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The highest Halo earners of all time
As the franchise spans a decade of competitive gaming, we look at who’s come out on top.
Written by Chris Higgins
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Gamers have earned a lot of money playing Halo
Gamers have earned a lot of money playing Halo© 343 Industries/Microsoft Studios
Halo, as a franchise, played a huge part in the birth of eSports. In 2016, still fighting for console’s place in the competitive gaming ecosystem, it has spawned many stars and personalities throughout gaming’s digital revolution.
From LAN parties in bedrooms and function rooms, to worldwide championships of seasons and qualifiers, it’s come a long way so far. And along that way, many have made their fortune on being extremely efficient slayers. So let’s kick off the top-10 highest earners in Halo’s history, compiled by esportsearnings.com, with the fiercest sibling rivalry of all time.

Jason ‘Lunchbox’ Brown – $184,755.00

Lunchbox has been in the competitive Halo scene since early in Halo 2, though took until the tail end of Halo 3’s rule three years later to rack up a string of firsts across MLG tournaments in 2010. After a successful two years in Reach, his experience on Halo 2 came back into style when the Master Chief Collection launched, attracting Microsoft’s money to a series of high profile Halo 2 Remaster tournaments.

Justin ‘Roy’ Brown – $187,450.00

Sadly, Jason hasn’t quite come out of the sibling rivalry ahead. When Halo 2 Anniversary launched, Justin played on a team not featuring his brother, and together Str8 Rippin took a second place at the MCC launch invitational. That single placing supplied Justin with an extra $3,000 to put him just ahead of his twin, and as they’ve since rejoined forces to continue a dominant streak with Evil Geniuses, there’s not really any way Jason can catch up. Is this rivalry all sewn up?

Brett ‘Naded’ Leonard – $196,983.80

Almost certainly the unluckiest man in all of competitive Halo. Despite being on some of the best teams in the game and playing since 2006, Naded has not won a single major tournament. Despite his lack of silverware, there’s plenty of green to make up for it as consistently placing highly still brings in a considerable sum. The only problem is, given his move to inactivity before the summer season this year, Naded could be considering hanging up the pad, closing the door on ever winning a tournament. Still, the most successful Halo player to have never won a Major is a pretty good title, too.

Justin ‘Pistola’ Deese – $207,285.00

The unkillable monster, Justin ‘Pistola’ Deese has had a phenomenal career. Between the years of 2009 and 2014 you were almost 90 percent certain he would be atop any podium he could be found near. Given his amazing propensity to avoid death, he’s also done well out of individual events such as Free For Alls or Last Man Standings, but his ability to also work well in a team makes him a terrifying opponent.

Bradley ‘itz so Frosty’ Bergstrom – $260,350.00

Amazingly, Frosty has only been in competitive Halo for just over a year now, and has made the most money in the shortest time of any player in the game. Excelling on Halo 5, Frosty holds an advantage over many others in the list as being at the beginning of his career just as prize pools are beginning to skyrocket. One thing’s for sure: he’ll not be in the bottom half of the top 10 for long.

Aaron ‘Ace’ Elam – $265,312.50

The only player in this list better than Pistola in a FFA is Aaron ‘Ace’ Elam, proving his skills in 2013’s legendary Halo 4 Global Championship final and earning $200,000 for the effort. That making up the vast majority of his lifetime earnings hasn’t prevented Ace from appearing in almost every top eight since 2009, too.

Tom ‘OGRE2’ Ryan – $288,455.93

The greatest of all time. With a 13-year career, consisting of countless team and individual wins across the whole gamut of Halo titles, Tom ‘OGRE2’ Ryan may not have won the most money but he’s earned the most respect.
After being tempted out of retirement on Halo 2’s re-release, he failed to win the final championship tournament of that game’s lifespan, breaking a decade-long streak of winning the last major title of every single Halo game. Another twin, OGRE1 hasn’t made it as far, despite dominating early Halo competitions together, but they’re proving the trend of talented brothers along with...

Mathew ‘Royal2’ Fiorante - $303,337.00

A Canadian! The only non-American in the list and also a brother to Chris “Royal1” Fiorante, who has entered the coaching track alongside Royal2 at Counter Logic Gaming. Mathew has been in comp Halo since 2010, though failed to find much success until Halo: Reach and also a ridiculously effective team up with…

Paul ‘SnakeBite’ Duarte – $310,687.50

Together, SnakeBite and Royal2 have only failed to place in the top three of a tournament once since 2011. That’s 15 tournaments in a row, half of which also featured OGRE2 before he left CLG in 2015. SnakeBite, however, has been around a little longer than his current partner, earning his first winnings around the end of Halo 3’s reign in 2010. Around about the time another name began appearing on teams...

Tony ‘Lethul’ Campbell – $318,250.00

The undisputed Halo 5 champ has also shown his dominance in Halo 2’s re-release and a smattering of wins dating back to Reach and 4. Of course, the vast majority of this haul has been won from from efforts of his three team-mates, two of whom are also in the top three of this list and the third being Frosty. As prize pools grow, will Lethul’s pockets, too?
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