15th Games

It was never expected that a simple pair of binoculars would be a tribute's key to victory, but this was surprisingly the case this year.

This years victor was Tyrone Mackenzie, age 18, from District 9. The arena was set in desert oases, featured poisonous butterflies, a mutt chase, and lasted for 13 days.

During the opening countdown, Tyrone noticed the binoculars near the cornucopia. Having never seen them in the games before, he realized that they must be there for a reason and would likely be useful. So when the games began, Tyrone grabbed them and ran to a distant oasis before collapsing in the water in a wave of exhaustion.

On the second day, it was Tyrone's birthday and he was very grateful to receive a picnic from sponsors. Rammstein and Vera (both 10) entered Tyrone's oasis and as he hid in a palm tree, he heard them talk about how the butterflies were poisonous.

With this information, Tyrone spent the next few days capturing butterflies and extracting their venom into some of his food and the oasis water. From then, whenever he saw approaching tributes, he hid in the bushed and watched many of them consume what would be their final drink or meal. He took the knife from the last tribute, Barb (12) that he killed in this way.

With four tributes remaining, Tyrone heard mutts approaching from the perimeter of the arena. He was one of just two tributes to make it back to the cornucopia in time, and during an exhausting battle with the other survivor, Lupus (2), Tyrone stabbed him through the heart and won.

After winning his games, Tyrone opened a butterfly sanctuary within The Capitol, which became very popular amongst its citizens.