The winner of EA’s ‘Madden’ videogame tournament will get more prize money than the NFL’s Super Bowl champions

Kids who are obsessed with football may dream of someday winning the Super Bowl — but winning a football videogame competition actually pays more.

On Monday, a game of Electronic Arts’

EA flagship “Madden” American football videogame will be played between gamers Jonathan “JonBeast” Marquez and Jacob “Fancy” Worthington, with a $250,000 prize for the winner and $150,000 for the runner-up.