He Made A Million Dollar Shot And They Didn't Want To Pay Him

You see this guy here, this is Don Calhoun, he's a huge Bulls fan and he's about to do something that will change his entire life. One

million

dollar

s. That young man

they

hug just won a

million

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s here in the stadium in Chicago. Don just

shot

. From 80 feet away, a three-quarter court

shot

his prize for nailing this absolute bomb: a million dollars. He can't believe it. The fans explode. Don joins the Bulls as

they

celebrate their victory. Michael Jordan puts his arm around Dawn and congratulates her on her good shot. Dawn had just done the impossible and with the game ball in one hand a check for a million dollars in the other Don Calhoun did it, he was ready, except that due to a technicality in the rules of this contest, the insurance company who was required to make the payment stated that they simply did not have to pay the man.

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You think you could score a pretty incredible consolation triple for a simple shot, but no one in their right mind would ever offer such a prize for making a single triple, except they did it in the '90s during the All-Star Game weekend. The NBA, the league and a sponsoring company such as FootLocker American Express Sony organized a contest. For fans, the Million Dollar Shot was one of the most anticipated side events of the entire weekend, and of the millions of fans who entered to win a shot, only one would be chosen to take it, be selected, make a triple and win. million dollar opportunity of a lifetime for four lucky contestants who were selected during the four years the NBA ran the contest and to help them in their quest for a million dollar opportunity, each contestant was joined by a former player or active NBA player to give them tips and advice In 1996, among the 6 million entries, seventeen-year-old Demetrius Houston was selected to take the million dollar shot with George Gervin by his side and 17,000 fans watching Demetrius They lined up their shot and with a million dollars at stake.

He slams it against the board. Girvin tells the boy not to worry, but I'm sure he is. In 1997, a man named Jim Valente was selected to take the million dollar shot. Your event host and mentor, NBA legend Oscar Robertson, a man. who literally never

made

a three-pointer in his entire NBA career, but Jim was focused, it was his wife's birthday and what better birthday gift than a check for a million dollars, so Jim steps up to the line, he's Ready, the ways you will spend the Millions of dollars are already running through your mind. I'll get that Corvette I always

want

ed.

It will look good on a Rolex. We could really use a new cover. Outback, maybe I'll get a ship, yeah, or maybe I'll get nothing after the shot. Craig Sager asked Jim about his experience. One million dollars. What went wrong. Jim, give us an idea of ​​how you felt at that moment. What went wrong. I think I just pushed it a little bit. In 1998, a contestant named Soul Holkman was selected to take. the shot and for the first time in the pageant's history a contestant actually hit the hoop another year, another million dollar Miss, but of all these million dollar shooting events none managed to top the one that started it all in 1995.

The contestant who was chosen was Mike Hoban, 16, during the weeks leading up to the contest, Mike spent two hours a day every day shooting three-pointers accompanied by All-Star Dan Marley. Mike was focused on performing the most meticulous shooting routine you've ever seen in your life. Mike prepares the shot by citing himself becoming one with the basket at this point. I wouldn't be surprised if he pulled out a microscope and studied the rim to improve his odds. Now that he's doing ghost shots, his routine is getting crazier by the second, but it works for him, and his friends and family are watching live on television, ready to witness the story unfold.

Mike is ready, he lines up the shot, he shoots and misses the hoop by two feet, an aerial ball, the poor kid is devastated, his friends and family are stunned. While the event's commentator tries his best to help, but instead simply becomes more disappointed in the process, young Mike Holden missed his chance and a million dollars, the good news is that even though he doesn't win any money, it doesn't. Become a professional and your college scholarship hopes stay alive. He will return to being his junior varsity player after the shot. Sager interviews the boy and has the bright idea to ask for one more chance.

Actually, he wasn't in that zone that he

want

ed to be in, but you know, one more chance, you'd like one more chance, right? I'd love another chance, you'd like one more chance, wouldn't you? Mike never got another chance. Four contestants, one million dollars. on the line for one triple and zero winners and looking back at these contests, it's quite remarkable that no one hit their million dollar shots because countless fans and contestants have hit much more difficult shots for much less money. We have all seen these contests. takes place in person, a fan is chosen at random from the stands to come down and attempt a half court shot, the prize money is not close to a million dollars, usually the prize is ten thousand dollars or maybe Twenty thousand dollars, or a car that this Mavericks fan hit. a layup a free throw a three-pointer and a half-court shot in sequence without missing an anomaly of events in this context his reward for the incredible feat three thousand dollars in gift cards to a local furniture store but it gets worse because at a Mavs Game , a few years later, this woman was tasked with making a half court shot, she is swinging the ground equipment, she feels good, she is in good shape and she drills the shot, nothing but the net, which Was your reward for achieving this?

Questions to a 65 inch? Absolutely awful flat screen TV, this guy managed to make a midfield shot at a Blazers game years ago and won round-trip tickets to any venue of his choosing. Quite an unlikely shot of the sort, but far from impossible, what is impossible however, is the fact that another fan

made

the exact same shot 30 seconds later, it's clear that some people really do make these shots, so, What if someone really took a million dollar shot? What if instead of shelling out for a few gift cards or a flat-screen TV, a team had to do it? hand out a seven-figure check to one lucky fan it's April 14, 1993.

Bulls face heat in Chicago Bulls are on a roll coming into the matchup on a three-game winning streak at halftime Chicago is up by 14. Jordan is killing the heat 22 points in the first half, it's a great time for the home fans as always, but the real show is about to take place during season 93, the Bulls organized a promotion for their fans among the 18,000 fans who attended at any time. At the home game, one lucky individual would be chosen to hit a three-quarter court shot to win one million dollars at the time and, to this day, even a million-dollar cash prize for such an event.

It's unheard of, but the odds of that shot being made. are so astronomically unlikely that the Bulls and the insurance company that would be responsible for paying the prize money felt comfortable running the event anyway. Before that series matchup 19 lucky fans had attempted the million-dollar shot at the halftime of the 19, two hit the board. Six teams had aerial balls and only one reached the rim. It was estimated that a randomly chosen fan was less than one percent correct on this shot, so a member of the Bulls organization reached out to the crowd and selected a 23-year-old local named Don.

Calhoun, the reason for selecting him, his shoes would not scratch the court. He was hopeful, but he understood the long odds he faced. Dawn walked onto the court and prepared to take her shot. A fun trick at halftime. Something to keep the fans involved. They just slapped him. There are millions of dollars to get everyone excited, but no one will get it right anyway. Chris Hammond, vice president of promotions at SCA, a leader in the promotional contest industry, recalls the shot and says the perfect contest is like the most enticing carnival game. It just feels doable. enough to make people think they can do it even though in reality it is extremely difficult.

He could have Steph Curry out there and still make money. Mr. Hammond, it's time to pay Bloomington Illinois a million-dollar thrill in what is possibly the most inconceivable event that has ever happened on an NBA court. Don Calhoun made an 80-foot shot for a million dollars. The whole place goes crazy for a moment. It's like Don is part of this Bulls team and they just won another championship. Even the referee of the game comes closer. Congratulations, the possible man, a million dollars, that's more than half of the guys on this list who made that year and with the job complete, Don walks over to take a photo with a check in one hand and the ball from the game in the other, at least he did. that's what he thought see these promotions are meticulously reviewed by some of the best lawyers money can buy the rules and restrictions are strict break one of them and you can kiss those profits goodbye Don Calhoun broke one of the rules not intentionally or anything else that among the stipulations of this promotion, one of them states that the contestant could not have played organized basketball within five years of the contest and just three years before this contest, Don was a member of the Triton Community basketball team.

The people at the contest knew it. Don recognized it. by checking the information on the contest form, but the contest people ignored it and gave him the opportunity anyway; the insurance people, however, did not tell them that it was a clear violation of the rules. Don should never have been selected in the first place, so the event's insurance company disqualified Don from the opportunity and the million dollars from him when it was learned that the now local Legend would not receive the money from him. . Fans were furious as reports of the event grew. The indignation of the fans grew with it and within a week.

The Bulls organization was under so much local pressure that they held a press conference announcing that they had actually changed their mind and would pay a very strange and inexplicable decision considering their stance just days earlier. Don's million dollars was divided into 20 payments over the next 20 years, his first check for fifty thousand dollars was sent that week. Technically the rules were broken, but Don was getting paid and he had no idea how or why, a year after his miraculous shot, Don heard that Michael Jordan would be in the area during one of his son's basketball games.

It was a perfect opportunity for Don to get his million dollar game ball signed, so Don stopped by the game looking for Michael, but with security rounding up the NBA star, no fans were coming near to him, but Don's not just your average fan, he's the guy who made the million dollar shot. Jordan recognized him in the stands and had security bring him in after the game and with the ball in his hand hoping to get an autograph, Don approached Michael, but MJ

didn

't call him out. To give him an autograph instead, he had to ask Don: Did you get your money a year after the Bulls changed their mind and decided to pay him his money?

Dawn finally got an answer. Why does it turn out that the insurance company was not the right one? Those who paid Don never intended to do so after learning what the companyinsurance was trying to get Michael Jordan along with other Bulls players told the owners they had to pay and so the organization did it out of their own pockets legally the parties involved were within their rights to avoid payments completely, but Michael He felt that what they were doing wasn't right and that's why we did it right, if it wasn't for Michael coming up to the property and demanding they pay his money he would never have seen a cent of it. million dollars, it turns out that even if it was for a brief moment, Don Calhoun was part of the group without looking for anything in return, Michael and the rest of the players took care of Don, oh, and that autographed Don he wanted a couple of weeks later he got it.

Plus, what happens if someone actually makes one of those inconceivable million-dollar shots? One way or another, he gets paid abroad.