Thursday, August 21, 2008

Sure you can drop out of school for Chik-Fil-A Combo Meals

It's stories like these that make me feel like there IS hope for my parenting skilz. My favorite line:

But this is not all fun and games. Blakes hopes to turn his gaming abilities into a lucrative career. Players signed by Major League Gaming (no, I'm not making this up) earn as much as $80,000 a year competing in tournaments.

So far, Blake has won around $1,000—but that money came in the form of gift certificates, gaming equipment, and Chick Fil-A combo meals. He hopes to start bringing in some actual cash after his father takes him to the U.S. regionals of the World Cyber Games.

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