"I bet half the city will enter" — Internet reacts to Glen Powell announcing the winner of his lookalike contest will earn a cameo in his next movie

A look-alike contest for actor Glen Powell was held in Austin on Sunday, November 24, 2024. A large crowd gathered at the Auditorium Shores for the event, as reported by FOX 7 Austin. While hundreds of people competed, contestant number 4, Maxwell Braunstein, won the game.

Along with the contestants, Glen's mother and aunt were present at the venue to help select the perfect lookalike for the actor. Glen Powell himself made the announcement, stating:

"The winner of today's contest gets a personal prize from me. Now you may know that my parents make a cameo in every movie I make but today, the winner of the Glen Powell look-alike contest wins their parents or any family member... a cameo in my next movie."

Glen's announcement garnered massive attention on social media, with netizens sharing their opinions. Many users seemed to assume that the cameo was for the lookalike, but according to the announcement, it would be for a family member. One user (caramel5unset) on X wrote:

"I bet half the city will enter."

Several netizens reacted to the actor's announcement on the social media platform.

"Wow, that’s a pretty wild prize!" another user wrote on X

"Well, whoever wins is one lucky man," added a tweet.

"And this is why Glen Powell is the best," commented a netizen.

A lot of other netizens expressed their excitement with the announcement and the personal prize. A user tweeted:

"A cameo in one of his movies. Glen Powell is devoted to making sure the winner has a good time. Respect."

"Glen Powell's announcement about a lookalike contest with a cameo role in his next movie—and a humorous 'cash-value prize of $6 billion'—is certainly grabbing attention!" mentioned another one.

"Wait I’m just noticing he invited them to have their family member to have a cameo and not the actual look alike lol," finally clarified a user.

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Glen Powell lookalike contest winner won a cowboy hat, free Torchy’s queso for a year, and a monetary prize

As mentioned earlier, Maxwell Braunstein from Austin won the competition. Braunstein, who is a physician's assistant there, said:

"My face hasn't hurt like this since I was ten and at Disney World. I did tell people I was going to win. I did mention that to my friends that sent it to me."

The winner further added that he had been compared to Powell before, so he wasn't totally surprised with the win. Along with the title, Braunstein received some amazing gifts, including a cameo in Powell's movie for a family member, as mentioned in the actor's announcement.

As reported by FOX 7 Austin, Kate Carpenter, the organizer, mentioned the large turnout for the event, adding:

"That's a testament that Glen Powell loves this city, loves the people, and is just a great overall guy."

While Powell's family members, including his mother, were present at the contest, he was not. The actor was overseas working on a new project. He currently has the film The Running Man and a TV series Chad Powers in production, as reported by IMDB.