Awesome Games Done Quick raises record $3.4 million for Prevent Cancer Foundation

Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) raised $3.4 million USD for the Prevent Cancer Foundation this past weekend. For the semi-annual video game speedrun charity marathon, it’s most it has ever raised since its debut in 2010.

AGDQ first announced via Twitter the amount was $3,416,729 USD.

🏁TIME 🏁
#AGDQ2022 has raised a total amount of $3,416,729 for @preventcancer! This is officially the most we've ever raised in the history of @GamesDoneQuick – ANOTHER WR🏆
Thank you to everyone who made this marathon possible, and thank you all for your generosity & support❤️

— Games Done Quick (@GamesDoneQuick) January 16, 2022

However, its site mentions a donation total of $3,432,415.85 USD from 49,501 donations sent by 28,088 donors, at the time of publication of this post. The option to donate is still available.

The livestreamed event via Twitch featured the best speedrunners. In one of the many events, speedrunner Mitchriz completed Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice while blindfolded in just over two hours.

On Twitter, AGDQ shared a video about ¡Celebremos la Vida! (Let’s Celebrate Life!), a program of the Spanish Catholic Center in Washington, DC, that provides education and screening to underserved Hispanic women 40 and over.

As #AGDQ2022 climbs in donations, we'd like to show how your money benefits @preventcancer and the programs they help fund.

Celebremos la Vida provides free prevention screenings + treatments to Latin Women 40 or older, finding cancer early and saving lives. Learn more: pic.twitter.com/aaQnpypUNV

— Games Done Quick (@GamesDoneQuick) January 16, 2022

Besides its two main annual events, AGDQ holds other fundraising events.

The Prevent Cancer Foundation thanked AGDQ for its support. “Your support means so much to us @GamesDoneQuick #AGDQ2022 has been so exciting and raised more than ever before – $3.4 million! It will make such a difference in the lives of so many.”

Your support means so much to us @GamesDoneQuick #AGDQ2022 has been so exciting and raised more than ever before – $3.4 million! It will make such a difference in the lives of so many. pic.twitter.com/bGzs9J7MvA

— Prevent Cancer (@preventcancer) January 16, 2022

Besides its two main annual events, AGDQ also holds other fundraising events.

[Source]: @GamesDoneQuick (Twitter): 🏁TIME 🏁 #AGDQ2022 has raised a total amount of $3,416,729 for @preventcancer! This is officially the most we’ve ever raised in the history of @GamesDoneQuick – ANOTHER WR🏆 – [Archive].