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Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 Rakes In Millions For Prevent Cancer Foundation

by Rainier on Jan. 13, 2020 @ 12:00 a.m. PST

Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2020 concluded its week-long 24-hour speedrunning marathon, celebrating its 10 year anniversary and raising a total of $3.13 million for Prevent Cancer Foundation.

AGDQ 2020 also had more donations than any previous Games Done Quick event, with more than 54,000 donations from more than 80 different countries.

More than 2,750 people attended AGDQ 2020 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Orlando. The event was also broadcast live on Twitch, which peaked at more than 236,000 concurrent viewers. 

Since 2010, Games Done Quick has raised more than $25 million for charities around the world, including Doctors Without Borders, AbleGamers, and Organization for Autism Research.

AGDQ 2020 is sponsored by PlayStation, Final Fantasy XIV Online, The Yetee, Annapurna Interactive, Fangamer, Team Meat, NIS America, Tokyo Attack!, World 9 Gaming, MAGFest, and Red Bull.

The next live GDQ event will be Summer Games Done Quick 2020 taking place June 21-28 in Bloomington, MN.

Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 will take place January 3-10, 2021, location to be announced.

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