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When Kentucky freshman Vincent Swope sank a half-court shot to win a halftime contest during Saturday’s basketball game vs. South Carolina, he did a victory lap around Rupp Arena and began dreaming of what he could do with the $10,000. Little did he realize one of the contest’s organizers — Kroger — said it might not be willing to pay up because Swope appeared to take the shot a few inches beyond the midcourt stripe. “That didn’t even cross my mind when I shot it,” Swope said. “I was just thinking, ‘I’m $10,000 richer.’ ” After a Twitter backlash from Kentucky Wildcats fans, the supermarket chain realized the PR folly wasn’t worth fighting and agreed to cough up the cash.
