A Teen Tweeted His Way To Free Wendy's Nuggets
He now has the most retweeted tweet of all time
One Nevada teen's quest to get a year's worth of free chicken nuggets has resulted in him breaking Twitter's all-time record for the most retweets.
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In April, Carter Wilkinson asked Wendy's how many retweets it would take for them to satisfy his craving for a year's worth of their crispy, mechanically separated chicken. And, of course, in typical fashion, the fast-food chain played along with a somewhat-unattainable challenge.
HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS pic.twitter.com/4SrfHmEMo3
— Carter Wilkerson (@carterjwm) April 6, 2017
Well, it turns out you can't keep starving teenagers from their pieces of fried chicken for long. With the help of the Twitterverse—including big names like Apple, Google and Ellen DeGeneres, to name a few—Wilkinson's original post has been retweeted more than 3.47 million times, to become the most retweeted tweet in history. Sorry, Ellen.
.@carterjwm is now the most retweeted tweet of all-time. That's good for the nuggets, and $100k to @DTFA. Consider it done. #nuggsforcarter pic.twitter.com/k6uhsJiP4E
— Wendy's (@Wendys) May 9, 2017
And although their challenge wasn't exactly met, Wendy's, vying for the title of coolest fast-food chain ever, is granting Wilkinson's wish anyway (and is throwing in a cool $100,000 donation to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, to boot).
Hope you saved some chicken nuggets for us! https://t.co/m81neec9ck
— Tasting Table (@TastingTable) May 9, 2017