Prodigy Won AOL's Gold Rush Game.

Posted by Alex in World Records on November 10, 2006 at 4:39 pm


Michael Kearney won $1 million on AOL’s scavenger hunt game "Gold Rush". Now besides winning the bounty, Michael is quite an interesting guy:

"Gold Rush" wasn’t an academic competition, but intelligence certainly didn’t hurt Kearney. The child prodigy graduated from high school at the age of 6, college at age 10, earned a Masters degree in chemistry at age 14, and a Masters in computer science at 18. He’s currently working on his doctorate in chemistry.

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4 comments to "Prodigy Won AOL's Gold Rush Game."

  1. Moon
    November 10th, 2006 at 9:43 pm

    I hate prodigies.

    Damn you, Doogie Hawser!

  2. sam
    November 12th, 2006 at 5:23 am

    It's interesting that someone this smart could be so dumb. He's still got his eye on the small potatos like the gold rush. Real intelligence doesn't lead you to play games - it leads you to starting a business or creating some new chemical that changes the world. I don't know how much money was involved in the gold rush thing, but I'm sure it doesn't compare to the real money he could be earning.

  3. sam
    November 12th, 2006 at 5:24 am

    oh, just read it again - $1 million bucks. If I was as smart as this kid I wouldn't even be wasting my time...

  4. yonit
    November 12th, 2006 at 1:38 pm

    He's a friend of mine and I can vouch that he's as normal as any of us computer geeks are. Scavanger hunts are fun! It's a challenge, but who makes it a profession especially while working on a doctorate, sheesh! Can't a guy have a hobby, even a profitable one?


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