It's hard not want to rush out and start practicing for the next Madden Challenge when you hear how much money these guys can get just for playing the game better than everyone else. $100,000. Seriously, think about that, that's five zeros. All for sitting on your ass and freaking out over roster changes with each new version of Madden that hits. Not a bad way to make a couple years' pay.

We're just jealous, of course, and the winner, Jarvis Thompson from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, drove all the way out to Minneapolis to clinch his spot. He rode it out to the end with Mobile Alabama native Haarwun Brown, himself a bit of a traveler after winning the St. Louis regionals to take his spot. The game was fairly lopsided, with Thompson's Eagles stomping out a 42-18 win.

"It's a great feeling and I still can't believe I actually won. There were some tough rounds but I used the Eagles to take advantage of Donovan McNabb," Thompson beamed, all the while thinking about how quickly all those zeros will spend.

Since it's fun to cut and paste raw numbers, here are all the players that competed and their regions, ages and hometowns, plus all the NFL players that cheered everyone on.

-Tournament Players-
Troy Brown - Las Vegas - 21 - Houston, TX
Robert Warren - Phoenix - 17 - District Heights, MD
Patrick Stock - Denver - 14 - Las Vegas, NV
Eugene Williams - Kansas City - 21 - Philadelphia, PA
Michael Kamm - Buffalo - 18 - Rochestor, NY
Ayan Tariq - Boston - 15 - Ridgefield Park, NJ
Kevin Merritt - New York - 15 - Deptford, NJ
Anthony Brinson - Philadelphia - 16 - Clementon, NJ
Justin Chow - Washington, D.C. - 20 - Great Falls, VA
Shayan Tariq - Baltimore - 19 - Ridgefield Park, NJ
Stephen White - Pittsburgh - 19 - Fort Washington, MD
James Lowe - Cleveland - 24 - Baltimore, MD
Torrence Webster - Detroit - 16 - Detroit, MI
Byron Matthews - Chicago - 27 - Chicago, IL
Corleavrence Deshazer - Green Bay - 25 - Schaumbure, IL
Jarvis Thompson - Minneapolis - 18 - Marlboro, MD
Greg James - Indianapolis - 25 - Hattiesburg, MS
Robert Reuss - Cincinnati - 15 - Annapolis, MD
Haaruwn Brown - St. Louis - 18 - Mobile, AL
Donald Mazzola - Nashville - 20 - Federal Way, WA
Aaron J. Stocum - Charlotte - 17 - Rochester, NY
Jet Steele - Jacksonville - 18 - Tampa Bay, FL
William Lee Wolf - Tampa Bay - 18 - Tallahassee, FL
Robert Wright - Miami - 29 - Warrensville Heights, OH
Tommie Hill - Atlanta - 21 - Minneapolis, MN
Andrew Shugart - New Orleans - 20 - Donaldsville, LA
Toby Merchant - Houston - 30 - Hayward, CA
Daniel Wilson - Dallas - 27 - Lincoln, NE
Eric Verlarde - San Diego - 17 - West Covina, CA
Lilrob Taylor - Los Angeles - 24 - Youngstown, OH
Derek Kinder - San Francisco - 18 - Napa, CA
Cory Pressley - Seattle - 18 - Willingboro, NJ

-NFL Pros-
Donnie Edwards (San Diego)
Chad Johnson (Cincinnati)
Shawne Merriman (San Diego)
DeAngelo Hall (Atlanta)
Tony Gonzalez (Kansas City)
Donnie Edwards (San Diego)
Dwight Freeney (Indianapolis)
Darren Sharper (Minnesota)
Warrick Dunn (Atlanta)
Lofo Tatupu (Seattle)

Hooray for lists!