College student wins $100K after beating NBA All-Star in 3-point contest

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A "life-changing" moment will never be forgotten by 18-year-old college student Jaren Barajas, who can add to his young resume that he beat a perennial NBA All-Star in a 3-point contest.

Jaren Barajas won the "MrBeast Logo Shot Challenge" on Sunday night, as he nailed a shot from deep to not only beat Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard but also win $100,000. 

"This is going to mean the world to me, it’s going to help my family a lot and definitely my future," Barajas said, via The Associated Press. "Hopefully it’ll help me pay for my education, which it will."

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Jaren Barajas celebrates after participating in a competition against Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks to win $100,000 during the 2025 NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center. (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)

Barajas just needed to hit one shot from deep, while Lillard was tasked with hitting three logo three-pointers. With the clock winding down, Barajas threw one up as the buzzer sounded and the multi-colored ball splashed through the hoop. 

The ball smashed off the backboard before going in, and as the expression goes, the bank was open. And it filled Barajas’ own bank account in the process. 

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"It was coming down to the wire, we had 30 seconds left and my dad always tells me, ‘Use the backboard,’" Barajas explained. "That’s what I had to do to make it go in."

What’s funny is Barajas had no clue he was going to the Chase Center to see the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night, as he’d been hoping to go but didn’t have it on