Candy Crush Champ Emerges from COVID

A Phoenix gamer named Cole Herbst turned his post-COVID Candy Crush binge into a global sensation, clawing his way to the All-Star Finals in London and walking away with $50,000 for fourth place. What began as couch-bound boredom became a grueling, daily grind of strategy and skill—culminating in an international stage he never saw coming. Now, fueled by ambition, he’s already eyeing next year’s championship, ready to turn fourth place into first. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a54d84b42c823aec