Will Smith Launches Contest to Let One Fan Attend His Grand Canyon Bungee-Jump in Person

By Todd Spangler

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Will Smith next month is going to bungee-jump out of a helicopter over the Grand Canyon — and he’s launched a contest to let one fan (and a guest) be there in person with him on the day of the event.

“: The Jump” will take place on Sept. 25, the actor’s 50th birthday, and will be live-streamed on  his channel . He’s doing the stunt to raise awareness and donations for international advocacy organization Global Citizen’s education campaigns.

To enter the chance to win, fans must make a $10 (or more) donation through omaze.com/will . Proceeds will benefit Global Citizen’s advocacy work on education and allow them to support Education Cannot Wait, a fund to bring education to kids in emergencies.

Smith announced the contest on Tuesday on his YouTube channel:

In March 2018, the creators behind YouTube channel  Yes Theory challenged Smith to bungee jump from a helicopter — which Smith accepted  on the condition that the jump would be done for charity.

The grand-prize experience for the winner and their guest includes: getting to hang out with Smith and his family to celebrate his 50th birthday and his heli-bungee jump; striking a pose with Smith for the birthday photo; being able to Facetime a friend while hanging out with Smith; and airfare and hotel accommodations.

The deadline to enter the contest via Omaze is Sept. 10, 2018, at 11:59pm PT, with the winner to be announced “on or around” Sept. 21. The grand-prize package carries an estimated retail value of $2,500.

Through the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, the actor partnered with Global Citizen to support Education Cannot Wait,  its global initiative that provides 75 million children in crisis-affected areas access to education.

Details of the timing for YouTube’s “Will Smith: The Jump” live-stream on Sept. 25 will be released at a later date. Smith’s Westbrook Entertainment will produce the live stream in conjunction with Fly on the Wall Entertainment, which also produced YouTube original “Katy Perry: Witness World Wide,” the 96-hour livestream on Perry’s YouTube channel last year (and also produces “Big Brother” for CBS).

Smith launched his YouTube channel in December 2017 and has amassed more than 3 million subscribers and more than 75 million channel views to date.