kskill:

On three occasions (1, 2, 3), Craig Rowin asked the Internet for one million dollars.  He supposedly got his wish, and tonight a man named Benjamin was going to present him with a check at NY’s UCB Theatre.

It all turned out to be a farce, with Craig lighting the check on fire at the last moment (see my photo above) and revealing casting videos of the “millionaire”.

Really well done.  I was fooled until the very end.  There was security at the door, a Voss Water chugging contest (“because when you’re a millionaire, regular water tastes like piss”), and fake raffles.  

We’re all suckers, and it was awesome.

This was a really well done hoax, and I had a blast falling for it.  Well done, Craig Rowin.