World Championship Domino Tournament
By: © Nelson Taylor 2008
Festival Location: Andalusia, AL, USA
Festival State: Alabama Festivals
Festival Type: Board Game Festivals
For all you thrill seekers, here's one that will really put a swarm of hornets in your shorts. Dominos...say it with me D.O.M.I.N.O.S. For two days every early July since 1975, the city of Andalusia goes black-and-white wild at the World Championship Domino Tournament.
We're talking men's, women's, and children's competitions. And get this, they got singles and doubles, not to mention a little round robin action. And the purse? Baby, it's big. Retirement city here I come. Almost $18,000 is given out every year, with up to $3,000 going to first placers. And that ain't bad when you figure you only have to pay between $10 and $30 to enter.
For those of you in the dark about this extreme and historic sport, here's a little trivia. Did you know the oldest domino set was discovered in the tomb of King Tut, yes, the funky Tut? Other famous domino dudes? Try President Lyndon Baines Johnson on for size? Them britches are hard to fill.
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