OK, so the stories of people going broke at the casino aren’t that unusual. But when a man blows his entire net worth on Tubs of Fun at the kiddie fair, well that’s something you don’t see every day. CBS Boston is reporting that “Henry Gribbohm says he lost his life savings, $2,600, on a carnival game and all he has to show for it is a stuffed banana with dreadlocks.” OK, so the guy only has $2,600 to his name. I got almost that much money back from my tax return. But c’mon maaaan, what makes you drop literally all your dough on dropping balls in a bucket!?
According to CBS, “The 30-year-old from Epsom says he kept trying to win back his money by going double or nothing. He dropped $300 in just a few minutes, then says he went home to get $2,300 more and soon lost all of that as well.” That’s right, he went home to get all the money he had put aside, then went back to the fair to blow the rest. Mr. Gribbohm, we have a private jet standing by to take you to Las Vegas!
Of course, you can’t call the cops on a casino—but in this case, that’s what our ball-toss champion did. “Henry says he went back the next day to complain, and the man running the game gave him back $600. Henry split with the banana and the cash, and filed a report with the Manchester Police Department.” Because by now, he’s on a first-name basis with his local CBS affiliate—which nevertheless felt the need to needle him with a bad banana-split pun. But hey, at least he got 23 per cent of his net worth back!
