The eleventh US MONOPOLY Championship was held in October 1999 at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Matt Gissel, 20, from Vermont, won the tournament, as well as a trip to the 2000 World Championship in Toronto.
50 players from 49 states competed. Defending champion Roger Craig was given an automatic entry into the tournament. Oklahoma was the only state without a representative at this tournament.
State | Representative |
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Alabama | |
Alaska | Molly Mahurin - 2nd Place |
Arizona | |
Arkansas | |
California | |
Colorado | |
Connecticut | |
Delaware | |
Florida | |
Georgia | Annette Humphrey |
Hawaii | |
Idaho | |
Illinois |
Roger Craig, Defending Champion (1995) ? |
Indiana | |
Iowa | |
Kansas | |
Kentucky | |
Louisiana | Brandt Temple |
Maine | |
Maryland | Murray Rosenfeld - 3rd Place |
Massachusetts | |
Michigan | |
Minnesota | |
Mississippi | |
Missouri | |
Montana | |
Nebraska | |
Nevada | |
New Hampshire | |
New Jersey | Gary Peters |
New Mexico | |
New York | |
North Carolina | |
North Dakota | |
Ohio | |
Oklahoma | None |
Oregon | Brad Vest |
Pennsylvania | |
Rhode Island | Chris Pichette - 4th Place |
South Carolina | |
South Dakota | |
Tennessee | Ankur Jain |
Texas | |
Utah | |
Vermont | Matt Gissel - US Champion |
Virginia | |
Washington | |
Washington, D.C. | |
West Virginia | Richard Ridgeway |
Wisconsin | |
Wyoming | Becky Isaack |
If you know of additional players, please add them with a reference.
References
- http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-10-25/features/9910250196_1_matt-gissel-mr-monopoly-states-avenue
- http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1999/oct/20/monopoly-masters-wheel-and-deal-in-national-champi/
- http://lubbockonline.com/stories/101803/nat_101803059.shtml#.VP8G4XzF-So
- http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/article_7bbcce33-1b6c-5d9a-93a7-eb8aac440fe3.html
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