When I was a kid a guy leaving the arcade with a tiny death star keychain figure (apparently their top prize) handed me a huge bag packed full with tickets. It was almost as many as the picture. My friend and I were so excited, surely this many tickets would get us anything.
I think we ended up with two airheads and a little plastic rubber band gun.
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Let me guess, even with all those tickets he still only gets a 10 cm plushy, a pencil sharpener and 3 dice.
That's maybe 1000-2000 tickets. At a valuation of 1¢ per ticket, $10-20 worth of stuff, so yeah small plush and a handful of Tootsie rolls.
You seem like you at least took a class in skee-ball economics.
Over 18 years in the industry at this point
And laid. 3 dice!
When I was a kid a guy leaving the arcade with a tiny death star keychain figure (apparently their top prize) handed me a huge bag packed full with tickets. It was almost as many as the picture. My friend and I were so excited, surely this many tickets would get us anything.
I think we ended up with two airheads and a little plastic rubber band gun.
Don't forget the finger trap and a yo-yo that breaks the 3rd time you use it
Whoah, that's like a whole Tamagotchi!
In this economy???
In the economy where they still had Tamagotchis.
I didn't realize that sex was one of the prize options
It's on the top shelf between the dusty waffle maker and the PS2.
That seems like an inordinate amount of Skeeball for one person.
I got a wad of tickets like this once because the basketball got stuck in the hoop and was constantly triggering the ticket thing until time ran out.
I always appreciate a good Zoidberg quote
Who? His wife's Boyfriend?