- The Dookey Dash winner has sold his winning key $1.63 million
- Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson sold his prize for 1,000 ETH having initially asked for 3,333 ETH
- The game’s success means that more will surely be on the cards
The winner of Yuga Labs’ Dookey Dash competition has sold his winning key NFT for 1,000 ETH, worth $1.63 million. Esports player Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson sold the NFT to billionaire entrepreneur Adam Weitsman, the 18-year-old gamer announced Monday, having previously tried to raise over five million dollars for it. Yuga Labs will net $81,500 in royalties over the sale, and the success of the game suggests that more will follow suit.
Jackson Wanted 3,333 ETH
Yuga Labs announced Dookey Dash in mid-January, the first game of its type in the NFT space, and Jackson was announced as the winner a month later. Fortnite aficionado Jackson was awarded a 1/1 NFT gold key as his prize, and was immediately urged to take precautions over its care. Many asked if he planned to sell or keep the key, but Jackson gave nothing away at the time.
However, he eventually listed the key for 3,333 ETH ($5.4 million) but accepted a bid for just under a third of that from Weitsman, telling the community via Twitter that Weitsman was a “super nice guy” and that he was “thrilled the sale went through with him”.
I have agreed to sell the key for 1000 ETH to @AdamWeitsman. Super nice guy and thrilled the sale went through with him.
A special thank you to @yugalabs for hosting an incredible competition. I look forward to competing in future events. Royalties will be paid in full.
1/2— Mongraal (@Mongraal) February 27, 2023
The First of Many?
Weitsman is best known for his scrap metal businesses and massive social media following, but the billionaire is also keen on the crypto and NFT sector, starting a crypto mining business, Viridium, in 2021.
The success of Dookey Dash suggests that more such games will be coming from the likes of Yuga Labs and copycat companies, potentially ushering in a sub-sector of the nascent web gaming space.
