Did We Finally Get Scammed at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Carnival Games?

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We are huge advocates for fair and just carnival games. We teach everyone we can how to avoid getting scammed at a carnival, or what questions to ask to ensure the game you're paying your hard earned money for is fair and winnable. We truly hope that the employee we interacted with at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk was just undertrained and misinformed.
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[@strawberryseeds]

Why is she stingy with the prizes when y’all played and won so many times. I’m glad you guys spoke up about it.

[@savvysdaze3857]

Because if she breaks the rules and just gives out prizes for fun she can get in trouble

[@strawberryseeds]

@@savvysdaze3857 Katie and Spencer were following the rules, I’m aware they can’t hand out free prizes.

[@savvysdaze3857]

@@strawberryseeds yeah but the rules of the game is any win ends game so if you win on your first try that’s it game over no extra plays with the last ball

[@SOYCOZY]

@@savvysdaze3857 I think the what’s she is trying to say is that it doesn’t say that like anywhere also

[@SOYCOZY]

I mean it also was a 35 dollar bear

[@grandee4383]

WOW!!! That hassle was more like a hustle!!! Shame on them!! Proud of you guys for keeping your cool but standing your ground!!!! There should have been more than 1 nice prize in your hands!! 🐻

[@acery75]

I'm as impressed that you kept playing ANY of the games given the... difficulty?... or unfairness of like, all of the game there! 🙂

[@WinnerEveryTime]

This place was on our list for a while - one day we may revisit!

[@emradford5173]

The Ping Pong guy was sooo lovely after the really poor experience at Bushel Basket.

[@matthewfischer9983]

I would never want to go there after this video. I appreciate you two sharing all of this. You are open with your filming as well, so the employees did not seem to care about public perception either. It was funny with that girl strutting a bit in the background in the outro lol

[@WinnerEveryTime]

We always hope you guys spot the funny things in the background!

[@WarhavenSC]

Did you happen to talk to management and get an official ruling on the basket toss game? I don't think that lady understands the rules herself, and she's only going to end up cheating other guests out of their prizes.

[@WinnerEveryTime]

A manager did deliver our bear, but they unfortunately couldn’t provide an “official ruling”. We were unable to get ahold of anyone else on our visit.

[@savvysdaze3857]

She was running the game correctly for bushel baskets any win ends the game so if you get your ball in the basket first try that’s it game over

[@donnagiron1989]

what a Scam!!! Big time!!! That's why you don't see anyone walking around with big plush's!! How sad...

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Just want to add here that we full believe the vast majority of carnival games are wonderful and winnable. And that if the rules of the game were different than what was explained to us, or what was posted we hope they improve that for the future. As many know, we always take the time to clarify the rules before we play to avoid any confusion.

[@melsterdoom]

They definitely seemed to be trying to take you for a ride on that game! Glad you got the big bear in the end tho :) I'm a few days late lol, but happy 1 year channel birthday! 🎂

[@hughlingard]

that girl trying to scam y'all was acting like a real basketcase.

[@marissamillerr]

omg that lady pissed me off. she needs a different job asap

[@melindarivera6598]

Wow yall had a lot more patience than I would have had. Good on ya!

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Thank you!

[@Brycebaer777]

Great videos! Y’all are amazing🙌🏼

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Thank you! 💜

[@PAMELARUSSELL79]

bushel of basket lady was very rude good for yall for speaking up!

[@stacyscooby8488]

Thank you for showing us I never played it it’s amazing

[@Maddie-dw2gh]

Love theses vids

[@piggytropolis9821]

I love the carnival games! Also did you go to a time zone arcade there is lots of games there!

[@carmendiamondprincessanduj8630]

Wow this video I never commented on. I been binge watching and found this one video … your getting scammed! What kind of games are these? I’m so sad! You deserve more better wins. It’s sad!! ❤❤they kept changing the rules obviously!! Thank god Spencer spoke up and you recordered your wins. CHEATERS OR THE HOST WAS NEW AND DIDNT KNOW THE RULES!!

[@Creeperplaysroblox]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WINNER EVERY TIME!!!

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Omgg thank you!!

[@Maddie-dw2gh]

They where being resistant to letting you get anothern sword I am happy y’all spoke up.

[@fiddlegirl79]

I feel she changed the rules as she went. You got hustled. I would complain to management about that.

[@s0ap123]

My fave part was when you put the avacado in your "pahhket" lol. That bushel basket game was some sleazy stuff, some shady carnie actions.

[@WinnerEveryTime]

What accent?? 😂

[@saraaldrich5273]

Good video but glad you guys spoke up about what happened with you guys

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Thanks, Sara!

[@saraaldrich5273]

@@WinnerEveryTime your welcome

[@jojovaldez2766]

I just won t play these games then I ll just go on the rides eat drink some beer or soda F. k those games if they re gonna be like that

[@sk8rpunkbarbie]

First time I have seen somewhere actually scam you the way this place has

[@jlhile34]

That lady made me mad and I'm glad you guys stood your ground

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Thanks!

[@jojovaldez2766]

When I go to the boardwalk I don t hardly play the games. I don t win anything If I m gonna spend money at the boardwalk I ll spend money on something I know will be worth spending my money on

[@ronniecanella8988]

Man, you guys got jipped 😩 plus that lady gave y’all real attitude!

[@DoomGoober]

Goblet toss: Is it me, or do the colored goblets appear to be slightly raised? That's why so many balls end up right beside the colored goblets but not inside them?

[@megs7019]

Wow, very shady games….you handled it way better than most people…. Love the squish mellow mushroom is so cute! Most toys are a rip off for these games.

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Thanks! We love the mushroom Squishmallows - we have almost every single one!

[@Happiiechild]

I feel like she was trying to play you guys because she doesn’t know how to even get the damn bears down. Lol.

[@A.Z-Town.]

The girl in the bushel basket is capping

[@jenns6241]

It's over 100 with excessive heat warnings today and seeing you in that hoodie is making me sweat 🤣

[@WinnerEveryTime]

How we wish it was hoodie weather again!

[@jenns6241]

@@WinnerEveryTime You definitely showed how kind and respectful you both are when dealing with that one game - those rules were constantly changing, sadly.

[@RealAlphaDrum]

Yikes, that basket toss. Gotta fix whatever that is.

[@kristenpuddister9805]

Seems like a very shady place indeed especially that lady with bushel baskets.

[@juliel.bateson4971]

That Ocean 🌊 View 😍😍😍

[@WinnerEveryTime]

It is a beautiful beach view!

[@juliel.bateson4971]

@@WinnerEveryTime Totally. I kept looking at the beach/ ocean instead of watching Spencer play tub toss

[@Binx345me]

really! she was not very friendly at all, which is the opposite of most fair/amusement workers. at least at the fairs they are super friendly cuz they want business. And you should have gotten a big bear plus fish for 10 balls!

[@Binx345me]

If i was game operator of guess your baseball throw- i would give ppl within 2 miles the prize!

[@jimmycarevich9317]

You guys kept your 🆒. And why was the lady running the carnival game acting like they took your win out of her paycheck. Sheesh

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Thank you! We just wanted the dang bear! 😂

[@morghana3775]

This is why I don't play carnival games anymore..

[@ejgrunch]

Wait till you come to New York loads of Arcades here

[@Doorspro909]

So sad it's back to scool. But we miss are frends

[@coral_puff]

I hate when they change the rules. One time I played the duck pond at a park and got both of the 20 point ducks. The sign said that 32 points won the biggest prize, but then the person said that only one 20 per game would count, so to get the biggest one you would have to get a 20 point and a 12 point duck. The sign and employee never mentioned that two 20 point ducks won't both count. That probably won't ever happen again, and I didn't get the big prize that I should've gotten

[@Iamsp33d95]

No need to take the job so seriously 😂

[@nicolemissdothacker]

That was crazy, all those game seemed super hard with not so great prizes. I did feel bad for the woman running two games but she needed to be a bit more clear on explaining the rules at the start. Not changing them every time you won. Maybe she got a commission or something for the more times you played and was hoping to make extra money off the two of you.

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Right? We also felt bad that she was left with two highly intensive and popular games, which is why we think this stems from a management issue.

[@Dirty_Farmer_1977]

Maybe if she paid more attention and actually done her job...who knows, she might have gotten shit canned afterwards..if you can't do your job right, no matter how crowded it is..then maybe you shouldn't be a game attendant

[@Happiiechild]

I can’t stand people you guys were right for speaking up. If I was the worker, I would totally give it to you come on now.

[@lostinwonderart]

She was acting like that bear came out of her paycheck 😳

[@WinnerEveryTime]

We know! 😳

[@WarhavenSC]

15:48 -- It's a doughNOT, not a doughnut.

[@WinnerEveryTime]

😂

[@Dirty_Farmer_1977]

You got to understand too that some peoples elevators dont go all the way to the top..not their fault, but just the way it is

[@juliel.bateson4971]

Holy Toledo Lady is trying to scam y’all. Thank Goodness you got it on camera. that is a cute 🐻

[@WinnerEveryTime]

We do treasure the bear! 🧸

[@DraconiaFyre13]

Wow that was some very shady stuff.

[@benwebb4424]

I am actually confused at the basket game. I assume every game you played was shown despite there being cuts between games. If that is true you played a total of 7 games. So let's say you can only win 1 small prize per game and have to trade up - that would mean you need to play a minimum of 8 games to reach the jumbo. Where did you gain the extra prize from? Conversely, if we assume you can double your win by getting both balls in the basket and the jumbo requires 8 balls in the basket total you can win the jumbo in a minimum of 4 games BUT accounting for misses you made your 8th ball in the basket on game 6. You got balls 9 and 10 on your 7th game (assuming you didn't edit a game out). You either played 1 too few games for the prize you won, or you didn't get a medium prize that you should have. Someone is up/down $5 in value (price of the game).

[@WinnerEveryTime]

We showed every game, every individual play. The cuts between games were lengthy delays, up to 15 minutes in between play so we could not keep the camera on that long. The rules did not state one prize per 2 ball game. The prize levels were based off of “wins”. A win was defined as the ball in the basket.

[@matthew4612]

Why does she care like she knows these prizes cost em like $8 and she gets mad when you paid like $30

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Wish we knew!

[@sirrex9982]

you deff got scammed you should post that clip to their fb or twitter the management needs to fix that crap

[@3105ace]

will you make a video of the arcade here

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Yep! It came out two weeks ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5OVcqyLrpVraaM

[@Kobalt3432]

So glad you spoke up. You DESERVE the bear!!!

[@WinnerEveryTime]

The game footage speaks for itself!

[@Kobalt3432]

@@WinnerEveryTime something similar!! My wife wanted a white fox from the redemption. They had 4 on display but no extras! I asked for one of the 4 but they refused! After some talking they FINALLY got one down for us!!!

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Hate it when a prize is on display but not able to be won!

[@kts59019]

I’m so mad. I’m glad you guys stood your ground against her. Shame on her. Did you report her to the managers?

[@WinnerEveryTime]

A manager delivered our bear, but they were unable to speak on the game. We weren’t able to get ahold of anyone else on our visit.

[@kts59019]

@@WinnerEveryTime They need to train their managers better. Sorry you guys had that horrible of experience.

[@noodlesthefox435]

I would have been cranky for the rest of the day and left after getting that medium price because so not worth that bs. hope that person got fired for her attitude alone because if she does that to adults she is doing it to kids too.

[@Binx345me]

yeah 8 balls in should have been the big bear! it says 1 in to win 1 sword.

[@TFLS]

Wow, those rules changed waaay too many times, no thanks. Great video though

[@benutz1]

What the heck that lady was a bchhhhh lol shes so full of her self and you guys Shouldve had the jumbo within a couple of plays that pissed me off for ypu hate when it feels like a scam. That beer pong was a little shady too.

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Beer pong wasn’t too bad haha

[@Skepticalio]

It's almost like the employees are scolded for giving out prizes or punished in some way.

[@WinnerEveryTime]

We sure hope not!

[@johnbaldock6353]

If it's confusing for adults imagine what it's like for children? Seem so unfair!😢

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Right? Definitely a break down in communication.

[@rhkev2147]

Holy crap that was a head ache listening to that girl. 😂 nice win you guys ! 👍🏽

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Thanks! 🤣

[@crystaltalksaboutthetruth3993]

Not one to complain unless absolutely necessary. That lady needed to be complained on for one she was rude and then made up her own rules and was making them up so much she could not keep her story straight nor could she give you an answer other then that's the way it is even though it was not stated anywhere.

[@WinnerEveryTime]

We are the same, we don’t complain until things get really off!

[@jenniferandbama1284]

I’ve heard that they cheat a lot of people out of prizes

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Ugh, we hate to hear that 🫤

[@jenniferandbama1284]

@@WinnerEveryTime another KZbinr actually did a video their exposing how they rigged it to where people lose

[@jaimienichols5649]

Should have won and gotten the Mr Potato Head you had earned that

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Haha right? That was crazy!

[@jaimienichols5649]

@@WinnerEveryTime I am very serious Katie!!!❤️

[@88kellychan]

Hiiiiiiiiii love u

[@WinnerEveryTime]

Hiiiiii! 💜

[@88kellychan]

@@WinnerEveryTime hoiii I would love to meet u guys in person

[@pw5496]

Shady!

[@WinnerEveryTime]

We know! 😓

[@lastresort1333]

Scama cruz board walk

[@inkieivy5946]

These games seem like a big scam, to me

[@WHOOOOOOOOCARES]

Def not Santa Cruz’s fault. Just saying this as nice as possible but it was the game operators fault for being a complete airhead.