506,359

Grady, 11:15 a.m., via text: Yo just thought I'd let you know i just got a 506359 on tetris for the n.e.s.

Me: motherf---

Me: why were you playing this early to start with? Dang, that was my impossible dream you just shattered

Grady: I got up for work and it was cancelled. Then i just got in a groove and kept rollin. Got a tetris on level 18 to seal it

Me: Dag

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I spent an entire summer during college trying to top 500,000. Playing every day, usually two or three games per day, I got as close as 498,000 and change. Grady is now officially the master in this family.