Drake told a 23-year-old streamer he'd 'love to' buy her mom a house after picking her on dating show. Who pays the tax? Rudro Chakrabarti Sun, August 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM PDT 7 min read Pinkchyu / X.com, Allison H. Smith/Shutterstock Drake picked streamer Pinkchyu out of 20 women on a Kick speed-dating stream Aug. 8, hosted for Stake's ninth anniversary, and told her she could have anything she wanted. Pinkchyu, real name Lin Lamar, asked whether he'd buy her mother a house so her mom could retire. "Oh yeah, I'd love to," he said. Days later, Lamar told TMZ the offer was real: she picks a listing and he'll cover the payment. Her OnlyFans earnings have climbed since. Two things decide who owes the IRS on a house like that whether it's a gift or a prize, and where the person paying lives. Must Read Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 6 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being one Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake. Here's what it is and 3 simple steps to fix it ASAP Millionaires under 43 hold only 25% of their wealth in stocks. Here's where their money is actually going Is it a gift or a prize? The tax code doesn't touch genuine gifts, but it taxes prizes as ordinary income. The line between them comes down to why the giver made the transfer, not what anyone calls it afterward. Duberstein, the 1960 Supreme Court case that still governs, says a transfer counts as a gift only if it comes from "detached and disinterested generosity," not obligation or an expectation of something in return. What matters is Drake's dominant motive when he hands it over. The premise of a dating-show prize works against both Lamar and Drake. Stake promoted the broadcast on Instagram with more than $1 million in cash and prizes on offer, including a $50,000 grand prize for a viewer, and the dating segment ran on tiers, with Drake naming a "wife," a hookup and a best friend. Influencer Jordyn Lucas took the best friend slot , a Birkin bag and $25,000, while adult film star Lena the Plug got the "hookup" prize: $25,000 and a vacation. Lamar won the top "wife" tier. A house sitting above that list reads as the grand prize. Another caveat: Who's writing the check? Lamar says Drake is covering it himself, and that's the assumption here. If Stake were paying instead, it stops being a gift question and becomes promotional compensation, reportable on a 1099. If it's a prize, the winner pays income tax on the house's market value, with federal rates topping out at 37%. Lamar lives in Texas , which has no state income tax, so nothing stacks on top. That's still 37% of a house a bill almost nobody can cover, and you can't sell off a bathroom to...
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