Steve GannAlabama Man Wins A Million Dollars Playing Video Game
May 6th 2010 00:36
Well now that Wade McGilberry won a million dollars by pitching a perfect game on Major League Baseball 2K10, thousands of pajama plad gamers have a comeback to their parents as well as new hope of earning money without getting up off the couch.
Take-Two, the creator of 2K10, offered the $1 million prize to the first person to pitch a perfect game.
Jason Argent, vice president of marketing at Take-Two's 2K Sports business, said the company didn't know how many times the feat has been accomplished in the video game. Certainly no one among the game's developers has been able to do it.
In a perfect game, no batter from the other team scores or even reaches base. That means no hits or walks, nogetting hit by a pitch or for any other reason.
It is among the rarest feats in all sports, with only 18 pitchers throwing perfect games in the history of Major League Baseball, beginning with Lee Richmond in 1880 and ending with Mark Buehrle in 2009.
MLB 2K10 tries to simulate real baseball as closely as possible with the player sitting on the couch.
The 23-year-old from Mobile, Ala., accomplished his perfect feat in just an hour and a half. He and his wife, Katy, plan to pay off their mortgage and start a family with the winnings.
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