Claw machines have long been a great source of entertainment, especially in the Suffolk area. There’s no limit on the prizes to be won, from large chocolate bars to small electronics. Sometimes, you don’t even know what you’re going to win because the prizes are placed in plastic balls, which you only open once you have them physically in your hands. 

Adding an air of mystery can make the game even more thrilling. But what happens if you finally grab that ball you’ve been after for half an hour, and the prize is so unusual that you cannot figure out what it is? Well, that’s just what happened to a local Suffolk man, Gary. 

Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner

Winning is always the aim of the game, regardless of whether you’re sitting at home playing something on the Xbox or playing a claw machine at your local arcade. However, the prizes tend to vary. Usually, you can identify the prize straight away, but that wasn’t the case for this local Suffolk man.

Gary described how he had gone out for a night of bowling with his family and decided to take a break in between his turns after he spotted a brightly lit claw machine. He had his eye on a lime green plastic ball and was determined to win it. Even if the prize wasn’t suited to him, he could give it to his wife. He had experience playing the Fluffy Slots game online at home, so he had a lot of confidence that he would do well here. It took him a few rounds of bowling and a handful of coins, but in the end, he was finally able to grab onto that green ball. 

However, once he got his hands on it and twisted the ball open, he was met with a mixture of confusion and disappointment. For the life of him, he couldn’t figure out what he had won. 

Cracking The Mystery

The prize was small enough to fit into the ball and had the oddest shape. It was sleek and curved, and made out of plastic. After staring at it for a while, Gary took the prize to his family’s bowling lane and asked them what it could be. In a group of eight, not one other person could figure out the identity of the prize.

After much discussion and thought, he finally gave up and went to the ticket prize desk to ask the clerk about what he had won. And the answer was something no one could guess. Gary had won a travel-size shoe horn. That’s right, one of those devices that makes it easier for you to put your shoes on.

After finally getting his answer, Gary and his family had a good laugh about the whole ordeal. It may not have been the prize he was expecting, but it did bring a smile to his face. And that’s what games like claw machines are all about anyway, right? Having fun and potentially winning, even if it takes you some time to figure out what the prize is.