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Former WWTBAM contestant is a pinball wizard!
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:23 am
by MarleysGh0st
Bowen Kerins, of Salem, MA, won $32K on WWTBAM in February 2000. Last week he became the world champion of pinball.
http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_s ... 00109.html
After he won the pinball world title for the first time about 15 years ago, Kerins was scheduled to appear on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."
He couldn't go because he had college midterms.
"Looking back, I made the wrong decision," he said.
Duh!
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:29 am
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
I wonder which event makes him happiest.
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:33 am
by littlebeast13
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I wonder which event makes him happiest.
I'd guess it would be winning 128,000 quarters....
lb13
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:39 am
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
littlebeast13 wrote:PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I wonder which event makes him happiest.
I'd guess it would be winning 128,000 quarters....
lb13
Well, he did win $10,000 as the pinball champion, and just think of the endorsement opportunites that might come his way because of the pinball win. I am sure that Nike will want to name a shoe after him and that Gatorade will want him for their spokesman.
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:44 am
by MarleysGh0st
I don't know about Gatorade. They seem happy promoting their new Tiger® version.
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:44 am
by ulysses5019
I think I'd rather win an Oscar!
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:12 am
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
ulysses5019 wrote:I think I'd rather win an Oscar!
In the special category, Best Performance by an Eyelid Flipper.
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:25 am
by peacock2121
marley is so cute
Re: Former WWTBAM contestant is a pinball wizard!
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:42 pm
by T_Bone0806
MarleysGh0st wrote:Bowen Kerins, of Salem, MA, won $32K on WWTBAM in February 2000. Last week he became the world champion of pinball.
http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_s ... 00109.html
After he won the pinball world title for the first time about 15 years ago, Kerins was scheduled to appear on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno."
He couldn't go because he had college midterms.
"Looking back, I made the wrong decision," he said.
Duh!
This guy was on MY show!!
Well, the show that I was on, that is.
He almost didn't make it, as he had forgotten/lost his ID. I forget the exact story, but someone faxed over acceptable ID for him shortly before taping time.
Wouldn't have made any difference for me if he had been dq'd, as I came in 3rd on that fastest finger. Bowen was a pretty nice guy as I recall.
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:49 pm
by etaoin22
Nevertheless, losing the Fastest Finger to a pinball wizard is one heck of an anecdote. whether or not there was someone in the middle.