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Winner takes all: Bucks fan talks about 'Jackpot Shot' win moment

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MILWAUKEE — Never in a million years, did Deante Ragsdale think he would hit a half court shot
at a Bucks game.

Deante Ragsdale
" I was very nervous," Deante says. " I had to make a couple phone calls and block out all of the noise." " I kept saying to myself, I'm gonna to hit it." "I'm gonna to hit it."

He says, it was one of the biggest moments of his life.

"I felt like I hit the
three-point winner for them," Deante beams. "After halftime, people wanted to take pictures with me." "I felt like I was a celebrity that night."

Deante won 10,000 dollars for making that shot.

"I'm gonna try and get me a nice car."


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