A Very Happy TX Teen Just Won A Million Dollars Playing Fortnite

A VERY Happy Texas Teen Just Won A Million Dollars Playing Fortnite

What I can only imagine as a dream come true for any gamer, Round Top Texas teenager, Cooper Smith, at just 16 years of age, has just won a million dollars by beating almost a hundred other players in the popular game, Fortnite.

If you are not a gamer, here are some fun facts.

Fortnite is an online video game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017 which became an INSTANT MEGA success. With several versions of the game in play, Fortnite as a whole generated $9 billion in gross revenue by the end of  2019.

Cooper Smith and his partner, 19-year-old "Mero" Faitel of Michigan, won a million dollars at the 2023 Fortnite Champion Series Global Championship playing Battle Royale.

Fortnite Battle Royale is a player-versus-player game with up to 100 players at one time where according to the Fortnite website, "The main objective is to 'Loot, build, explore, and fight to be the last one standing on the Battle Royale Island"!

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Do you support your kid as a gamer?

Lots of parents feel their kids are on social media and gaming too many hours of the day, but Cooper credits his parents as being his biggest supporters. " My dad introduced me to the gaming world," Cooper offers lovingly.

Where is Cooper Smith headed next?

Copper recently unenrolled in traditional Texas ISD opting instead to study online so he can continue to pursue his dream to become a professional gamer and with his half-million dollar winnings and the $95,000.00 he earned on his way to the championship, it's apparent Cooper Smith will be living his dreams sooner than later.