2K Sports Awards Alabama Man $1,000,000 for Pitching Perfection
That's practically a months salary for an actual pitcher!
Published: May 7, 2010
Who doesn't love getting paid actual cash money for playing video games? Probably Q and A folks, since that job sort of takes the fun out of gaming. But for everyone else, including armchair pitchers, pay for play seems like a great deal. History is littered with real world prizes for pretend world achievements. It all started way back in the day with the SwordQuest challenge on the Atari 2600 (although the last few prizes were never awarded since the series flopped and rumor says Jack Tramiel still has the jeweled crown and sword that were to be the final prizes), continued with the controversial million dollar prize for Treasure Quest that may or may not have been awarded, and still continues to this day with prizes like the million dollars offered to the first person to pitch a perfect game in Major League Baseball 2K10 and verify it.
While many considered it to be impossible, one man actually accomplished the fact on the very first day the contest began! Wade McGilberry of Alabama sat down just thinking he was going to have a little fun recreating a day on the diamond on a lovely March 2nd afternoon (details of the teams and players involved in the game are strangely absent), and an hour later he realized he might just have won a million dollars (talk about a good $60 investment!).
After confirmation from the authority on video game records, Twin Galaxies, Wade was determined to be the first to pitch a perfect game, and after the contest officially ended on May 5th, he was awarded his million dollars (minus taxes!) and had his life changed forever.
"It was actually my wife who convinced me to go for it," said Wade. "I never thought I'd actually win a million dollars playing a video game, it's all still sinking in for me." Wade threw a verified perfect game on the first day of the competition, a feat thought by many to be impossible. He went on to add, "The game itself was fantastic - I'm glad I bought it either way - but I have to say, this is a nice return on my investment."
See! Despite what your mom said growing up, playing games CAN pay!
While many considered it to be impossible, one man actually accomplished the fact on the very first day the contest began! Wade McGilberry of Alabama sat down just thinking he was going to have a little fun recreating a day on the diamond on a lovely March 2nd afternoon (details of the teams and players involved in the game are strangely absent), and an hour later he realized he might just have won a million dollars (talk about a good $60 investment!).
After confirmation from the authority on video game records, Twin Galaxies, Wade was determined to be the first to pitch a perfect game, and after the contest officially ended on May 5th, he was awarded his million dollars (minus taxes!) and had his life changed forever.
"It was actually my wife who convinced me to go for it," said Wade. "I never thought I'd actually win a million dollars playing a video game, it's all still sinking in for me." Wade threw a verified perfect game on the first day of the competition, a feat thought by many to be impossible. He went on to add, "The game itself was fantastic - I'm glad I bought it either way - but I have to say, this is a nice return on my investment."
See! Despite what your mom said growing up, playing games CAN pay!
