Insurance company cheats student out of $10,000 at basketball game.

[tom 48]

A student at a UMass Minutewomen's basketball game won $10,000 on Wednesday night after completing an on-court contest—until he didn't.

Following up on Thursday afternoon—however—Schreiber explained that Noah was notified by "insurance" that he would not be getting the money:

"They say his foot was on the line DESPITE not being told BEFOREHAND that it had to be BEHIND the line," he wrote in a quote-post. "OddsOn Promotions is the company."

UMass Student Has $10K Reward Rescinded After Winning Halftime Contest

They said his foot was on the line.

www.si.com

The good news is he will get the money from the university, instead of the insurance company.

On Friday morning, UMass athletic director Ryan Bamford said Lee would get his money – one way or the other.

“For all those wondering, we’re working on getting $10K to Noah,” Bamford posted on X. “If we can’t get to a good result via the insurance company, we will pay him directly. We appreciate his support of @UMassAthletics & want to reward his fun accomplishment the other night at our @UMassWBB game.”

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/sport/umass-student-prize-half-court-shot-spt/index.html

 

[tcgobucks]

To be fair, 99% of the people who have ever shot a basketball (in a contest, game or otherwise) know that your foot has to be behind the line for a a shot to count. The companies that provide insurance for these types of events are VERY THOROUGH with their rules....and they require video proof. We used a company for hole in one insurance. They were meticulous. They had to know the distance, the number of players, the number of hole in ones on that hole in the previous year, etc. If we wouldn't have told the golfers the rules....that was on us, not the insurance company....the same as this one is on UMASS, not the insurance company......but again, if your foot is on the line, it's not BEHIND the line. Simple enough

 

[14Red]

To be fair, 99% of the people who have ever shot a basketball (in a contest, game or otherwise) know that your foot has to be behind the line for a a shot to count. The companies that provide insurance for these types of events are VERY THOROUGH with their rules....and they require video proof. We used a company for hole in one insurance. They were meticulous. They had to know the distance, the number of players, the number of hole in ones on that hole in the previous year, etc. If we wouldn't have told the golfers the rules....that was on us, not the insurance company....the same as this one is on UMASS, not the insurance company......but again, if your foot is on the line, it's not BEHIND the line. Simple enough

1000% true. This is a contract from the insurance company to the entity, they are on the hook for the money if a half court shot, hole in one or whatever happens. It's not discretionary. It amazes me people never seem to understand these concepts. It's like health insurance, people assume things are covered and never take the time to really look through their policies. Insurance company's are happy to pay out money when the contract is fulfilled, they aren't just going to give out money just because. This was on the school for not making it clear to the participant that their foot can't be on or over the line.