The restaurant bill was US$23. But the tip at a small-town restaurant in Michigan was much larger: US$2020 ($3000).
"Things like this don't happen to people like me," server Danielle Franzoni told The Alpena News.
Franzoni, 31, got the tip while working Sunday at Thunder Bay River Restaurant in Alpena. The credit card receipt said "Happy New Year. 2020 Tip Challenge."
Franzoni, a single mother, couldn't believe the number, but her manager assured her the tip was legitimate.
She said she was living in a homeless shelter a year ago. Franzoni plans to use the money to reinstate her driver's license and build savings.