New Kids on the Block’s Donnie Wahlberg went out to a Sandwich, Massachusetts, restaurant and left a very generous tip on a $35 bill.

A Nov. 11 Facebook post from Marshland Restaurants and Bakery said he stopped by for lunch on Nov. 7 and tipped $2,020. The post included a photo of the receipt and “#2020tipchallenge” written under Wahlberg’s signature.

According to the restaurant, when Wahlberg was asked about it, he said, “Who’s up next?”

The bill total was $2,055.27.

A very special thank you to our friend @donniewahlberg! When asked about it all he said was “who’s up next?!”...

Posted by Marshland Restaurants and Bakery on Wednesday, November 11, 2020

This isn’t the first time it’s been publicly shared that Wahlberg left a tip for that amount.

At the top of the year, his wife, actress and TV and radio personality Jennifer McCarthy Wahlberg tweeted that he left a $2,020 tip on a bill at an IHOP in St. Charles, Illinois, on New Year’s Day. She also included the hashtag in her tweet.

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