Ashesi graduate wins US$25,000 from random X poll by American YouTuber

A Ghanaian lady was one of 10 lucky winners in a random online poll by a major influencer on X (formerly Twitter).

Princess Asante will receive US$25,000 from the influencer, Mr. Beast; whose video on the platform had earned him over US$250,000 according to platform monetization rules.

The rule for the draw as posted by Mr. Beast on on January 22 read: "I’m gonna give 10 random people that repost this and follow me $25,000 for fun (the $250,000 my X video made). I’ll pick the winners in 72 hours."

On January 26, he posted 10 Twitter accounts that included one of crazy for Christ (@princess_asante).

According to GhanaWeb checks, Princess Asante's followers on X shot up from 200 to over a 1000 after the announcement, she has since locked her account.

Some X users are also reporting that she is logging out of a number of her known social media accounts, claims that GhanaWeb is still verifying.

Our checks also show that she is a graduate of Ashesi University.

See relevant tweets by Mr. Beast

This is now the most reposted post in history ????

— MrBeast (@MrBeast) January 25, 2024

Here are the winners of the $250,000 giveaway! They each will receive $25,000 :D@CrypticCapri
@mcemilkemaloglu
@lifestylspicer
@xelaquimson1
@SaraC336
@princess_asante
@DALIADANCELOVE
@omnistuff
@lalley_brian
@Tsundeme_

— MrBeast (@MrBeast) January 26, 2024