There's actually an annual tournament that rewards the best Big Buck Hunter arcade players from around the country -- both male and female -- with cash. The event moved to New York City this year and crowned the best virtual shooters with $50,000 in prize money.
Big Buck Hunter 2012 Ladies Champion
Held for the first time in New York, the two-day event attracted hundreds of people and included a crowd decked out in a sea of camouflage, free play on arcade games, appearances by the Big Buck Girls and more. Other high-profile competitors included NASCAR and X Games star, Travis Pastrana, who finished 11th in 2011 and dropped to 58th place in the 2012 World Championship. The top New York-area finishers were Carley Szweda, of New Jersey, who finished in 11th place, and Alex Derhohannesian, of Brooklyn, who finished in 14th place.
In light of the recent events in the New York area following Hurricane Sandy, Raw Thrills, manufacturers of Big Buck Hunter, collected and matched donations up to $50,000 for American Red Cross relief efforts.
To earn one of 64 spots in the World Championship, players competed on Big Buck HD, the first 1080p high-definition arcade game, released earlier this summer. The 12 highest-scoring players in each region (North, South, East, West) advanced, along with 16 wild card spots for the highest cumulative scores.
