Gaming News - February 2006
Redwood City, CA (February 13, 2006) - EA today announced the $100,000
winner in its 2005 Madden Challenge Tournament.
From EA:
Thousands entered regional tournaments across 32 cities, but only one could
thumb his way to the title. The 4th annual EA SPORTS Madden Challenge Tournament
from Electronic Arts, congratulates Jarvis Thompson, the National 2005 EA SPORTS
Madden Challenge Champion on Madden NFL 06. Winners from each of the Madden
Challenge Regional Tournaments, which were played using the Xbox video game
system, were flown to the Marriott Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii for the ‘Finals’
competition on Feb. 10, 2006. Thomas, 18, the Minneapolis regional winner from
Upper Marlboro, Maryland defeated Haarwun Brown, 18, the St. Louis regional
winner from Mobile, Alabama, with a final score of 42-18 using the Philadelphia
Eagles.
After receiving the $100,000 and congratulations from NFL players in
attendance, Thompson, also known as “young Jarvis” said, “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.”
NFL players who attended the 2005 EA SPORTS Madden Challenge Finals,
included: 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), and Lofo Tatupu (Seattle).
The 2005 EA SPORTS Madden Challenge Tournament ran every weekend from Aug.
27-Dec. 11, 2005 and is the only Electronic Arts sanctioned public tournament
competition in the celebrated 16-year history of the EA SPORTS Madden NFL
Football videogame franchise.
The 2005 EA SPORTS Madden Challenge Regional Tournament Winners included:
|
CITY
CHAMP |
AGE |
Hometown |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
 |
