TEXAS STUDENT WINS $1.2M ON COLLEGE GAMEDAY BROADCAST

A Texas student won $1.2 million during ESPN's College GameDay broadcast on Saturday, 12 September, at the University of Texas in Austin. The student succeeded in a kicking competition segment after missing his first attempt. According to one account, the student's success meant that a $1.2 million prize was awarded during the segment.

The kicking competition formed part of ESPN's College GameDay programming. In the previous week's broadcast, a kicker had missed both of his attempts in the same segment. The Texas student's performance differed from that earlier result, as he progressed to a second attempt after his initial miss and then succeeded.

The broadcast took place during college football's opening weekend. ESPN's College GameDay is broadcast from a different university campus each week during the American college football season. Details of what occurred after the student's win were not provided in available accounts.