Pat Laffaye of Westport, Connecticut has beaten the high score for the arcade game Frogger – the real one, and also the fictional one set by George Costanza on a famous episode of Seinfeld, scorekeepers at Twin Galaxies announced on Monday.
The fictional record of 860,630 points was set on April 23, 1998 – that's when the episode of Seinfeld titled "The Frogger" originally aired. Laffaye's score of 896,980 is a new world record, at least until the next fictional character comes along and bests it (we're watching you, Sheldon Cooper).
"Even though it was imagined by television writers, Pat has broken one of the most famous scores in pop culture," said a Twin Galaxies representative in a statement. "Pat's amazing score will now forever be attached to not only Twin Galaxies history, but pop culture trivia as well."
Pat Laffaye also holds a record score for Paperboy. He and rival gamer Donald Hayes have been embroiled in a King of Kong-style duel for the top Frogger ranking for some time.
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