dave submitted an article about an 18-year old who won $100,000 playing Madden.

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 Thomas, 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, Thomas, 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).

Who wouldn't play videogames all day for $100,000? I want to meet that person so I can punch them.