Teachers scramble in a pit, gathering cash for school funds (Image via NoLieWithBTC/ Twitter)Twitter users were mortified after seeing a “Dash for Cash” event held in South Dakota. A total of ten teachers were put in a pit to collect as much money as they could in under five minutes. The “dystopic” event was held to gather funds for needed school and classroom improvements.Dash for Cash took place on December 11, during a Sioux Falls Stampede junior ice hockey match. A total of $5000 in cash was donated by a local Sioux Falls mortgage lender, CU Mortgage Direct.One of the event’s videos going viral online showcased teachers crawling across a mat and stuffing their clothes with as much cash as they could.☭ 🇨🇺 jσєуաrecκ'ˢ Ɗуѕтσριαη Ƒυтυяє 🇰🇵 🙃@joeywreckThe United States is a dystopian hell. These are underpaid teachers in South Dakota, being told to get on their knees and fight other educators for cash in front of an audience.No wonder Hunger Games and Squid Games were filmed in capitalist hellholes.6:18 AM · Dec 13, 2021954245The United States is a dystopian hell. These are underpaid teachers in South Dakota, being told to get on their knees and fight other educators for cash in front of an audience.No wonder Hunger Games and Squid Games were filmed in capitalist hellholes. https://t.co/UqSQblB0YJHarrisburg High School teacher grabs $616 in Dash for Cash eventA business development and marketing director for CU Mortgage Direct stated that they “thought it was an awesome group thing to do for the teachers,” after everything academic facilitators went through “for the last couple of years.” He continued:"The teachers in this area, and any teacher, they deserve whatever the heck they get."The Dash for Cash competition was held at the Denny Sanford Premier Center.A Harrisburg High School teacher, Barry Longden, managed to grab $616, the highest amount. He told Sioux Falls Argus Leader that he plans to buy equipment for an esports club.Another fifth-grade teacher managed to snag $592 during the event. They said:“I think it's really cool when the community offers an opportunity like this for things that educations a lot of times pay out of pocket for.”Twitter buzzes with outrageThough the competition seems to be held with good intentions, many compared Dash for Cash to Netflix’s popular series Squid Game. Those in debt compete in eccentric children’s games for the highest cash prize in the show.Many stated that the “dehumanizing” Dash for Cash event portrayed a “capitalistic hellhole.”Speaking of the South Dakota event, a few tweets read:Tim Shorrock@TimothySSquid Game, South Dakota-style. twitter.com/noliewithbtc/s…No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen@NoLieWithBTCJUST IN: An arena in South Dakota is holding a “Dash for Cash” where teachers get on their knees and fight for one dollar bills that they can use for classroom supplies while spectators watch and cheer. (h/t @AnnieTodd96)6:28 AM · Dec 13, 2021195JUST IN: An arena in South Dakota is holding a “Dash for Cash” where teachers get on their knees and fight for one dollar bills that they can use for classroom supplies while spectators watch and cheer. (h/t @AnnieTodd96) https://t.co/jIht84Ls9WSquid Game, South Dakota-style. twitter.com/noliewithbtc/s…Eric Thompson@isearch247Teachers in South Dakota scramble for $1 bills in 'dystopian' Squid Game-style money challenge | US News - newsatw.com/teachers-in-so…{ In an eerie resemblance to the hit Netflix show Squid Game, teachers in South Dakota competed in a "dystopian" scramble for one-do...7:32 AM · Dec 13, 2021Teachers in South Dakota scramble for $1 bills in 'dystopian' Squid Game-style money challenge | US News - newsatw.com/teachers-in-so…{ In an eerie resemblance to the hit Netflix show Squid Game, teachers in South Dakota competed in a "dystopian" scramble for one-do... https://t.co/cUJzu3S3Kgzeddy@ZeddaryKristi Noem's South Dakota. Come for Plague Biker Carnival, stay for Public School Squid Game.3:30 AM · Dec 13, 20219829Kristi Noem's South Dakota. Come for Plague Biker Carnival, stay for Public School Squid Game. https://t.co/QS2jV2IfO1Xavier Gordon ✊🏾 🏴‍☠️(758/1000)@XavierGordon20South Dakota officials really watched Squid Game and said "yeah let's do that" twitter.com/eoinhiggins_/s…Eoin Higgins@EoinHiggins_Local teachers in South Dakota “Dash for Cash” to help their classrooms by fighting over $5,000 in $1 bills while the crowd hoots and hollers.8:47 AM · Dec 13, 202173Local teachers in South Dakota “Dash for Cash” to help their classrooms by fighting over $5,000 in $1 bills while the crowd hoots and hollers. https://t.co/azwGJKhaKUSouth Dakota officials really watched Squid Game and said "yeah let's do that" twitter.com/eoinhiggins_/s…Neo Jane@NeoJane8This is HELL local South Dakota teachers are fighting over $5,000 in $1 bills to help their classrooms while the crowd keeps on cheering.The Cash For Dash aka Squid Game...2:23 AM · Dec 13, 20211This is HELL local South Dakota teachers are fighting over $5,000 in $1 bills to help their classrooms while the crowd keeps on cheering.The Cash For Dash aka Squid Game... https://t.co/Z03L67mQBlKatya@EhresmanKatyaSquid game was supposed to be a unrealistic dystopia,, not a Sunday in South Dakota. twitter.com/eoinhiggins_/s…Eoin Higgins@EoinHiggins_Local teachers in South Dakota “Dash for Cash” to help their classrooms by fighting over $5,000 in $1 bills while the crowd hoots and hollers.9:11 AM · Dec 13, 20219789Local teachers in South Dakota “Dash for Cash” to help their classrooms by fighting over $5,000 in $1 bills while the crowd hoots and hollers. https://t.co/azwGJKhaKUSquid game was supposed to be a unrealistic dystopia,, not a Sunday in South Dakota. twitter.com/eoinhiggins_/s…Pièce de Résistance@PieceDeReSisterSomeone in South Dakota thinks that The Hunger Games/The Lottery/Squid Games are manuals, rather than object lessons in how not to make the poor fight one another to the death for scarce resources and our amusement.This is the dystopia we live in. twitter.com/noliewithbtc/s…No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen@NoLieWithBTCJUST IN: An arena in South Dakota is holding a “Dash for Cash” where teachers get on their knees and fight for one dollar bills that they can use for classroom supplies while spectators watch and cheer. (h/t @AnnieTodd96)6:58 AM · Dec 13, 202123644JUST IN: An arena in South Dakota is holding a “Dash for Cash” where teachers get on their knees and fight for one dollar bills that they can use for classroom supplies while spectators watch and cheer. (h/t @AnnieTodd96) https://t.co/jIht84Ls9WSomeone in South Dakota thinks that The Hunger Games/The Lottery/Squid Games are manuals, rather than object lessons in how not to make the poor fight one another to the death for scarce resources and our amusement.This is the dystopia we live in. twitter.com/noliewithbtc/s… https://t.co/t2SC0EPPufPhillips P. OBrien@PhillipsPOBrienLooks like South Dakota is using Squid Games as a way to determine education funding. twitter.com/eoinhiggins_/s…Eoin Higgins@EoinHiggins_Local teachers in South Dakota “Dash for Cash” to help their classrooms by fighting over $5,000 in $1 bills while the crowd hoots and hollers.3:03 AM · Dec 13, 20218789Local teachers in South Dakota “Dash for Cash” to help their classrooms by fighting over $5,000 in $1 bills while the crowd hoots and hollers. https://t.co/azwGJKhaKULooks like South Dakota is using Squid Games as a way to determine education funding. twitter.com/eoinhiggins_/s…Breyer Reteyer@Nicky_PelosiSouth Dakota ranks 50th in average teacher pay, so it looks like they’re taking the Squid Game approach to making up for it. @sfstampede should be ashamed. twitter.com/annietodd96/st…Annie Todd@AnnieTodd96Here they go!2:43 AM · Dec 13, 202141Here they go! https://t.co/G0MH3Y1VXUSouth Dakota ranks 50th in average teacher pay, so it looks like they’re taking the Squid Game approach to making up for it. @sfstampede should be ashamed. twitter.com/annietodd96/st…kira waldhalm@waffles_kwnot the south dakota dash for cash getting twitter famous for being depressing & like squid game twitter.com/annietodd96/st…Annie Todd@AnnieTodd96Here they go!4:29 AM · Dec 13, 20211175Here they go! https://t.co/G0MH3Y1VXUnot the south dakota dash for cash getting twitter famous for being depressing & like squid game twitter.com/annietodd96/st…CU Mortgage Direct did not respond to the backlash the event has received at the time of writing this article.