$10K Basketball Bet
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A story about how MrBeast (Jimmy) casually offered a $10,000 bet for a half-court basketball shot, demonstrating his unique approach to risk and money.
Sam Parr recalls: "Last year was crazy because this is when I saw that Jimmy was insane. We were all just hanging out in this basketball court and he didn't even make an ordeal of it. He was just like 'Hey Shaan, if you can make this half-court shot, I'll give you $10,000.'
He didn't even say 'if you don't make it I get this' or 'you only have 3 shots to make it' - there were no conditions. I was like 'What the fuck Jimmy, why would you make this bet?' And Shaan did it in like shot number 5 or 3.
This year, Shaan lost $10,000 doing the same thing with Joe [Gebbia]. It's one thing to lose $10,000, it's another thing to lose $10,000 to a multibillionaire. As Shaan said, 'it has a little extra kick to it.'"
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.