Most people in a videogame competition
Who
March of Dimes International, Konami / Century
What
1000000 people
Where
Not Applicable ()
When
1984
In 1984, the US children's charity March of Dimes International and video-game manufacturer Konami/ Centuri sponsored the Track & Field Challenge. Conducted simultaneously in North America, Germany and Japan between 30 April and 19 May, the event saw more than 1 million registered contestants competing in the USA alone. The top three US finalists travelled to Japan to face the Japanese and German champions in the finals on 12 June, and the final world champion was 18-year-old accordion player John Phillip Britt of Riverside, California, USA.