Event loading screen from THPS2 Demo
THPS2 Big Score Competition was the event organized by Activision prior to the release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2. The contest was being put on from May 15 to July 28, 2000. The grand prize of $10,000 was taken by Sean Fontenot for the highest score of 3,463,009 points. All 12 finalists received a trip to the summer X-Games 2000.
Entry[]
In order to participate players had to obtain a copy of the THPS2 demo, which was released in the 2000 summer PlayStation Underground Jampack and the July issue of Official PlayStation Magazine. (need instructions here)
Winners[]
- Sean Fontenot, Los Alamitos, CA
- Benjamin Addair III, Surfside Beach, SC
- Chris Cramer, Franklin, OH
- Florian Preis, Nienburg, Germany
- James Smith, Redcar, United Kingdom
- Drew Cauthen, Carthage, MS
- Thomas Rucker, Brentwood, NY
- Hector Rodriguez, Rowland Heights, CA
- Noe Valladolid, Long Beach, CA
- Matthew Hand, Canberra, Australia
- Bojan Jovanovic, Sycamore, IL
- Oliver Meynard, Mornant, France
External links[]
- Event announcement on IGN
- IGN report about the event
- A Reddit thread by James Smith, who placed 5th in the contest
- A footage of the event by "Hector Fly", 8th place
Gallery[]
5th place award
Passcode example