Finkel's Million Point Challenge

[rayfinkel]

Announcing a Donkey Kong tournament for all players who have not yet hit 1 million points!

Finkel's Million Point Challenge is a tournament designed to help motivate and push any and all players who have not yet crossed the million point barrier in Donkey Kong. Anyone who has not yet hit 1 million points is eligible to participate. People going for their first kill screen will also have an incentive to play (see prizes below)!

This tournament is free to enter. It will begin on November 20th and will run until the end of 2020. If you are playing on original arcade hardware, you must include a video of your submission. If you are playing on MAME, please include a screenshot and the INP file. I hope to see many of you sign up!   

Prize money will be handed out for various accomplishments throughout the tournament. Here is a breakdown:   

- 1st person to hit 1 million points will receive $50. 
- All subsequent million point scorers will receive $25 each. 
- Anyone who has not yet achieved a kill screen and does so during the tournament will receive $15. 
- 1st place (highest score in the tournament) will receive $25. 2nd place will receive $15. 3rd place will receive $10.   

Good luck! 

-Finkel/Justin

Sign up here: https://www.cagtournaments.com/InProcess/24

[Lyriell]

Okay, Allen. let's GO....

It's time to find your eye of the tiger!  gotta learn to dance.

[rayfinkel]

i would LOVE to see at least 1 person break through to the mil, but it would be amazing to see multiple.

[rayfinkel]

An update:

As many know, James "SithofSpades" Cook won the $100 bounty to claim the first million point entry of the tournament. Being the gracious and incredible man he is, he has offered to add $75 to the already existing $25 bounty to the next person who scores one million during this tourney. Remember - the tourney ends when the new year begins. Good luck!

[Mitch Mitchell]

Very cool of him, ive gotten close as you know; some nights this game still obliterates me though 

[rayfinkel]

congrats and thank you to all the competitors in the million point challenge tourney! it was fun to watch you all play! you made me want to do this again sometime down the road... soon...

special thanks to john bart for helping me put this on CAGT!

here are the final placings:

1) sithofspades ($25) - 1,009,200
2) mitchmitchell ($15) - 985,800
3) craigt ($10) - 916,200
4) ww - 889,200
5) nwnike - 511,800
6) veryape121 - 428,000
7) ant_84 - 337,800
8 ) ninglendo - 281,200
9) furiouswolf666 - 274,800
10) tempestjcm - 175,900
11) eratz_cats - 100,200

[Mitch Mitchell]

Thanks for organizing this man, very cool.
Oh well, maybe ill do better next time.
Later!

[VeryApe121]

It was fun, thanks Justin!

Pretty sure someone should check David's .inp though....he's a little shady.   

[NWnike]

It was fun, thanks Justin!

Pretty sure someone should check David's .inp though....he's a little shady.   

Smartest thing Gary ever said... But I swear I used a Nintendo Certified ROM and I had 2,003 live witnesses and 4 of them will give sworn testimony.