A server at Cracker Barrel got an overwhelmingly generous tip Wednesday after a party left her $1,100.

Janet Ballard has worked at Cracker Barrel nearly 12 years and is considered the Dublin location's best server, WMAZ reported.

The group of 11 people left Ballard $100 each. It was the biggest tip she had ever received.

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