Matthew Greisen
Retired journalist and engineer who researched carnival games extensively and compiled findings in a book called Carnival Secrets, contributing data-driven observations to the episode.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 17min
13. Carnival Games
Elliot Simmons, a former carnival-worker who recounts running and sometimes rigging games. Matthew Greisen, a retired journalist-engineer who collected data on win rates. Olivia Turner, GM of Redbone Products who builds and supplies carnival-game parts. They talk about how games are engineered to favor operators, payout strategies and metrics, rigged setups, costs of running midways, and how to spot a gaffed game.
