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Towards the end of Ludwig's grand Subathon 2.0 event on November 21, 2022, fellow YouTube Gaming star Rachell "Valkyrae" surprised Ludwig by donating a whopping $15,000. She also asked him to get a permanent tattoo of the Twitch logo. Ludwig was perplexed by the idea and sarcastically stated that it was a "great suggestion."
After raising more than $300,000 during the 50-hour broadcast, his initial reaction upon seeing Valkyrae's request was:
"All right, I believe Valkyrae and her viewers came up with her final suggestion. They're at $15,000 total. They came up with a suggestion of a Twitch logo. You're on YouTube, bro! You literally... you know... great suggestion, Rae! It's a great suggestion! Love it, what you're doing over there, on YouTube.com."
Ludwig raises $300k during Subathon 2.0, Valkyrae donates $15k and suggests he get a permanent Twitch logo tattoo
As Subathon 2.0 came to a close, Ludwig set a new goal of raising $300,000 for the organizations No Kid Hungry and Alveus Sanctuary. He stated that he would get a permanent tattoo after reaching that milestone.
At the nine-hour mark, Ludwig's associates noticed that Valkyrae had donated $5,000, for a total of $15,000. As a result, the event crossed the $300,000 mark. Professional chessboxer Matt Thomas was taken aback by the contribution and stated:
"No way! Oh, she changed it to the Twitch logo! $5,000, $15,000 total, to have a Twitch logo!"
Timestamp: 09:35:35
After receiving four tattoo suggestions from other donors, the YouTuber decided to host a poll to determine which tattoo he would get. The community voted for Ludwig to either get a Twitch logo tattoo or a tattoo of his kitten named Coots.
A minute before Subathon 2.0 ended, the 27-year-old clarified that he would be getting a tattoo that would feature both the Twitch logo and Coots:
"But we're done and to make it fair, I will get a tattoo that includes both Coots and a small Twitch logo. Small Twitch logo, that's fair. We'll make it cute. Maybe Coots looking at Twitch logo. Or taking a s**t on one, we'll see. I'll keep it respectful."
Valkyrae's final push helps Ludwig reach his target
Valkyrae kept a close eye on what was going on in Ludwig's Subathon 2.0 during her November 21 broadcast. Although she had already donated $10,000, she decided to contribute an additional $5,000 at the three-hour mark so that Ludwig could get a Twitch logo tattoo. She stated:
"All right, I'm re-donating. Making sure I'm not leaking anything. And complete purchase! Okay, I donated 5k."
Timestamp: 03:29:27
Valkyrae expressed concern a few minutes later, wondering if YouTube Gaming would be "mad" at her:
"I wonder if YouTube's going to get mad at me. I'm a little worried."
Fans react to the streamer raising $300k during Subathon 2.0
The clip featuring the former Twitch streamer raising more than $300,000 during Subathon 2.0 was shared on the r/LivestreamFail subreddit. Here's what the online community had to say:
Based on all of the reactions and donations, Subathon 2.0 was a major success, as the VOD (Video on Demand) for the event received over 792k views, with more than 280 community members commenting.
