I’m still shaking my head at the incredible irony in this.

“The Cromers took extraordinary measures to better their lives. In 1998, Robert spent 10 weeks on unpaid leave riding a Mission Beach roller coaster for more than 20 hours a day in hopes of winning a $50,000 prize. The contest, sponsored by a radio station, was finally called off with no winner. The station sent five die-hard contestants, including Robert, home with $10,000 each.”

A flipper who began on a roller coaster????? This couldn’t have been invented in a Coen brothers film.