Steve Wiebe
| Steve Wiebe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Steven J. Wiebe January 3, 1969 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Residence | Redmond, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
University of Washington (B.S., Mechanical Engineering; 1991) City University (M.Ed.; 2004) |
| Occupation | Competitive gamer, school teacher, musician, basketball |
Steven J. "Steve" Wiebe (/ˈwiːbi/; born January 3, 1969) is an American two-time world champion of the video game Donkey Kong, most recently holding the title from September 20, 2010 to January 10, 2011 with a high score of 1,064,500 points. Wiebe was the first person to achieve over a million points in a public game, with a score of 1,006,600 on July 4, 2004. He is one of the primary subjects of the 2007 documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters.
Wiebe lives in Redmond, Washington with his wife Nicole, and has a daughter, Jillian, and son, Derek. In addition to his competitive gaming pursuits, Wiebe currently teaches math at Redmond High School. He has been interested in music from an early age.
Wiebe was interviewed about the documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters on the The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and on G4's Attack of the Show. He also voiced his own cartoon character on Code Monkeys in the episode "The Great Recession". He also appeared as "Jim" in the film Four Christmases, which was directed by Seth Gordon, the director of The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. In 2011 Wiebe made a cameo appearance in Gordon's film Horrible Bosses as Thomas, Head of Security.
Like his Donkey Kong rival Billy Mitchell, Wiebe was also put in a TOPPS Allen & Ginter baseball set, which is featured in the 2009 edition of the baseball product.
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