Donnie Wahlberg Leaves $2020 Tip for IHOP Server on New Year, Sparks ‘2020 Tip Challenge’

Donnie Wahlberg Leaves $2020 Tip for IHOP Server on New Year, Sparks ‘2020 Tip Challenge’
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Server Bethany Provencher was treated to more than a celebrity encounter when “Blue Bloods” actor Donnie Wahlberg and his wife, Jenny McCarthy, showed up for breakfast at IHOP on New Year’s Day.

As it turned out, Jan. 1, 2020, was an auspicious date for Provencher. The 37-year-old single mom went home from the St. Charles, Illinois, eatery that day with a $2,020 tip in her pocket.