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'Life can change in sooner or later': Oakley teen beats NBA star in problem to win $100K at All-Star Sport

By Miles Cooper
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February 18, 2025
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'Life can change in sooner or later': Oakley teen beats NBA star in problem to win $100K at All-Star Sport

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — An 18-year-old Oakley native was sitting within the crowd on the NBA All-Star Sport when the chance of a lifetime introduced itself.

Jaren Barajas was known as right down to the court docket by YouTube superstar MrBeast to compete in opposition to Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard with a $100,000 prize on the road. Barajas and Lillard every stood previous the NBA 3-point line with racks of balls beside them. If Barajas might make one shot earlier than Lillard made three or earlier than a 3:30 timer ran out, he would win the grand prize.

Barajas missed his first seven photographs. Lillard made two however missed his subsequent few, conserving Barajas’ probabilities alive. Time continued to tick. Because the buzzer sounded, Barajas launched his final try. It knocked off the backboard and went proper by way of the web. Thirty seconds later, he discovered himself sitting in a bathtub of money.

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“It’s crazy how life can change in one day or overnight. You never think something like that could happen to you,” {the teenager} advised KRON4.

Barajas was shocked by his father, Michael, with the tickets the day earlier than the sport. Michael had been checking on the ticket market and pulled the set off when he discovered one thing in his worth vary.

The Barajases he arrived on the enviornment early, and Jaren was approached by certainly one of MrBeast’s individuals. The pair talked for a couple of minutes, and Barajas was advised he may get known as right down to the court docket.

When he bought to the court docket, he was locked in on making the shot, however after the ball went by way of the web, it sunk in.

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“it’s just crazy and hard to believe,” he mentioned.

“It was dramatic, he made it as the clock was going off,” mentioned Lillard, an Oakland native. “I love being part of stuff like that where you can impact somebody else.”

Barajas mentioned he’ll use the cash to pay for his faculty. He’s at the moment a pupil and baseball participant at Los Medanos School in Pittsburg however plans to attend a four-year college after that.

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The Related Press contributed to this story.

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