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Eagles Fan Hits Field Goal Kick, Wins $20,000

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Tom Voelker, an Eagles fan from Sinking Spring, Pa., was given the opportunity to kick during halftime of the Eagles game against the Buccaneers on Sunday. Voelker attempted a field goal kick from the 20-yard line as part of the "Santander Field Goal Challenge."

Voelker nailed the kick and won $10,000. In addition, Voelker successful kick led to an additional $10,000 donation to Brandywine Heights Middle School.

Voelker, the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology for the Brandywine Heights School District, selected the middle school for the donation.

"I'm ecstatic! As a lifelong Eagles fan, just to be able to walk onto the field during a game was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but to have converted the kick and to know that I've won $10,000 for myself and $10,000 for Brandywine Heights Middle School is surreal," Voelker said after making the kick.

Voelker explained that he plans to take his family to Disney World with his winnings and the donation to the school will aid in the implementation and success of STEM courses at the school.

 

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