2016 Mindcrack Marathon

The 2016 Mindcrack Marathon was a 48 hour livestream marathon held by Mindcrack (in association with Microsoft) on 21-23 October 2016 in San Francisco, California to raise money for Extra Life, in support of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in their treatment and care of children afflicted by life threatening illness and injury. This was the third Mindcrack Marathon for Extra Life, and fourth overall, following the one held in November of the previous year.

During the event, two UHC matches were played, known as #ForTheKidsFive and #ForTheKidsSix respectively, following on from Mindcrack's first spring charity event, a charity livestream of #ForTheKidsFour earlier in the year. The marathon added many new features and segments that would become standard for every marathon moving forward. The overall fundraiser goal for the event was $200,000, the same as the previous year.

Background

The marathon date and location were officially announced by 13 September 2016 when the event was added to the calendar on MindcrackLP.com. The Mindcrackers planning to attend were announced in early October, and the marathon schedule was revealed on 14 October. The first Mindcrackers departed for San Francisco on 19 October, with Breon, Guude, Mhykol, Nebris, and Pakratt0013 flying on the same plane. Breon would provide behind the scenes pictures on the Mindcrack Twitter for the duration of the event. Incentives went live on mindcrackmarathon.com over 8 hours before the stream started, and for the first time cumulative incentives were added for everything except hats and shirts.

Attendees

Guude had initially said that 19 Mindcrackers were going to attend; he named adlingtont, Aureylian, SuperMCGamer, Vechs, and VintageBeef as the only Mindcrackers that wouldn't be. This list was repeated by the Mindcrack Twitter account on 12 October. Aureylian intended to attend but was ruled out by a scheduling conflict. PauseUnpause had also planned to attend but was unable to as he had lost his passport. AnderZEL, AvidyaZEN, kurtmac, and Zisteau were all also unable to make it.

Fourteen Mindcrackers attended the marathon as well as DireDwarf and multiple staff. Adlingtont, Aureylian, CaptainSparklez, kurtmac, PauseUnpause, and Zisteau also participated in segments remotely.

Arkas	Coestar	DireDwarf	Docm77	Guude	JSano19	Mhykol	Millbee
Nebris	OMGchad	Pakratt0013	Pyrao	SethBling	Sevadus	W92Baj

Staff

• Mindcrack: Breon, Cheeetozz, Necomi, pliSkiNAKE
• Extra Life: Liz, Mike
• Microsoft: Chef Andy, Jeff, Mickey, Paul
• N3rds.care devs: Berry, Clutch, Gold_Battle, Kalpar
• Pixelcorps: Alec, Callie, Danny, Don, Kevin, Margie, Mart, Shannon, Sophie, Spud, Tommy

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Segments

The marathon was streamed on the Mindcrack Twitch channel, the first marathon under the new channel name. mindcrackmarathon.com embedded the stream and listed the sponsors, schedule, and incentives. All times given are in Pacific Daylight Time(UTC-07:00).

Time period	Event	Participants	Notes	Twitch highlights
21 Oct 2016 9:00pm - 9:50pm	Marathon Intro	Arkas, Coestar, DireDwarf, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, Mike from EL, Millbee, Nebris, OMGchad, Pakratt0013, pyrao, SethBling, Sevadus, W92Baj	$18,067 raised by start of marathon Introducing the marathon Talking about Extra Life with Mike Going over marathon schedule and incentives	"Marathon Intro"
21 Oct 2016 9:50pm - 11:51pm	The Building Game	Arkas, DireDwarf, Guude, JSano19, Nebris, SethBling, W92Baj	Round 1: Mindcrack Marathon. Round 2: UHC memories. Round 3: IRL Mindcrack Memories. Guude eats crickets, Guude & Millbee eat grasshoppers, Millbee eats large water beetle	"Minecraft Building Game"
21 Oct 2016 11:51pm - 12:40am	Jackbox Party Pack 2	Coestar, JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee, Nebris, Pakratt0013, pyrao, W92Baj	Playing Fibbage 2 and Drawful Docm77 reads donations, "Thundo" gets coined	"Jackbox Party Pack 2"
22 Oct 2016 12:40am - 1:57am	WTF Rage Games	Coestar, Millbee, Pakratt0013, pyrao	Game 1: Giraffes Volleyball championship 2016. Game 2: Snow Horse. Game 3: Duck Game. Pyro starts asking for dabs Sevadus shows pointers for Snow Horse	"WTF Rage Games"
22 Oct 2016 1:57am - 3:01am	Poker	Arkas, JSano19, Mhykol, Nebris, Pakratt0013, W92Baj	Necomi as dealer Donors give chips to player of choice Winner pies loser in face	"Poker Part 1"
22 Oct 2016 3:01am - 3:59am	SUPERFIGHT	Coestar, DireDwarf, JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee	Rotating 1v1 keeping the winner in Final game: everyone in, 2nd attribute gets applied by adjacent player	"Superfight"
22 Oct 2016 3:59am - 5:00am	Overcooked!	DireDwarf, Millbee, OMGchad, pyrao	Coestar spectating others	"Overcooked!"
22 Oct 2016 5:19am - 5:59am	Rocket League	Coestar, Mhykol, pyrao, W92Baj	Pyro using Breon's account	"Rocket League"
22 Oct 2016 5:59am - 7:04am	Golf with Your Friends	DireDwarf, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, pyrao, W92Baj	JSano and Pyro using Sevadus' and Breon's accounts JSano's first time playing	"Golf With Your Friends"
22 Oct 2016 7:04am - 9:22am	Mindcrack Server	Adlingtont(remote), DireDwarf, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, W92Baj	Launching Season 6 Rain in first 10 minutes JSano plays blindfolded Eating breakfast Docm77 builds King of the Ladder	"Mindcrack Server Season 6 Start"
22 Oct 2016 9:22am - 11:14am	Dreadhalls	Guude, Sevadus	Originally scheduled as "Jenga and Battleship Twister" and "Board Game - Time's Up" First VR Horror segment in a marathon Guude playing, Sevadus doing incentives	"VR Horror: Dreadhalls"
22 Oct 2016 11:35am - 12:19pm	7 Days to Die	Arkas, Docm77, Guude, Nebris	Playing version Alpha 15 PVP teams of two: Doc & Guude vs Arkas & Nebris	"7 Days to Die"
22 Oct 2016 12:19pm - 2:15pm	Blindfolded LEGO Building	Guude, SethBling, Sevadus	Set: 60078 Utility Shuttle Guude doing incentives	"Blindfolded LEGO Building"
22 Oct 2016 2:15pm - 3:49pm	UHC #1 Hype	Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Millbee	Dog food eating contest with Doc, JSano, & Millbee, hosted by Guude, winner pies loser Going over incentives Pyro giving pre-game interviews	"UHC #1 Hype Hour"
22 Oct 2016 3:49pm - 5:50pm	UHC #ForTheKidsFive	Arkas, Coestar, DireDwarf, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, kurtmac(remote), Mhykol, Millbee, Nebris, OMGchad(host), Pakratt0013, PauseUnpause(remote), pyrao, SethBling, Sevadus, W92Baj	Version: 1.8 Millbee playing as NewMindcracker Team Beast Slayers kill both ender dragon and wither Coe's, Guude's, Millbee's, Chad,s, Sevadus' perspectives used on stream $100,000 reached	"UHC #1"
22 Oct 2016 6:32pm - 9:44pm	SL/CED	Chef Andy, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee, OMGchad	Originally listed on schedule as "Chopped" Judgement based on creativity and taste, no points 4 required ingredients per round, 1 voted by donors Appetizer round: 40 mins, applesauce, bacon, yogurt, Doritos(voted) Entrée round: 30 mins, Steak-umms, popcorn, pizza dough, oyster sauce(voted by tie-breaker Nebris) Dessert round: 30 mins, pretzels, marshmallows, semi-sweet chocolate chips, beef jerky(voted by tie-breaker Millbee) 2nd place gets home-cooked meal by Millbee Pyro makes first ever dino suit appearance	"SL/CED"
22 oct 2016 10:04pm - 11:08pm	Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes VR	Guude, Millbee, Pakratt0013	Millbee starts on bomb, Guude and Pakratt on manual After 45 minutes Pakratt switches to bomb Banana and onion placed in front of defuser	"Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes VR"
22 Oct 2016 11:21pm - 12:09am	The Show in 'Osiris: New Dawn	Coestar, Guude, Millbee	Game in early access Millbee spawned far away, never met with others	"The Show plays Osiris"
23 Oct 2016 12:09am - 2:15am	Donation Drive	Arkas, Coestar, DireDwarf, JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee, Necomi, OMGchad, pyrao, Sevadus	Beanboozled bean sale: 1 eaten for every donation over $5 Sumo fight for $111,111 goal: Sumo Arkas vs Dino Chad Flash sale: $50 makeovers given to Dire, JSano, and Chad, $75 blind makeover on Mhykol Dire eats 5 beans at once, all good JSano and Chad get in sumo suit together for $115,000 goal Arkas eats bug, Millbee casually snacks on them Millbee licks own foot for $300 donation	"Donation Drive"
23 oct 2016 2:15am - 3:07am	Just Dance 2016	JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee, OMGchad	Seven songs total Heavy exercise, crazy dancing Microsoft employee joins in	"Just Dance 2016"
23 Oct 2016 3:07am - 4:04am	VR Games	JSano19, Sevadus	Ultimate Chicken Horse cut from schedule to catch up Games: Dreadhalls, Desert Ride Coaster, ABEVR Disappointment	"VR Games"
23 Oct 2016 4:04am - 6:06am	Mindcrack Server	DireDwarf, JSano19	Dying sheep everywhere JSano plays in dino suit for $100 donation Chilling out on server	"Mindcrack Server Season 6 Part 2"
23 Oct 2016 6:06am - 7:00am	Breakfast	DireDwarf, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, SethBling	Doc makes breakfast for everyone Mindcrackers returning from sleep Scrambled eggs, bacon, & toast	"Breakfast with the Mindcrackers"
23 Oct 2016 7:00am - 8:27am	Poker	DireDwarf, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, SethBling	Original plan was to swap hands for donations	"Poker Part 2"
23 Oct 2016 8:27am - 9:58am	UHC #2 Hype	Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, Nebris, OMGchad, Pakratt0013, SethBling, Sevadus, W92Baj	Covering UHC incentives in detail, announcing teams All physical incentives half off Arkas, Coestar, Millbee, and Chad slept late, required to play with quake pro view until Zisteau arrives Pause planned but couldn't make it	"UHC #2 Hype Hour"
23 Oct 2016 9:58am - 12:02pm	UHC #ForTheKidsSix	Arkas, CaptainSparklez(remote), Coestar, DireDwarf, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee, Nebris, OMGchad, Pakratt0013, SethBling, Sevadus, W92Baj, Zisteau	World border: 700 radius Cost to revive team is $5,000 Zisteau spawns in after $10,000 during UHC, levels up every $10K Zisteau boss uses spectator and creative to place mob spawn eggs near players Zisteau causes massive server lag, UHC put on hold	"UHC #2"
23 Oct 2016 11:45am - 12:20pm	Aureylian's Makeover by Boo	Aureylian(remote), Boo(remote)		"Aurey's Makeover by Boo"
23 Oct 2016 12:20pm - 2:24pm	Mindcrack Server	Coestar, Nebris, Pakratt0013, OMGchad, pyrao, W92Baj	Pyro using Seth's account Lots of caving, Nebris claims mountain near spawn Pyro offers to wear dino suit for Battleship Twister at $145K Pakratt with most deaths Guude eats 7 Beanboozled, 6 are bad	"Mindcrack Server Season 6 Part 3"
23 Oct 2016 2:24pm - 3:34pm	Battleship Twister	Arkas, Coestar, Docm77, Millbee, Necomi, OMGchad, Pakratt0013, pyrao, SethBling	Seth introduces game for first time 14 rounds, each side wins 7 Pyro gets in dino suit starting in 10th round Seth gets in sumo suit for 14th round, gets blindfolded and silly stringed	"Battleship Twister"
23 Oct 2016 3:58pm - 4:44pm	Minecraft VR	Arkas, Coestar, Guude, Millbee, SethBling, W92Baj	Building and playing King of the Ladder in VR	"VR Minecraft"
23 Oct 2016 4:44pm - 6:21pm	Golf IRL	Arkas, Guude, Millbee, Nebris, pyrao, SethBling, W92Baj	VR Horror Games and Golf With You Friends cut from schedule to catch up Seth tracking points One player picks course and sets par, others play it Pyro in dino suit for $200 Every $1 gets 1 entry to win a signed golf ball from MineCon Boo pies Aureylian in face	"Golf with Mindcrack IRL"
23 Oct 2016 6:21pm - 8:48pm	Donation Drive/Who Wore It Better?	Arkas, Chef Andy, Coestar, DireDwarf, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee, OMGchad, Pakratt0013, pyrao, SethBling, Sevadus, W92Baj	Wide variety of incentives done Baj in dino suit, Chad does Guude's makeover Andy makes waffles for $150,000, Millbee makes special one for Guude Tons of shirts, many saying bald Chad Who Wore It Better: Guude, Millbee, Pyro, OMGchad, Mhykol, and Baj dress up $1,200 added to total from Teespring campaign Guude pies Dire, Chad, Pyro, and Millbee $250K goal changed: Chad and Guude both shave, Doc gets mohawk. Lowered to $200,000 alongside Sevadus hair dye and JSano chest hair waxing.	"The Home Stretch Donation Drive"
23 Oct 2016 8:48pm - 9:05pm	Closing Thanks	Everyone		"Closing Thanks"

Videos

On 18 October the Mindcrack Twitter confirmed that the full VODs and highlights would be saved on the Mindcrack Twitch channel. The full stream was split into two parts, and every segment was highlighted separately within a day of the marathon ending. The first half of the full highlight later disappeared for unknown reasons. Each segment's highlight was renamed in August 2022 for consistency.

Collection: Mindcrack Marathon 2016

Incentives

A list of stretch goals and incentives was posted on the website before the marathon started, subsequently getting updated during the event. Pooled incentives were added for the first time in the event's history, allowing donors to apply their funds to incentives without needing to have donated the full amount. Viewers donating at least $10 were given access to a Minecraft donor server, and every donation over $500 received a personalized signed card. For every $1 donated, donors received 1 chance to win a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet.

Stretch goals

Amount	Stretch Goal
$50,000	Docm77 and JSano19 have a dog food eating contest
$100,000	Zisteau unlocked as boss for second UHC
$150,000	Who Wore It Better segment unlocked
$175,000	Mhykol dyes hair purple
$200,000	Mindcrack Season 5 seed gets released
$225,000	JSano19 waxes all chest hair
$250,000	OMGchad dyes Sevadus' hair red
$350,000	OMGchad shaves head

Incentives

Incentives that were listed on the website but weren't used during the event aren't listed in this table.

Amount	Incentive	Participants	Segment
$100	Hat with Name	Everyone
$100	T-shirt with Art/Name	Everyone
$500	Silly String'd	Arkas, DireDwarf, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, Nebris, OMGchad, Pakratt0013, pyrao, SethBling
$500	Saltine Challenge	DireDwarf, Guude, JSano19, Millbee, Nebris, Pakratt0013, SethBling, Sevadus, W92Baj
$500	Blindfold	Everyone
$1,000	Ranch Soda	Arkas, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee, OMGchad, Pakratt0013, pyrao, SethBling
$1,000	T-Rex Suit for 30 minutes	JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee, Pakratt0013, pyrao, W92Baj
$1,000	Sumo Suit for 30 minutes	Docm77, JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee, Pakratt0013, pyrao, W92Baj
$1,500	Eat small Freeze Dried Bugs	DireDwarf, Guude, JSano19, Millbee, Pakratt0013
$1,500	Pie in Face	Arkas, Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, Millbee, Nebris, OMGchad, Pakratt0013, pyrao, SethBling
$1,500	Wrapping Paper	Everyone
$2,000	Oculus Challenge	Docm77, Guude, JSano19, Millbee, Pakratt0013, pyrao, Sevadus, W92Baj
$2,000	Makeover	Guude, JSano19, Mhykol, Pakratt0013, pyrao, W92Baj
$3,000	Eat large Freeze Dried Bugs	Docm77, JSano19, Millbee, Pakratt0013
$5,000	Wax Strip on Leg	DireDwarf, JSano19, Millbee, Pakratt0013
$8,000	Bug Kabob - 10 Bugs	Docm77, JSano19, Millbee, Pakratt0013
$77,7777.77	Doc Shaves head into Mohawk	Docm77
$100	Hats that Stack	UHC Players	UHC
$500	Mittens for 1 minute	UHC Players	UHC
$500	Play in Quake Mode for 5 minutes	UHC Players	UHC
$500	Lose your Chair for 5 minutes	UHC Players	UHC
$500	Lose your Sound for 5 minutes	UHC Players	UHC
$750	Airhorn	UHC Players	UHC
$1,000	Box on Head for 5 minutes	UHC Players	UHC
$1,500	Cold Feet for 1 minute	UHC Players	UHC
$2,000	Basket Head, 5 balls	UHC Players	UHC
$500	Foreign Lego Block added	Sevadus	Lego
$500	Mittens for 1 minute	Sevadus	Lego
$750	Box on Head	SethBling	Lego
$750	Water Bottle Spray	Sevadus	Lego
$1,000	Bugs on Board	Sevadus	Lego
$1,000	Invert Seth for 5 minutes	SethBling	Lego
$1,000	Gummy Bear on Board	Sevadus	Lego
$1,000	Mindcracker Surprise Item	Sevadus	Lego
$1,000	Wet Cotton Ball	Sevadus	Lego
$1,500	Airhorn	Sevadus	Lego
$2,000	Shuffle the Board	Sevadus	Lego
Pooled Donations	Poker Chips for Players	Poker Players	Poker
$1,000	Airhorn	Guude	VR
$1,000	Blow Air	Guude	VR
$1,000	Feather	Guude	VR
$1,000	Play with Bouncy Ball	Golfers	Golf IRL
$1,000	Box on Head	Golfers	Golf IRL
$1,000	Play with D120 as Ball	Golfers	Golf IRL
$1,500	Upside Down Club	Golfers	Golf IRL
$2,000	Blindfolds	Golfers	Golf IRL

Sponsorships

Microsoft, Oculus, Pixelcorps, Telltale, Jinx, and Skybound were listed as the marathon sponsors. Microsoft provided the location and staff as well as 4 Surface Pro tablets for giveaways, Pixelcorps provided equipment and staff, Telltale provided game keys for giveaways, Oculus lent 12 VR headsets and computers, Jinx gave away $25 gift cards, and Skybound provided SUPERFIGHT packs.

Outcomes and reception

$18,067 had already been raised when the livestream began, a large portion of which came from UHC #ForTheKidsFour in the spring. At the end of the livestream the total was sitting at $167,459.76, with $167,483.26 being the final known total raised for Extra Life, although that number is missing any Teespring sales and donations that came in after the marathon.

Over 100 gold foil Teespring shirts were sold during the event, with $1,200 from the Teespring campaign being added to the total raised near the end of the marathon.