# Byu Student Wins $3m in College GameDay Contest

> BYU student flips fortune with $3m College GameDay kick.
- Title: Byu Student Wins $3m in College GameDay Contest | Shortify
- Summary: BYU student flips fortune with $3m College GameDay kick. BYU student Carter won $3 million in a College GameDay contest after a second attempt.
- Keywords: byu, college football, pat mcafee, college game day, carter, spider man, kicking contest, home depot, ryan smith, ryan sweeney, sports, Student
- Source: EssentiallySports — https://essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-pat-mcafee-and-co-lose-three-million-dollars-as-byu-student-flips-his-fortune-with-college-gameday-heroics
- Author: Rudra Dubey
- Published: 2026-10-17T16:14:18+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: byu, college football, pat mcafee, college game day, carter, spider man, kicking contest, home depot, ryan smith, ryan sweeney, sports
## Carter's Second Kick
Carter won $3 million after a second attempt in Pat McAfee's College GameDay contest.

> Carter for three million dollars. What a kick
## Contest Prize Doubled
The contest prize doubled to $3 million with $1 million from Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith and $1 million from Ryan Sweeney.

> The prize did not start at that size
## Carter's Kick Details
Carter's kick split the uprights after slowing down and aiming at the left upright.

> Carter's kick, like a knuckleball, split the uprights
## Charity Donation
Half of the $3 million prize will be donated to charity, with Carter taking the rest.

> Of the $3 million that Carter secured through his kick, half of the amount will be donated to charity
## Key takeaway

BYU student Carter won $3 million in a College GameDay contest after a second attempt.