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| Wetherspoons game sees 300 meals ordered for Birmingham's homeless | Wetherspoons game sees 300 meals ordered for Birmingham's homeless |
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| Chris Illman is the founder of The Wetherspoons Game run through a Facebook group with 500,000 members | Chris Illman is the founder of The Wetherspoons Game run through a Facebook group with 500,000 members |
| Chris Illman is the founder of The Wetherspoons Game run through a Facebook group with 500,000 members | Chris Illman is the founder of The Wetherspoons Game run through a Facebook group with 500,000 members |
| Around 300 meals have been sent to a man's table in Wetherspoons as part of a drinking game which aimed to feed the homeless. | Around 300 meals have been sent to a man's table in Wetherspoons as part of a drinking game which aimed to feed the homeless. |
| Kind strangers ordered hundreds of portions of burgers and chips to Chris Illman's table at The Briar Rose pub in Birmingham on Monday. | Kind strangers ordered hundreds of portions of burgers and chips to Chris Illman's table at The Briar Rose pub in Birmingham on Monday. |
| Mr Illman said his followers ordered the meals within 33 minutes after he had posted an appeal online. | Mr Illman said his followers ordered the meals within 33 minutes after he had posted an appeal online. |
| The meals went to homeless charities in Birmingham, he added. | The meals went to homeless charities in Birmingham, he added. |
| Mr Illman is the founder of the viral Wetherspoons game, run through a Facebook group which has more than 500,000 members. | Mr Illman is the founder of the viral Wetherspoons game, run through a Facebook group which has more than 500,000 members. |
| Participants sit down at a table in one of their pubs, take a photo of themselves and their table number, before posting it on the dedicated Facebook group. | Participants sit down at a table in one of their pubs, take a photo of themselves and their table number, before posting it on the dedicated Facebook group. |
| Strangers in the group then use the pub's app to order and pay for drinks or a meal. | Strangers in the group then use the pub's app to order and pay for drinks or a meal. |
| Chris Illman, left, had posted an appeal to feed Birmingham's homeless online | Chris Illman, left, had posted an appeal to feed Birmingham's homeless online |
| Chris Illman, left, had posted an appeal to feed Birmingham's homeless online | Chris Illman, left, had posted an appeal to feed Birmingham's homeless online |
| Mr Illman said it was an "absolutely amazing" night which had "sold the pub out." | Mr Illman said it was an "absolutely amazing" night which had "sold the pub out." |
| "Everyone was so happy and buzzing," he told BBC Radio WM, "Everyone was so willing to help out." | "Everyone was so happy and buzzing," he told BBC Radio WM, "Everyone was so willing to help out." |
| He had asked the group to order the meals and drinks to donate to those who were homeless, before the Wetherspoon's app crashed due to the demand. | He had asked the group to order the meals and drinks to donate to those who were homeless, before the Wetherspoon's app crashed due to the demand. |
| "In the end it took 33 minutes to get 300 burger and chip meals, I reckon if we didn't crash it we'd have had it all done within 10 minutes easily," he said. | "In the end it took 33 minutes to get 300 burger and chip meals, I reckon if we didn't crash it we'd have had it all done within 10 minutes easily," he said. |
| The point of the game was "to get as many people as fed as possible," he added. | The point of the game was "to get as many people as fed as possible," he added. |
| However, he said it "doesn't really scratch the surface", given the scale of homelessness in the city. | However, he said it "doesn't really scratch the surface", given the scale of homelessness in the city. |
| But raising awareness was "priceless," he added. | But raising awareness was "priceless," he added. |
| "You can't put a price on that. | "You can't put a price on that. |
| "If it inspires one person, it's worth it." | "If it inspires one person, it's worth it." |
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| Homelessness | Homelessness |
| Birmingham | Birmingham |