Jonathan “JonBeast” Marquez didn’t need long to get revenge on his biggest rival.
Playing against Henry “Henry” Leverette in another Madden Championship Series (MCS) tournament final, JonBeast prevailed 31-24 on Wednesday to win the most feared challenge at Full Sail University Orlando Health Fortress in Winter Park, Florida.
This victory comes just over a month after Henry defeated JonBeast to win the MCS opening Kickoff Challenge. Like Henry did in September, JonBeast pocketed $50,000 for his win on Wednesday.
The Madden NFL 26 Championship Series is a collection of five events with a total prize pool of $1.5 million.
The first three events are known as the EA Majors: the Kickoff Challenge, the Most Feared Challenge, and the Zero Chill Challenge. The top 13 points finishers from EA Majors and the winner of the Last Chance Qualifier will qualify for the season-ending Madden Bowl, which is scheduled to take place sometime in February.
All qualifying events will be played in Winter Park.
JonBeast, of Hartford, Connecticut, nearly won the Madden Bowl last season, losing to Jacob “Fancy” Worthington of Frisco, Texas, in the final. Fancy did not participate in the most feared challenge.
Chicago’s Henry won the Madden Bowl when it was a team event in 2021, then took the solo crown in 2022 and 2024. He finished second in 2023.
But on Wednesday, he couldn’t figure out JonBeast.
“I feel like it’s a real rivalry,” JonBeast said of his recurring fights with Henry, “but personally, I don’t care about rivalries. He beat me in the (Kickoff Challenge). From Madden Bowl 23, he came back and won (the) Kickoff 24. Now we’re getting ready for the next tournament.”
JonBeast’s path to his fourth career Madden belt hasn’t been easy. He opened play Wednesday with a close 31-28 victory over Jarett “SpamminButtons” Dieppa of Philadelphia in the quarterfinals before beating Matthew “GoatGeezy” Gangl of Racine, Wis., 31-20 in the semifinals.
Henry defeated Christian “NoMercyLambo” Webb of Hagerstown, Maryland, 27-7 in the quarterfinals before handling Jaylen “Astro” Morrow-Reynolds of Waldorf, Maryland, 55-45 in the semifinals.
Astro beat Abram “Abram” Joseph of Humble, Texas, 38-24 while GoatGeezy dominated John “Mr Football 88” Britt of San Diego 14-10 in the other quarterfinal matches.
The Zero Chill Challenge begins on November 7 before ending on December 10. The last chance qualifiers will begin on December 12 and end on January 21.
Most Feared Challenge Cash Prize
1. Jonathan “JonBeast” Marquez ($50,000)
2. Henry “Henry” Leverette ($20,000)
3-4. Jaylen “Astro” Morrow-Reynolds, Matthew “GoatGeezy” Gangl ($10,000)
5-8. Abram “Abram” Joseph, Christian “NoMercyLambo” Webb, Jarett “SpamminButtons” Dieppa, John “Mr Football 88” Britt ($5,000)
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