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Omegathon
Omegathon is a biannual tournament set in the Penny Arcade Expo. Twenty pre-registered combatants enter the ring and attempt to claim the title of Omegathon Champion and take home the grand prize.
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Omegathon I 
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The very first Omegathon occured at Penny Arcade Expo 2004, where the twenty combatants arrived to have an all-out brawl.
Contestant List Edit
- Kevin Potter (Runner-up)
- Sean Celaya (Winner of Omegathon I)
Game List Edit
- Tabletop Dice Game.
- Halo for the Xbox.
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! for the Gamecube.
- Dance Dance Revolution.
- Doom for the PC.
- PONG for the Atari.
Omegathon II Edit
The second Omegathon occured at Penny Arcade Expo 2005.Twenty Omeganauts participated.
Game List Edit
- Diceland
4 tables of 4 people. Loser of each table went to final table. Two lowest scores at final table were eliminated.
- Mariokart: Double Dash
1 8 Kart (16 person) race in Wario Stadium. 7th and 8th place karts eliminated.
- Quake
Lowest 4 frag scores eliminated
- Karaoke Revolution
One of four songs: Flashdance... What A Feeling, Careless Whisper, Beat it, or Someday. The competition takes place in a packed theater, before Saturday night's concert.
Four 1 on 1 sing offs... winners continued.
- Katamari Damacy
Roll the biggest Katamari they can, and the two smallest Katamari drop.
- Combat.
Best of 3 games.
Prize Edit
A complete collection of every NES game.
Omegathon III Edit
The third Omegathon occured at Penny Arcade Expo 2006
Game List Edit
- Dice Land
- Geometry Wars
- Quake II
- Guitar Hero
- Mario Kart DS
- Tetris
Prize Edit
A brand new 2006 Scion xB in Black Sand Pearl, featuring a game geek's dream package of a flipdown 15" widescreen monitor, Xbox 360 Premium System, 6-speaker sound system with CD/MP3 player, custom taillights and wheels with low-profile tires.
Omegathon IV Edit
The fourth Omegathon occurred at Penny Arcade Expo 2007.
Game List Edit
- Halo 3
Prize Edit
$5000 prize money and the trip to TGS.
Omegathon V Edit
The fifth Omegathon occurred at Penny Arcade Expo 2008.
Game List Edit
- Peggle
- Boom Blox
- Geometry Wars
- Rock Band 2
- Jenga
- Vs Excite Bike
Prize Edit
Expenses-paid trip to Tokyo Game Show
Omegathon VI Edit
The sixth Omegathon occurred at Penny Arcade Expo 2009.
Game List Edit
- Mario Kart Wii
- Bookworm Adventures
- Halo 3: ODST
- The Beatles: Rock Band
- Connect Four
- Skee Ball
Prize Edit
Expenses-paid trip to Tokyo Game Show
Omegathon VII Edit
The seventh Omegathon occurred at Penny Arcade Expo East 2010. Unlike previous Omegathons, this was a pairs competition. Omeganaughts were randomly selected at the end of the keynote address then were randomly paired. The teams stayed together throughout the contest.
Game List Edit
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Two teams raced at once, with the winner advancing.
- Geometry Wars 2
- Rock Band 2
- Kenny Rogers's "The Gambler" The four remaining teams were put together to form two bands. The two teams in the winning band advanced to the final.
- NES Relay Race
- Get 50 coins in Super Mario Bros., 1500 points in Rad Racer, clear 10 lines in Tetris and clear the first level of Contra WITH the Konami code active. Due to technical difficulties, the composition had to be restart multiple times.
Prize Edit
All-expense paid trip to Leipzig.
Omegathon XEdit
The 10th Omegathon will occur at Penny Arcade Expo Prime 2011. Omeganauts were randomly selected by phone call a month in advance.
Game ListEdit
Round 1, 20 to 16 - Double Dash on Gamecube.
Round 2, 16 to 12 – Bananagrams
Round 3, 12 to 8 - Lumines Live! on Xbox 360
Round 4, 8 to 4 - Dance Central 2, Xbox 360
Round 5, 4 to 2 - Portal 2 (Console)
PrizeEdit
$5000 check and all-expense paid trip to Tokyo, Japan for Tokyo Game Show 2011.
