"He reads from the square of paper in the same onerous voice he used for ours, informing Panem that in honor of the Quarter Quell, there will be twice the number of tributes. "
- -Katniss watching the 50th Games
The 50th Hunger Games is the Games that Haymitch Abernathy won. He is the second victor of District 12. Since the was a Quarter Quell, there was an extra rule added to it, saying that there would be twice the number of tributes in the Games, making 48 people in the arena, to symbolize that two rebels died for every Capitol citizen. Each district would provide 2 girls and 2 boys. Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen would watch these Games in Catching Fire.
Reaping
The reaping is greatly described in the book. First, Euphemia Trinket calls out a girl from the Seam, and then Maysilee, a girl that was clinging on to two girls, with one of them being Katniss's mother. This is noticed by Peeta. The other girl she was friends Madge's mother, a similar girl who was twins with her, according to Peeta, since his dad told him that.
Then, after the first male tribute from 12 is called, Haymitch is reaped. He is said to be strong, young, with dark and curly hair. Katniss even admitted that he looked attractive, especially with the grey Seam eyes he had, making him look dangerous. After this, they are taken into custody of the Capitol and are mentored by Rummage Lorman.
Tribute Parade
Katniss mentions that District tributes wore ugly coal mining costumes.
Training
During his training. he did very well, making his odds of winning 10-1. Since there were 48 tributes that year, if it was a normal year, his odds would be 5-1.
Interview
During the interview, Caesar asks, "So, Haymitch, what do you think of the Games having one hundred percent more competitors than usual?", Haymitch shrugs and says, "I dont see that it makes much difference. They'll still be one hundred percent as stupid as usual, so I fugure my odss will be roughly the same." This makes the crowd burst out with laughter. Haymitch gives a half-smile. He was arrongant and snarky before he was a drunk. Katniss even calls him a looker at this time. its known that Caesar was wearing a midnight-blue suit, just like he did 24 years later.
50th Games
Once the tributes were on their pedastals, most peopls breaths were taken away by the beauty of the arena, which was a feild with lots of flowers that were poisionus. Once the gong sounded, most tributes were still taken by the beauty of the arena, but Haymitch already had a bag, some weapons, and ran off to the woods. Maysilee ran away from the bloodbath, presumably empty handed. Along the way, Maysilee had a backpack that contained a bowl, some dried beef, and a blowgun that she was very good with. While there, he had to avoid some golden squirrls that were carnivores. 18 kids died in the bloodbath that day, including 2 careers. Later, there were around 10 careers that settled at the snow capped mountain. In the area of the snow capped-mountain, the careers were scavenging for other tributes to kill. On the 4th day, the volcano erupted, killing 5 careers and 7 other tributes. This made the remaining 5 careers split up into a team of two teams of three. The second team three's first career would die first of unknown causes. While in the woods, Haymitch runs into the second pack of the 3 careers.
Theyre all bigger than him, but Haymicth is very fast and kills two of them with his knife. The third one disarms him and is about to slit his throat, but Maylisee shoots a dart at him, killing the him/her. The two then partner up and steal food from the other dead tributes to eat. They also make a custom blow torch from supplies of one of the dead careers. They find themselves at the edge of a cliff, so Maylisee leavs and Haymitch leaves, ending their alliance. Haymitch accidently kicks a rock into a abyss, beyond the cliff. Instead of the rock being gone, the rock shoots back up, letting him know that there is a forcefeild there. After that, Maylisee gets her neck skewered by a candy pink bird mutt. Haymitch holds her hand as she dies. Later that day, the boy from District 4 is killed in combat with the District 8 Male, and he is killed by getting eaten by the golden squirrels. This makes Haymitch the 2nd tribute left, and the other tribute is a career the girl from District 1, the last career. Shes bigger than him, and just as fast as Haymitch, so both tributes have a deadly fight, both injuring the other very badly. Haymicth cuts out her eye while she slashes him in the chest, with his intenstines almost falling out. He runs away from her as she pursues him. Haymitch is cornered, running into the cliff agin. The girl throws her axe and Haymitch dodges it. After that, the axe bounces off of the forcefield, and hits her in the face, leaving Haymicth the victor. The following is the finale:
| Tribute | Placing | District | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haymitch Abernathy (2) | 1st | 12 | For the District 1 female getting hit in the face wither her own axe. |
| District 1 Female (2) | 2nd | 1 | Getting hit in the face by her own axe hitting a forcefield |
| District 8 Male (1) | 3rd | 8 | For getting eaten by the golden squirrels. |
| District 4 Male (2) | 4th | 4 | Killed in combat by the District 8 Male |
| Maylisee Donner (2) | 5th | 12 | Killed by the candy-pink birds with small beaks that stabbed her in the neck. |
Placing from 6th to 48th:
- 6th-11th = Survived the Volcanic Eruption of the snow capped mountain, but later died for their own reasons
- 12th-24th = Died during to the eruption of the snow capped mountain.
- 25th-29th = Died by getting lethal doses of poison in the arena (not by Maysilee) since there were many things that were poisoned, like some of the plants, the water, flowers, etc. Nothing was safe to eat unless if it came from the cornucopia supplies, or from a sponsor.
- 30th-48th = Died in the initial Cornucopia bloodbath.
(1) or (2) gives the information if the tribute was the first or second male/female reaped for their District.
Post Games (2 weeks later)
The way Haymitch won was very disrespectful to the Capitol, as it was seen as an act of defiance, using the arena as a weapon. Because of this, his little brother, mother, and his girlfriend were killed.