U.S. Monopoly Champion Crowned
New York attorney Richard Marinaccio won the 2009 Monopoly U.S. National Championship yesterday in Washington, D.C., outlasting 27 other players to win $20,580 and the right to represent the United States in October’s Monopoly World Championship in Las Vegas.
How many Monopoly tournaments offer $20,000 or more in prizes in a typical calendar year?
If someone owned a copyright or patent on chess, I’m sure that company would be happy to pony up some bucks for many tournaments to promote the game.
magic the gathering pro tour 1st place winners take home $40,000.
Don’t get me started on World Series of Poker…
But for chess, people do take home $100,000+