School steps up when sponsor refused to pay contest winner

[LadyStanley]

UMass will pay student who made half-court $10,000 after insurance company said his foot was on line

A UMass student who made a half-court shot during a women’s basketball game halftime promotion will get his $10,000 prize from the school itself after the insurance company refused to pay because, it said, his foot was on the line. Noah Lee was selected for the contest on Wednesday that...

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Seems so petty of the sponsor.

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[Nogatco Rd]

Seems so petty of the sponsor.

Shocker that the contest sponsor refusing to pay out based on a technicality is… an insurance company.

You'd think they have someone in their PR department telling them that’s not a good look

 

[hangman005]

Shocker that the contest sponsor refusing to pay out based on a technicality is… an insurance company.

You'd think they have someone in their PR department telling them that’s not a good look

I guess at least they are true to form.

 

[JMCx4]

Shocker that the contest sponsor refusing to pay out based on a technicality is… an insurance company.

You'd think they have someone in their PR department telling them that’s not a good look

This will be the last such publicity stunt underwitten by a U.S. insurance co. The industry might just pull out of the State of Massachusetts altogether, to dodge the growing liabilities of cheating college students.