They were dishonest and deceived everyone by having the twin take the shot.
You don't get the prize after lying just because you were honest after it happened.
Hopefully this will work as a life lesson for those twins.
Boy Doesn't Get to Keep $50K Prize for Hockey Shot: Fair?
SodaHead News
2011/09/02 15:00:00
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You might remember a story we published a few weeks ago about 11-year-old Nate Smith, who was slated to win $50,000 for making a remarkable 89-foot center ice slap shot until his father came out and admitted it had been his twin brother, Nick, who had actually made the shot.
Last we heard Odds on Promotions, the company in charge of organizing the raffle event, was holding the money while it decided whether or not to award the kid(s) for the shot anyway.
They decided Wednesday not to award them. They did, however, decide to give $20,000 to Minnesota youth hockey in their names.
Company president Mark Gilmartin announced, "We greatly respect the eventual honesty of the Smith family ... Although we're unable to the pay the claim on Nate's incredible shot, we are confident our donation will help foster a positive environment for present and future youth hockey in Minnesota."
The kids are keeping a stiff upper lip about the whole thing -- or at least their dad is making it seem like they are.
Pat Smith, the father, told ABC News, "They're pretty happy that they ended up getting that stuff donated to the youth hockey ... We're happy that they're paying something out. They could of just not given us anything. The Shattuck School is also giving them a three week hockey camp next summer."
Last we heard Odds on Promotions, the company in charge of organizing the raffle event, was holding the money while it decided whether or not to award the kid(s) for the shot anyway.
They decided Wednesday not to award them. They did, however, decide to give $20,000 to Minnesota youth hockey in their names.
Company president Mark Gilmartin announced, "We greatly respect the eventual honesty of the Smith family ... Although we're unable to the pay the claim on Nate's incredible shot, we are confident our donation will help foster a positive environment for present and future youth hockey in Minnesota."
The kids are keeping a stiff upper lip about the whole thing -- or at least their dad is making it seem like they are.
Pat Smith, the father, told ABC News, "They're pretty happy that they ended up getting that stuff donated to the youth hockey ... We're happy that they're paying something out. They could of just not given us anything. The Shattuck School is also giving them a three week hockey camp next summer."
Evidently, honesty and family mean nothing compared to the dollar.
By the way, the dollar is being devalued daily.
Wouldn't you think that the honesty of the "twins" family name make the PUCK ?
The twins deserve honor with their humble acceptance that the money will help youth hockey teams.
We are in big trouble when honesty and an entry ticket and a name don't match.
Does that mean that if I purchase a seat at a baseball game and I give that ticket to a friend of mine and a prize is won because of the seat I bought but my friend cannot receive the prize because the ticket was purchased in my name?
Tell me what is the difference?
2.) Honesty and family..hello McFly..they are the ones who lied to begin with
3.) The ONLY reason they confessed is because the Dad was scared he would be caught when he had to sign the paperwork. When you put your john hancok on a legal document saying it's truthful most people tend to back down.
4.)if the prize stipulates that the person who brought the ticket is the only one who can win it then it's fair.
Hopefully they will have another contest some day and the really good kid can go and just win the money fair and square next time.
Simple as that.
Are you as quick to call our government cheaters as you are to blame a child and his parent for a simple gain of $50,000.00 dollars?
Oh, did I cross another line drawn in the sand?
That is the end result of the reality of the issue. The check has already been cut and designated.
Do you want to continue your obliquitous ideas of unfairness or can you understand the matter is not so much about a contract but more of a matter about the simple matter of a father buying a ticket to play a game. It was not a horse race with a certain rider riding a certain horse.
My opinion is that the Ice Hockey Association used poor judgment in it's decision to deny the winning "puck" it's just reward.
Pure and simple, what argument do you have about that?
The trouble was all about denying a brother that made the goal, whom stood in, in behalf of his twin brother.
$50,000.00 dollars is nothing compared to what the professional players make a year, a drop in the bucket.
I bet 'ya it was the dad's idea. (Way to go, pops!) He needs lessons on integrity. I hope the kids learn that very quickly after that.
Had he been honest, the outcome would have been different - and less embarrassing to the kids.
Yes, they were dishonest, and there for don't deserve the cash prize.
But at the same time, how many other people could've done this in their
time and still recieve the cash. Though they didn't get the cash hands on
for the shot, the fact it was donated in their name I can see as fair.
At the same time, they could've just split the cash between the 2.
Anyhow...wasn't my decision to make. So What I say here doesn't really matter (:
Completely fair.