REDDIT USERS ARE pitching in to make one lucky user a millionaire in an experiment dubbed “The Millionaire Maker”.
The experiment will see users donate $1 to a randomly selected user in the hopes of raising $1 million and making that person a millionaire.
Reddit’s rationale behind the experiment?
There are upwards of 114 million monthly unique visits on Reddit.If 1% of users donated $1, a person could easily receive $1 million in donations.
To enter the lottery, all people had to do was post in the thread. Moderators then used a random number generator to select a winner and fellow users were then encouraged to donate $1 via Paypal.
The winner? A user named Emphursis, who was only delighted with his win.
So, how much have users donated? Is Emphursis on his way to becoming a full-on millionaire?
Er, not exactly.
As of 7.45am this morning, the grand total stood at a rather paltry $604.
Reddit users are disappointed at the outcome.
While the would-be millionaire claims that he’s happy regardless of how much money he receives.
Free money, right?
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