Pat McAfee has put more than $6 million of his own money into GameDay prizes and charity

An LSU undergraduate missed out on a life-changing $1 million (£760,000) prize on national television after missing two field goal attempts during ESPN's College GameDay broadcast in Baton Rouge. The high-stakes challenge saw sports analyst and former NFL punter Pat McAfee offer $500,000 from his own money. Show sponsor Home Depot then matched the amount, raising the total prize to $1 million. According to reports from EssentiallySports and Yahoo Sports, the contest took place during the 500th road broadcast of College GameDay, as the network began its 40th season outside Louisiana State University's campus quad. The huge prize was one of the biggest single-kick opportunities in the history of the weekly segment.Double trouble on the 33-yard markThe contestant, an LSU freshman named Bruce, was chosen through a random raffle from students who had arrived early inside the broadcast area. Under the contest rules, non-varsity students must make a standard 33-yard field goal. With $1 million at stake, Bruce stepped up for his first attempt, but the kick went wide. Following the segment's tradition of giving contestants a second chance, McAfee offered Bruce a mulligan for the full $1 mil...