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One youngster put up a sign with his Venmo ID during an ESPN broadcast, resulting in several thousand people sending him money. “Send beer money” along with his Venmo username, SamC2270, according to a report by ESPN. It turns that if your name is Sam Crowder, it is very much worth it.

Venmo does not show the amounts paid to anyone but those involved in the transaction, but it is safe to say Crowder’s personal slush fund has grown substantially since he got out of bed this morning. Since then, he’s received more than 2,000 beer money donations. Once the ESPN cameras picked up the sign and showed it on air, a lot of people chose to send the kid some money.

For as long as college sporting events have been televised, college kids have held up signs asking their parents for money, hoping to get on television and perhaps, hopefully, get money. Venmo chipped in $50 as well – a small price to pay for the primo free advertising. Earning a visit from the College GameDay crew is something of a confirmation for a program on the rise, as the show travels to the site of one of the week’s top matchups. While Venmo is particularly successful among youngsters, it is a payment option attracting people from all strides of life.