Overview
- McAfee said on Friday that a Rocco’s manager told him “yours would bounce” when he asked about paying and that the bar was serving pre-made jello shots rather than making them in-house.
- Despite his displeasure, McAfee participated in the challenge and Rocco’s later posted that he left the largest tip the bar has ever seen.
- Rocco’s also announced that West Virginia entered the top 10 all-time jello shot purchasers and local reporting showed the bar remained extremely busy during the College World Series.
- The Jello Shot Challenge began in 2019, charges $5 per shot with a stated charity split, and has produced very large donations and sales such as LSU’s 2023 total of 68,888 shots.
- The exchange highlights wider tensions over how event traditions are run and promoted, raising questions about fundraising transparency and whether celebrity criticism will change local support beyond the current event.