In the beginning of the movie, a guy (Johnny Knoxville) has a mundane office job that he doesn't like, so he asks his boss for some more responsibility. The boss agrees, by telling him to fire the janitor. When he is about to fire him, he gets some guilt, and offers him a job cutting the grass at his apartment complex. The guy takes the job, but one day when he is cutting the grass, he gets his fingers cut off by the lawn mower. He does not have medical insurance and the surgery costs $28,000. Scott feels bad, so long story short, he acts mentally challenged and enters the Special Olympics to win $100,000 and to have the janitor's fingers sewn back on.