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Contestant: Eric LaBadie

Eric was a contestant on two STARCADE! shows - show #45 & the invitational show #48. Show #45 , taped when Eric was 14 years old and in the 8th grade.

Games on Eric's show #45: Pengo, Congo Bongo, Qyx, Graplop and Gyruss. 
Grand Prize: Tron video arcade game. The game was not won.

Eric won his show but not the video arcade game. Even so, we considered him one of our best players and we invited him back for one a STARCADE! Invitational show. He proved he was a great player ... winning the competition against three other great players AND winning the Grand Prize.

In his autobiography, Eric said, "I enjoy karate and I am presently a purple belt (three belts away from a black belt) ... I buy and sell stock and I presently own Coleco stock which has doubled in the last three months ... I hope to be a stock broker when I grow up."

Reason he wanted to be on STARCADE!: "The chance to be on TV, play video games competitively, and possibly win a video game would be something I would love to do."

Prizes won on Show #45: Spectravideo SV318 Personal Computer, Mattell Electronics Aquarius Compact Computer, Konica Disc 15 Camera

Prizes won on Show #48: RB5X Programmable Robot - the Grand Prize.

 Eric's STARCADE! memory: I clearly remember running home after school with friends to watch STARCADE! My friend Steve Issacs and I used to be glued to the show, so we both applied and got on! (Steve Isaacs has not checked in) Being on the show twice was a great thrill."

What's Eric doing today?

"I continued to enjoy video games. In college I got a 2-year internship at Accolade testing video games such as Test Drive and Hardball, in part through my credentials as a STARCADE! champion."

"After college, I went into high tech sales and am now at a dot com company in Redwood City. I am still addicted to video games and play my Sega Dreamcast at every opportunity."

Games on Eric's invitational show #48: Buck Rogers, Star Wars, Gyruss, Congo Bongo and Zoo Keeper. 

Grand Prize: RB5X Programmable Robot

Eric's Game Scores

Eric's First STARCADE! Show #45

Game: Pengo

Time Limit: 60 seconds
Eric: 3,500
His opponent: 1,000 

Game: Gyruss

Time Limit: 50 seconds
Eric: 8,600
His opponent: 5,400

 Game: Qyx

Time Limit: 40 second
Eric: 2,586
His opponent: 54

Game Played for Grand Prize: Graplop
Score to beat: 1098
Eric's Score: 890

Eric's Invitational STARCADE! Show #48

Game: Buck Rogers

Time Limit: 60 seconds
Eric: 4,071
His opponent: 3,324

Game: Gyruss

Time Limit: 50 seconds
Eric: 6,750
His opponent: 3,050

 Playoff Game: Zoo Keeper

Time Limit: 40 second
Eric: 22,300
Lori: 8,370

Eric won the Grand Prize, beating all competitors!!

(We don't know the story behind this picture but we've asked.)

Eric during taping -

Eric 2000