Clusters of people crowded the front sidewalk of 1982 Bar Sunday afternoon waiting to register for the Guitar Hero tournament.
The crowd consisted mostly of teenage boys dressed in rock 'n' roll gear that included fedoras, blazers and white gloves.
Seventeen participants competed in head-to-head matches on 1982's stage. The tournament was double-elimination, which meant competitors were out after two losses.
First prize was a Fender guitar and amp package donated by Lipham Music. Rock station 100.5 The Buzz provided a pair of concert tickets for second prize. Third prize was a GameStop voucher for a copy of Rock Band 2. Fourth and fifth prize were gift certificates for 1982.
Cory Klein, 18, won first place by playing previously undefeated Brady Wynn, 20, in the finals and winning two songs in a row.
Wynn has been playing Guitar Hero for about two years and won first place in a different competition last spring. He said he likes losing himself in the moment when he plays.
"I feel like I'm a rock star," he said. "It's a good way for me to unwind."
Because he had not lost a match all night, Wynn said he felt pretty confident going into the final round. Tight competition and two difficult songs in the final round, "The Way It Ends" by Prototype and "She Bangs the Drums" by The Stone Roses, led to Wynn's defeat and Klein's win of the Fender package.
"I was cool with it because I got concert tickets," Wynn said.
Wynn chose tickets to see the band Shiny Toy Guns in Jacksonville next month.
