This Nevada teen is coming for Ellen DeGeneres one RT at a time!
As you may remember, the talk show host broke the Internet back in 2014 when she shared a star-studded Oscars-night selfie — which garnered 3.4m retweets and stands as the most retweeted tweet ever.
Well, that record is close to being broken as 16-year-old Carter Wilkerson has already received over 2.5 million RTs on his quest for free nuggets for a year from Wendy’s. Yes, you read that correctly!
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It all started when the high schooler asked the fast food company how many retweets it would take for him to earn chicken nuggs for 365 days, to which the burger joint responded with the outrageous number of 18 million.
So Carter tweeted:
HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS pic.twitter.com/4SrfHmEMo3
— Carter Wilkerson (@carterjwm) April 6, 2017
Despite the seemingly-impossible feat in front of him, Carter is NOT giving up — and other brands and public figures are stepping in to help the student achieve his dream!
Anything in the name of free food! LOLz!
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Ch-ch-check out in the insane response to #NuggsForCarter (below)!
1 Million?!?! Officially SHOOK https://t.co/XZ1AafXo2p
├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥ Wendy’s (@Wendys) April 7, 2017
Live your best life, Carter. Follow your dreams. #NuggsForCarter https://t.co/PbHd9JMQjE
— Amazon (@amazon) April 8, 2017
We’re in. How about you, @Amazon and @Google? #NuggsForCarter https://t.co/zi8FmD6Cf8
— Microsoft (@Microsoft) April 7, 2017
Hey @carterjwm, sorry you have @ATT. Switch to @TMobile & I’ll give you a year of free @Wendys chicken nuggets myself + more! Seriously. https://t.co/RmVygHPPob
— John Legere (@JohnLegere) April 8, 2017
Hey, @carterjwm! Hit 18m and we’ve got your food coma sleep pack ready. You’re gonna need it ├░┼╕╦£┬Å. #NuggsForCarter cc: @Wendys https://t.co/nwe39wFL0x
— Mattress Firm (@MattressFirm) April 8, 2017
If you get the 18 million RTs, we’ll give you a free flight to take you to any @Wendys in the world in a city we serve. Good luck! https://t.co/igxnPg1JUF
— United (@united) April 8, 2017
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— memes (@memetribute) April 9, 2017
It’s good to have dreams https://t.co/gY4WfBX45i
— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) April 8, 2017
Help this man get his NUGGS! https://t.co/6vDR7NNEbW
— Austin Creed (@XavierWoodsPhD) April 7, 2017
@carterjwm Salute, Carter. #AnotherOne (cc: @Wendys) pic.twitter.com/ZtQASEhC4A
— Apple Music (@AppleMusic) April 7, 2017
You got this. #NuggsForCarter https://t.co/8bjizeCHUq
— LinkedIn (@LinkedIn) April 9, 2017
Nevada’s in. How about you Govs? @NatlGovsAssoc @JohnKasich@hickforco @JerryBrownGov@NYGovCuomo @The_RGA@GovernorVA#NuggsForCarter https://t.co/l8y9BwJiiH
— Governor Sandoval (@GovSandoval) April 8, 2017
If you get 18 mil come to NYC and the frosty’s on me ├░┼╕┬ì┬ª https://t.co/8OTgprrNta
— Martha Hunt (@MarthaHunt) April 9, 2017
@Microsoft Feeling lucky, @carterjwm? #NuggsForCarter https://t.co/pYqVV6rBh3
— Google (@Google) April 8, 2017
Wow! The power of the Interwebs, y’all…
At this rate, Carter is well on his way to beating the daytime personality — and hopefully those nuggs!!!
So, we’ll just leave this here:
@TheEllenShow I’m coming for you Ellen
— Carter Wilkerson (@carterjwm) April 7, 2017
[Image via Twitter.]
