I went to Ilani tonight, hoping to win some of the free money they gave out every twenty minutes: I was only there for two drawings and what do you know, I didn't win.

Boo fucking hoo.

Played one and five dollar Meltdown; it was desultory , I was down over one fifty and preparing to leave if I hit a two hundred loss limit when BAM, on a five dollar machine I got a Meltdown.

Spun several times, giving both a double bar and triple bar hit.

left +$220 plus a pint of Ben & Jerry's ice cream (called Half Baked) for my better half.

Whoa, I better not get too cocky: this is my fifth winning outing in a row: since it began I'm up $2939.

Luck happens.