Wahlberg Leaves $2K Tip On $35 Cape Cod Restaurant Bill: Patch PM

MASSACHUSETTS — It's Friday, Nov. 13. Here's what Patch has been covering across Massachusetts today:

Actor Donnie Wahlberg made a server's day when he tipped more than $2,000 on a $35 lunch tab at a Cape Cod restaurant. The Boston actor visited Marshland Restaurants and Bakery in Sandwich Saturday for a meal. Before leaving, Wahlberg gave a $2,020 tip, writing at the bottom of the receipt, "#2020tipchallenge."

"A very special thank you to our friend [Donnie Wahlberg]! When asked about it all he said was, 'Who's up next'," the restaurant wrote in a Facebook post.

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