Upcoming Events
Champaign, IL - June 28, 2008
Normal, IL - August 16, 2008
Quad Cities - TBA, 2008
2008 Results
Pekin 2008
Oswego 2008
Previous MVG's
Wes Adams (THE rake) - Pekin 2008
Elbert Choi (Old School) - Oswego 2008
J Brown (The All in Boys) - Champaign 2007
Justin Carley (The All in Boys) - Normal 2007
Jeff Rodgers (Norfolk and Chance) - Pekin 2007
MVG stands for "Most Valuable Gamer" and is our top individual award at each Getaway Games event.
Top 5 Teams
GG Points (all-time)
1. THE rake
2. The All in Boys
3. Submerged in Winning Juice
4. Norfolk and Chance
5. Pete Rose's Last Bet
See all...
Gamer Spotlight
Today's gamer spotlight is Skipp Schaefbauer of The Little Rascals. Skipp played in the Bloomington/Normal event in 2007 and we are anxiously awaiting his team in 2008. Skipp is highly touted as one of the best Sure Shot competitors out there. He finished 7th in last years event but has potential to win it all. Skipp was also 17th in bowling and 8th in HR Derby leading him to a 6th place gamer finish.
National Prize Sponsor
A huge thank you to StubNation.com for being the official Getaway Games prize sponsor. You will find many or our prizes come from StubNation.com including the grand prize of $800 worth of tickets to the winning team! Gamers - if you are looking to buy tickets to sporting events, concerts and more... Buy at StubNation.com and use discount code "GG" for an extra 5% off. It's a no brainer!
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Pekin 2008 Event Results
THE rake prevail
Pekin 2008 is in the books and we have a new champion. 12 teams from Central Illinois got together to compete in only the 2nd annual Pekin Getaway Games event. THE rake, playing in their 4th event as a franchise, finally took home the Cup and the StubNation.com prizes. "Experience plays a huge role in being successful at GG. Not only will your scores improve, but you will also have much more fun participating in multiple games. Stated captain of THE rake Matt Bainter. Becoming familiar with how difficult it is to consistently swing a softball bat as hard as you can for 1 minute allows you to pace yourself to continue to score throughout the entire 60 second time frame. Experienced gamers pace themselves correctly to maximize their score and ultimately have more fun."
They were distantly followed by Bartonville Pride and Salty Clams, rounding out the top 3. Wes Adams of THE rake captured the MVG by placing 11th in bowling, 10th in HR Derby, 12.5 in Sure Shot, and 6th in Hold'em. Those rankings are a true testimony and reminder that you don't have to dominate at anything to compete and even win Getaway Games. We asked captain Matt Bainter what he thought about Wes being MVG, "Not surprised to see Wes up near the top. Wes doesn't have a weakness and has the potential to finish in the top 10 of all 5 events. He is not the type of gamer that is one dimensional and trying to win one or two events. His focus is about being above average at all 5. Wes proves you dont have to be a D1 college athlete to be successful at GG." Drew Chitwood finished right behind Wes in the MVG hunt. The first team was rounded out by Drew Chitwood, Matt Bainter, Jason Friedrich and Billy Lyons. A huge thanks to all teams/gamers for making this such a great day. We hope to see you all out for another Central Illinois event and again in Pekin next year.
Notable Gamers:
Jason Jenkins (16 sanctioned 300 games bowling)
Darin Bowling (15 sanctioned 300 games bowling)
Joel Peterson (co-founder of Getaway Games)
Returning Champs:
THE rake (bowling champs in pekin, HR Derby champs in Champaign, holdem champs in Pekin and in champaign)
Headless Horseman (won Champaign team bowling)
Submerged in Winning Juice (won golf in champaign)
Tony Pippin (3 time Getaway Games champion from the All-In Boys brought a new team, also won Champaign Sure Shot last year)
Steve Peterson (returning Pekin Hold’em Champ)
Jason Jenkins (current GG record holder in bowling. Won Normal and Champaign in 07)
Matt Bainter (holdem champ in Champaign)
Sponsors:
Jimmy Johns (sponsored tshirts and $10,000 hole in one competition)
StubNation.com - Thanks for partnering up with us to become our National Prize Sponsor! Next time you need tickets - check out StubNation.com!!!
Champaign Event registration
less than a month away
 The Champaign/Urbana, IL event is now less than a month away. If you are going to play in this event - PLEASE - get your captain signed up now. We can run a much better event if we have an idea of how many teams we will get early in the game. This event is was a great event with few teams last year - but it should grow this year. Remember, portion of the proceeds go to the Champaign Centennial Athletics program who are going to buy a new football scoreboard with those funds. It's a great cause and a great day! So come enjoy Getaway Games Champaign. Email or call us if you are having a hard time finding 4 guys, we might just have a few free agents waiting!
Bloomington/Normal date set - August 16th
Let's get it started
 Back by popular demand is Getaway Games in Bloomington/Normal. We have had several of you contact us about when this event will be. Well, it's set for August 16th! Facilities will be announced soon but that is the date. MARK IT DOWN! For those that played last year, help us out and bring your team PLUS recruit another. You Pekin gamers - give B/N a try and see how it compares. Regardless, get your captain signed up with NO downpayment early! $10,000 hole in one prize will be here as well.
GG Records at a Glance
Can you beat one?
Player Records
Bowling Series: Jason Jenkins (Submerged in Winning Juice), Normal 2007, 546
Bowling Game: Jason Jenkins (Submerged in Winning Juice), Normal 2007, 279
Darin Bowling (Salty Clams), Pekin 2008, 279
HR Derby Series: Justin Carley (The All in Boys), Pekin 2007, 115
HR Derby 1 Rd: Justin Carley (The All in Boys), Pekin 2007, 64
Chris Whitaker (Gutter Ballin), Pekin 2008, 64
Billy Lyons (THE rake), Pekin 2008, 64
Sure Shot Series: Zach Pearson (NITS), Oswego 2008, 155
Sure Shot 1 Rd: Al Navata (Old School), Oswego 2008, 85
Zach Pearson (NITS), Oswego 2008, 85
Team Records
Bowling Series: Bogey Men, Normal 2007, 1545
HR Derby Series: THE rake, Pekin 2008, 344
Sure Shot Series: The All in Boys, Champaign 2007, 430
Golf Round: Controlled Chaos, Normal 2007, -14
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