The University of Alberta has smashed the old record for World's Largest Dodgeball Game with 4,979 people playing in the big game at the U of A Butterdome on Friday.

The green and gold teams beat the old record of 4,000 set last September at the University of California at Irvine. The gold team was victorious in the record-setting match.

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Watch this spot for a panoramic image of the dodgeball action where participants will be able to find themselves in the picture and then tag their photo on Facebook.

Coming Up: Stay tuned for a unique collaboration with the Gigapan creators at Carnegie Mellon University and Journal photographer Ryan Jackson. Carnegie Mellon is sharing the code for their Time Machine which will allow viewers to watch time-lapse video of the dodgeball game while being able to zoom in and out, and go forwards and backwards in time.