Teacher Wins $20K On Game Show, Will Buy Every Student At Her School New Shoes

July 19, 2015

An Australian teacher who won $20,000 on a TV game show is buying new shoes for the students at her school.

teacher wins money and buys all students new shoes

Bri Dredge, 32, who was on "Millionaire Hot Seat" on Thursday night, has decided to use her winnings to help pupils at Yuille Park Community College in Ballarat. The school is called a community college but is equivalent to a U.S. K-8 with students aged 5-12.

"I walked into school and every student in the whole school has given me a hug and said thank you," Dredge told AAP on Friday. "The look on their faces was worth all the money that I won."

"I walked into school and every student in the whole school has given me a hug and said thank you," Dredge told AAP on Friday.

All 200 students will receive a pair of sturdy leather shoes to get them through Ballarat's long, cold winter.

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