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Gamer Wins $1M For Pitching Virtual "Perfect Game"

Posted by Soulskill on from the yes-it-was-against-the-mets dept.

A few months ago, 2K Sports announced a unique contest to promote a new game they were working on, Major League Baseball 2K10. They said whichever gamer was the first to pitch a perfect game and provide proof would win $1 million, with the contest running for two months. Reader yukk tips news that the two months have now passed, and 2K Sports has announced a winner. It turns out the prize was won on the very first day, by a player who had put less than an hour and a half of effort into it.

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  1. A 1.5 Hour baseball game by pantherace · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fastest baseball game ever, that wasn't called due to weather.

  2. Re:baseball? by Rogerborg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Posting about reading about watching someone play a video game of baseball - I will invent a time machine and kill your father before you were conceived. It's the only way to be sure.

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  3. Re:baseball? by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    One word.

    Cricket.

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  4. Re:It's not a contest at all. It's marketing. by Yvanhoe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, I'm jealous too :-)

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  5. Re:baseball? by Imrik · · Score: 5, Funny

    Better do both to be on the safe side.