Steve Wiebe is King of Kong Again

by Jordan Yerman | September 22, 2010 at 10:25 am

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Steve Wiebe Topples Billy Mitchell to Reclaim Donkey Kong Title

Steve Wiebe, Donkey Kong fanatic and subject of the documentary film King of Kong, is back on top of the barrel-smashing heap. On August 20, 2010, Steve Wiebe scored 1,064,500 points to unseat rival Billy Mitchell.

Video game scorekeeping organization Twin Galaxies has confirmed Steve Wiebe's new high score:

Wiebe, who has attempted regaining the record at numerous live events over the years, recorded his championship game on August 30 for submission to Twin Galaxies, who verified and announced the score on Monday, September 20 as the new World Record.

On August 7, Billy Mitchell had scored 1,062,800 points, walking away from the game with a 1,100 lead over Wiebe's previous record. Had Mitchell actually kept playing instead of trying to make some sort of statement, his record may have stood to this day. But he didn't, so Steve Wiebe was able to reclaim the Donkey Kong throne.

Steve Wiebe is a junior high school math teacher in Kirkland, Washington. Billy Mitchell owns Billy's World Famous Restaurants and Sauces.