Bill Murray treated a lucky Cubs fan to Game 6 of the World Series

This fan was truly lucky.
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Sophie Hirsh
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Karen Michel, a longtime Cubs fan, visited the box office right before the Cubs played Game 6 of the World Series Tuesday night, hoping a single ticket would miraculously be available.

Turns out, one was – but not from the box office.

Cubs fan and super famous actor Bill Murray wound up offering Michel his extra seat, and she got to sit next to him for the whole game.


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As reported by MLB, Michel noticed Murray after she was rejected by the box office, so she started to follow him.

"He turns around and says, 'Here, here's a ticket,'" she told MLB. "And he kind of shuttled me into the door. I thought it was just a ticket to get in. But it was a ticket to sit right here."

The two longtime Cubs fans chatted during the game.

"I asked, 'When you went to the Cubs game, who did you go with?'" Michel told MLB. "He said his brother and his father. I have all sisters, and me and my dad would go to the baseball games. We talked about stuff like that."

A Bill Murray story wouldn't be complete without him doing something unexpected –so here's a picture of him at the World Series wearing a magazine as a scarf.

Now the only question is – which of Bill Murray's friends flaked on the game last minute?

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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