Nibbler is an arcade snake maze video game released in 1982 by Chicago-based developer Rock-Ola.

[9] McVey stated in a 2016 interview that he quit playing of his own accord due to exhaustion after setting the mark.

[7] He additionally received his own Nibbler machine as a prize, which he later gave to a rival arcade in exchange for two hundred dollars in game tokens.

[13] In September 2008, Dwayne Richard of Grande Prairie, Alberta, gained media attention when he fell short in his attempt to become the first player since McVey to officially surpass one billion points.

[13] Rick Carter of Glen Burnie, Maryland officially claimed the new world record with a score of 1,002,222,360 on July 31, 2011.