Lakeman started playing Donkey Kong in 2011 when a friend challenged him to get into the top 20. Previously he was a golfer and a competitive poker player. After the challenge, he worked aggressively for years to develop the skills to beat the world champion. During his training, he livestreamed his gaming sessions on a nightly basis. He beat Hank Chien's longstanding record that had stood since 2012 of 1,138,600 on September 4, 2014 with a score of 1,141,800.[2] Wes Copeland beat Lakeman's score on 3 January 2016, with the score of 1,190,000.[3]
Lakeman is also the current or former world record holder for several classic arcade games. He is the former world record holder for the 1976 version of Death Race.[4] He is the current record holder for Super Pac-Man and Stratovox.
Omg wow
Looks like a great event. I hope I can make it this year.