Remember when we told you guys about KFC’s $20K scholarship?? We weren’t kidding! A California high school senior turned her single tweet into a $20,000 college scholarship. The Twitter entry from 17-year-old Amanda Russell was selected Wednesday from more than 2,800 tweets that competed for the scholarship offered by a foundation for the Louisville-based KFC restaurant chain. Russell reached the 140 character limit for the contest, so she’ll get $142 per character to pursue her college dreams.
The winning tweet refers to the chain’s late founder Colonel Harland Sanders and says: “Hey Colonel! Your scholarship’s the secret ingredient missing from my recipe for success! Got the grades, drive, just need cash!”
