughter, Emma, who chose a re-shoot over giving her dad the money for making his first shot. (I'm sure it was a big point of contention on the ride home.) Scott then missed the second attempt, but still earned $250 from TJ Smith for the effort.
TJ then donated the $250 Emma cost her dad to Kentucky Harvest in Louisville to help feed people in need.
https://twitter.com/TJ_MakeEmPay/status/1278805903131791361
Thanks again to TJ Smith for being a great sport and turning the Scott line-stepping drama into some good for the community. Thanks to Immanuel Baptist for letting us borrow the gym for the morning. Thanks to the five shooters: Scott from Garrard County, Renee from Richmond, Tim from Shelby County, Paul from Jessamine County and Will from Anderson County. Thanks to Claudette for being a longtime lister. It was great to meet you. And thanks to Emma for putting the integrity of the game above her own flesh and blood.
UPDATE
TJ gave Emma the $250 she cost her dad and then donated another $250 to the charity of Emma's choosing. https://twitter.com/CoachBolin/status/1280130057902620674You can listen to the entire show on podcast below:
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