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“Fortnite” streamer wins $86,000 in competition, gets an emotional phone call from father
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On Sunday, one “Fortnite” streamer won nearly $90,000
in one game. -
As he celebrated his win, his father called to
congratulate him, and things got emotional. -
The entire exchange is a delight, and was thankfully
captured on video.
“86 f—ing thousand dollars?! You’re gonna need a f—ing tax
guy!” the father of “Fortnite” streamer “Reverse2K” exclaimed to
his son on Sunday night.
Carlos “Reverse2K” had just won exactly that, $86,000, in a
single game of “Fortnite” during the Summer Skirmish series, a
series of competitions centered around the game that takes place
over eight weeks. And he won the $86,000 without even placing
first.
“You won $26,000 more than first place!” his father says during a
video of the exchange, captured by the streamer himself
post-game. We first saw the video
over at Kotaku.
Carlos held onto the title of most kills — “Holding the Throne”
in the parlance of “Fortnite” — which got him $50,000 alone.
Additionally, his placement overall in Sunday’s Summer Skirmish
game got him another $36,000. That put his total at an incredible
$86,000.
It’s no surprise that tears were rolling down his face as he
spoke to his father.
“I would too, brother!” his father says in an especially
heartwarming moment.
Don’t miss the full clip right here:
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