Pac-Man Prodigy

As the first person to ever achieve a perfect score, 41-year-old Billy Mitchell is arguably the most famous "Pac-Man" player in the world.

So how did a 13-year-old kid from the United Kingdom who no one's ever heard of best Mitchell and others during the Xbox 360 "Pac-Man" World Championship in New York last week?

In this video report, asap tails James Rodgers, the youngest "Pac-Man" championship competitor, as he outmaneuvers veteran players like Mitchell while attempting to gobble up the contest's top prize.

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See the video here.

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Derrik J. Lang is an asap reporter and blogger for The Slug (http://asapblogs.typepad.com/theslug/ ).

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