College GameDay: Iowa native Carter Smith makes $3 million kick

PROVO, Utah —

An Iowa native won $3 million with a 33-yard field goal during ESPN’s College GameDay last weekend.

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Carter Smith, a Brigham Young University freshman from the western Iowa town of Honey Creek, earned $2 million for himself and $1 million for charity with the successful kick. Smith didn’t play football at Underwood High School but did play soccer, BYU’s student newspaper reported.

His first attempt missed, but he adjusted for his second try.

“Obviously, when I got a second opportunity, I was so relieved,” said Smith, who was dressed as Spider-Man for his big moment. “I felt like I had a second chance. I felt like I could kick in a different spot, because the first time I kicked low and to the right. I aimed high and to the left, and it worked out.”

Watch video of the boot, which earned the largest payout ever in the pregame show’s weekly kicking contest, below.

Smith, who plans to become a dentist, said he intends to invest the money.

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