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12B Fort Myers News-Press, Sunday. January 9, 1983 THE MODEL HUNT 15 ON! Male Female, Ages 6-60 Over In Prize Genius beats system for quarter-a-day TOP MODELING AGENTS FROM NEW YORK. DAL and fifth-highest on Donkey Kong Jr. Since school has cut into his practice time, Mitchell now spends only two hours a day playing. He spent $20 a week last summer, practicing six hours a day.

Mitchell has his own theory about public criticism of video games. "The older generation doesn't like being second best to the younger generation in anything. And the younger generation just chews them up on video games." IAS AND MIAMI' WILL BE JUDGING AND LOOKING for the right look Registration form Doadlino Jan. 31 Call lTER.4TIO.Y4L STIDIOS For Details and Information Form 542-5212 aLJ ken every day," he said with a shrug. Mitchell first caught attention when he mastered -Centipede, a game of shoot-'em-up involving a marching worm, bouncing spiders, a frustrating flea and a gang of mushrooms.

The average player is lucky to score 100,000 points on Centipede. Mitchell racked up a world-record 25 million in a 47-hour session in front of the machine located in the bar his father owns. He stopped because he had to stop to go to school. Mitchell also claims the world's second-highest score on Donkey Kong, fourth-highest on Pac-Man computers and everything happens for a reason," Mitchell said. If by luck or accident or diligence you discover a quirk in the program, you can beat the machine at its own game, he said.

Mitchell was invited to compete with 17 other video geniuses this weekend, but had to miss the Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard in Ottumwa, Iowa. He was $200 short. "I had $100 of my own money," he said. "But I needed $300 for the air fare. I couldn't find a sponsor." The Chaminade High School senior said he didn't expect to win the contest anyway.

"Records get bro HOLLYWOOD. Fla. (AP) Bill Mitchell a 17-year-old videogames genius who scored a world record 25 million points on the Centipede computer game, needs only a quarter a day to practice his sometimes expensive habit. "I just play one game all evening," Mitchell said. "I never play a game a lot unless I'm really serious about It.

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