Yes. This actually happened to my wife at our state fair. Except after she was out the $60, she still didn’t have the prize. I think it was a stuffed minion.
I once worked with a guy who used to work the carny side games. He said that every single one was fixed & proceeded to tell me how. Many of the “winners” were employee “shills” who supposedly won the prizes nearly every time. They could control who won like in the game mentioned above. Those who ran the games would often have their kids walking around the grounds with prizes to show customers that they had “winners”. The prizes were then returned at the end of the day.
allen@home over 1 year ago
One very expensive stuffed elephant.
Ubintold over 1 year ago
Well, that’s it for the day then.
Diat60 over 1 year ago
Now Colin will want to have a go.
Diat60 over 1 year ago
Now Colin will want to have a go.
dv1093 over 1 year ago
Yes. This actually happened to my wife at our state fair. Except after she was out the $60, she still didn’t have the prize. I think it was a stuffed minion.
hildigunnurr Premium Member over 1 year ago
Should have gone for the rides with the guys!
charliefarmrhere over 1 year ago
I once worked with a guy who used to work the carny side games. He said that every single one was fixed & proceeded to tell me how. Many of the “winners” were employee “shills” who supposedly won the prizes nearly every time. They could control who won like in the game mentioned above. Those who ran the games would often have their kids walking around the grounds with prizes to show customers that they had “winners”. The prizes were then returned at the end of the day.
edeloriea14 over 1 year ago
An elephant Beanie Baby would cost less than that.
Mark Jackson Premium Member over 1 year ago
Three days later “Bizarro” has a better deal: https://comicskingdom.com/bizarro/2022-09-01