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Dr. Pepper Challenge: Overtime rules for challenge shredded on social media following controversial ending
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The Dr. Pepper Challenge is getting obliterated on social media right now.
The Dr. Pepper Halftime Challenge has been a part of Championship Weekend for a while now. During halftime of the 2022 SEC Championship Game, Kayla Gibson and Reagan Whitaker were competing to win $100,000 towards their tuition. After the pair tied in regulation, an additional 15 seconds were put on the clock.
However, this period would also end in a tie. Instead of a 2nd OT period, Whitaker was declared the winner due to the results of a tiebreaker on Friday.
Even in the Dr. Pepper toss challenge the overtime rules suck
— PFF College (@PFF_College) December 3, 2022
Audible boos were heard throughout the stadium for the decision. The reaction on Twitter was also unsurprisingly negative.
“She won the tiebreaker challenge yesterday” is “somehow Palpatine has returned” level storytelling by the Dr Pepper toss
— Jason Kirk (@thejasonkirk) December 3, 2022
.@drpepper pic.twitter.com/fq6l4knmiU
— Nolan Bianchi (@nolanbianchi) December 3, 2022
Congrats to Reagan, happy for her, but get out of here with these undisclosed overtime rules, Dr Pepper.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 3, 2022
Tie in the Dr Pepper challenge should be an Oklahoma drill
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) December 3, 2022
Nah. This Dr Pepper Challenge on the SEC Championship…both of those ladies should have gotten the 100k since they tied twice#SECChampionship #DrPepperChallenge
— Isaiah Bragg (@4MrBragg) December 3, 2022
Can’t wait for the ESPN @30for30 on this year’s Dr. Pepper Challenge.
— Adam Spencer (@AdamSpencer4) December 3, 2022
NO DOUBLE OT in the Dr. Pepper Challenge?! What is this?!
— Jake Marsh (@PMTsportsbiz) December 3, 2022
“Because she won the tie-breaker challenge yesterday” ?!?!?! in the Dr Pepper Challenge. BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! We didn’t know anything about a tie-breaker challenge!! PLAY IT OUT!!!
— Chris Vernon (@ChrisVernonShow) December 3, 2022
As you can see, people were not thrilled with the ending of the challenge. With life-changing money on the line, it is reasonable to expect a more satisying process.
Bryce Lazenby covers college football for Saturday Tradition. A Nashville native, his previous stops include FanSided, Dimers, and The Leaf-Chronicle.