Episode 17: "I Can't Believe This Happened! My Epic Pinball Tournament Comeback"

“Something clicks right, something's clicking. I don't know what it is but I can feel it. I feel it right when I step up to the machine there's something magical about this night.”

“The closest thing I can think of to this feeling I was getting is for a short period of time, I was a runner and they always say you get the runners high... like you get this extra jolt or something and it feels very euphoric that's what i'm feeling right now.”

“The culture at electric bat is like people get stoked for your victories... everyone's giving me knuckles. Everyone's very cool there.”

“Who the f is retro ralph? Let me see who he played... these are legit players like these are good players.”

“The people at Electric Bat were so cool about me winning. Like, they were all giving me props, knuckles, whatever. And I thought that was really cool.”

“I really, when people do a good job, I try to like, you know, celebrate that with them, right? Because when you're a manager, that is how you get joy.”

“This hobby has done so much for my mental state in a positive way... if things aren't going well throughout the day... I go down there. I play a game because I work from home... and it just brings me some joy.”

“I'm so freaking happy. I'm going to finish these French fries. I know those of you listening to the podcast, you're just going to listen to me crunching on French fries, but tonight, nothing matters.”