Tough ruling for kid who hit miracle shot

[BABY1]

TweetDid anyone see this? What are your thoughts on it? Do you think the kid should have won the prize?

Earlier this month at a charity hockey event in Faribault, Minn., 11-year-old Nate Smith made an 89-foot shot from center ice to win $50,000.

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By Sean Leahy
Earlier this month at a charity hockey event in Faribault, Minn., 11-year-old Nate Smith made an 89-foot shot from center ice to win $50,000.
The problem was that Nate's twin brother, Nick, was the one who purchased the winning raffle ticket. When the time came to attempt the shot, Nick was outside of the arena unaware he had won, so in stepped Nate to score the miraculous goal.

After the boys' father, Pat, came forward the next day and admitted to event organizers about the twins' switch, Odds on Promotions, the company that insured the event, held up awarding the prize money.
On Wednesday, the company decided against giving Nate the $50,000 and instead announced it will donate $20,000 to Minnesota youth hockey in the boys' names. The exact reasoning for not awarding the money wasn't released, but more than likely it was written into the policy that the winner of the $50,000 had to be the person who purchased the ticket.
Pat Smith told the Associated Press that while the boys are disappointed about losing out on the money -- which they had said they'd put towards college -- they're happy that youth hockey in Minnesota will benefit.p11564



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[tn94z]

TweetWow! I'm really surprised that the parent's came out on this. That would have been a tough one to confess to

[skinnyman]

TweetI do not think the kid should have won the prize as an imposter. Mostly because of ethical reasons. think about it....what kind of message would the sponsoring company send if it gave the prize even though there was cheating involved?

Glad they came clean. I beleive the comapny is donating dollars anyway

[tn94z]

TweetOh, I agree. They were well in their rights to not give the money and didn't have to donate the 20k....that was a pretty nice jesture

[daved150]

Tweetwrong kid took the shot....shoulda came forward and just said the 2 boys pooled their money and the other kids wasnt here at the time to take it so can he do it? not so hard....too bad....hell of a shot for an 11yr old!! maybe some pro got ahold of the story and sent him some signed gear....but he didt deserve the $