BYU Fan in Spider-Man Costume Wins $3 Million Kick
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A college student won $3 million. He did it on a TV show called 'College GameDay'. The student goes to BYU, a university in the United States.
The student wore a costume. He looked like Spider-Man. He had to kick a field goal. A field goal is a kick in American football. The ball must go between two tall posts.
The student kicked the ball. The ball went in! He won $3 million. People filmed the kick. The video became very popular online. This is called a viral video.
Pat McAfee was there too. He is a famous TV host. He works on 'College GameDay'. The show is about college football. Many fans watched the kick live.
Vocabulary4 words
- costume
- special clothes you wear to look like someone else
- field goal
- a kick in football that gives points
- video
- moving pictures you can watch
- viral
- seen by very many people online very fast
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1. $3 million 2. Spider-Man 3. True
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A college student won $3 _____. He did it on a TV show called 'College GameDay'. The student goes to _____, a university in the United States.
The student wore a _____. He looked like Spider-Man. He had to kick a _____. A field goal is a kick in American football. The ball must go between two tall _____.
The student kicked the ball. The ball went in! He won $3 million. People filmed the kick. The video became very popular online. This is called a _____ video.
Pat McAfee was there too. He is a famous TV _____. He works on 'College GameDay'. The show is about college football. Many fans watched the kick _____.
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