E McNeill was called up on stage one last time at the Imagine Cup, with the Great Pyramids looming in front of him as he walked up to receive his award – a second place finish in the worldwide Imagine Cup’s Game Development finals.

His educational game, Alternex, had impressed the judges enough to say his game was second best among all those submitted. Taking home $10,000 for second place isn’t bad, especially because he doesn’t have to share it.

“It’s pretty crazy,” McNeill said. “Of course, I was never in it for the money.”

He said he still hasn’t gotten around to realizing that he actually made it to the finals, much less finished second.

“I just couldn’t stop smiling,”  said McNeill, a student at Dartmouth College in the United States’ New Hampshire. “I physically could not stop – my cheeks hurt.”

The Imagine Cup team has been following E, a team of one, throughout the Imagine Cup. Hope you enjoyed getting to know him. Check out his game, called Alternex, and everything else about him here.