Snapdragon Gaming World Record Challenge

At this year's E3, Qualcomm and its Snapdragon processors secured the Guinness World Records® title for the Longest Video Games Marathon on a Tablet at exactly 4:37 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 with 26 hours: 0 minutes: 2 seconds of gaming. The Snapdragon Gaming World Record Challenge pitted 32 gamers against each other to play on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 powered by the Snapdragon all-in-one processor. Gamers played one of the following five games:

• GT Racing: Motor Academy (Gameloft)
• Virtua Tennis (Sega)
• Galaga: Special Edition (NAMCO Bandai)
• Fruit Ninja (Halfbrick)
• Blood & Glory (Glu)

By the end of the two day marathon, 26 made it through the entire 26 hours and will forever be in history books. Efren Ballestamon from Chula Vista, Calif. walked away with the grand prize of $20,000 for achieving the highest score in Homerun Battle 2, by Com2uS.

For photos of the entire challenge, visit: www.facebook.com/snapdragon

Top Five Winners:
First Prize: Efren Ballestamon -winner of $20,000 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
Second Prize: Victor Gonzalez – winner of $15,000 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
Third Prize: Shaun Devault - winner of $7,000 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
Fourth Prize: Dustin Best - winner of $5,000 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
Fifth Prize: Kevin Marquez - winner of $3,000 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

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