Speedrunning charity marathon Awesome Games Done Quick has raised more than $1.2 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, whose mission is to "stop cancer before it starts."



Amazing work, all of you donors, for we've just hit 1.2 MILLION dollars! Wow, the numbers you are all pulling is fantastic #AGDQ2016 — Games Done Quick (@GamesDoneQuick) January 10, 2016

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Streamed on Twitch, the event ran for the past week. The participants over at AGDQ 2016 bolted through games like StepMania, Pokemon Blue, Half Life 2 Though AGDQ didn't surpass the $1.5 million bounty that it reached last year, the event was certainly a success, making this the third consecutive year that more than $1 million has been raised. Nearly 24,000 donors contributed to the fund throughout 156 impressive speedruns.Games Done Quick's next event is set for July 3-9 in downtown Minneapolis, MN.

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