Fortnite World Cup finals turned these teen gamers into millionaires. (via CNBCMakeIt)
The biggest winner at the event turned out to be Kyle Giersdorf, a 16-year-old from Pennsylvania, who triumphed in a field of 100 finalists to win the whopping $3 million grand prize and become the first Fortnite World Cup singles champion.
"I know that this could pretty much change my life forever," Giersdorf, who plays Fortnite under the name "Bugha,"It was undoubtedly a huge win for the teenager, whose fame appears to be on the rise after reportedly adding more than 100,000 followers to his Twitter account since winning the tournament. But Giersdorf, who is alsoon NBC's "Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, has no plans to let his huge cash prize go to his head.
"I'm just going to save the money and invest it and not do anything dumb with it," he said in a streaming
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