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Trending: Fil-Am pranksters receive surprise on Ellen

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The two Filipino-American students who pulled off an epic prank of putting up a fake poster at a McDonald’s in Houston have received their “penalty”—a guest spot on The Ellen DeGeneres show and $25,000 each from the fast food giant.

Trending: Fil-Am pranksters receive surprise on Ellen
Fil-Am college students Christian Toledo and Jevh Maravilla narrate how they pulled off their fake poster prank on The Ellen DeGeneres show.

A couple of months back, friends Jevh Maravilla, 21 and Christian Toledo, 25, decided to put an empty, non-CCTV-guarded wall at a McDonald’s branch they frequent to good use. 

They created a poster of themselves, similar to those on the walls of the store, sneaked it inside with the help of a McDonald’s uniform they bought at a thrift store and a made-up badge with a made-up position as “Regional Interior Coordinators,” and successfully put it up. 

Maravilla, born and raised in Texas, told earlier reports that they simply wanted to promote diversity as the store, prior to their stunt, didn’t have an Asian, particularly Filipino, representation. 

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Trending: Fil-Am pranksters receive surprise on Ellen
Maravilla’s viral tweet about the fake poster they put up at a McDonald’s in Houston. 

After nearly two months of putting the fake poster up, Maravilla decided to post a tweet. 

“I noticed there was a blank wall at McDonald’s so I decided to make this fake poster of me and my friend. It’s now been 51 days since I hung it up,” he tweeted along with photos of him and Toledo.

His tweet currently has over 260,000 retweets and one million likes. 

The viral tweet and epic prank landed the two Fil-Am college students a guest spot on Ellen.

“I know a great prank when I see one,” said DeGeneres, the show’s host and resident prankster. 

Maravilla and Toledo narrated on the show how they came up with the idea and how they did it. “Congratulations that you got away with this,” said DeGeneres.

During the show, the TV host surprised them with the news that McDonald’s are hiring them for a marketing campaign for which they will each get $25,000.  

Now that’s a sweet deal from an epic prank and a viral tweet. 

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