YouTuber MrBeast celebrate record followers on Threads by giving away Tesla car to lucky follower
Greenville: After the American YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, became the first person to gain one million followers on Threads - Meta’s newly-launched social media platform, he surprised his followers with a massive giveaway to a random follower on Threads.
The 25-year-old announced that he would be giving a Tesla Model 3 to celebrate the launch of Threads. Several users were in shock about this mega giveaway. “Wait hold up a second...You're gifting a Tesla (Elon Musk's product) to a lucky follower on threads (Mark Zuckerberg's platform)...that's crazy," wrote a user. Another user shared that the irony is that Tesla comes from Elon Musk and has the Thread logo on it.
After 48 hours, MrBeast declared Mohamed (mklord_) as the winner of the giveaway. Mohamed shared an update about receiving the car and shared on Threads that Jimmy Donaldson’s team will reach out to him tomorrow.
MrBeast is the most followed YouTuber in the world with with more than 165 million subscribers. He is widely known for his extravagant giveaways and charitable endeavours.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
