I'm at Chuck E Cheese with my family and I just set the record on the NFL 2 Minute Drill game. I threw for 966 yards in 2 minutes, broke the previous record of 540 yards (weak sauce) and am currently the reigning champ with Hall of Fame status.

As you can imagine, things got a little intense. As rumors of my arm strength and accuracy spread, a crowd of employees, kids, and parents gathered to watch me throw the pigskin. As the clock ticked down to zero I put 6 balls in a row through the "Long Bomb" target - I was feeling it. When the clock finally expired the place went nuts. The crowd was cheering and the game was lighting up with all kinds of colors and sounds. I can only imagine this is what it feels like to win a NC or Super Bowl.

I waved to the crowd then turned around and bent down to gather my tickets - 25 for breaking the record. To my dismay, there were no tickets! The machine was empty. I spoke to the management but they said they don't distribute tickets manually and I am out of luck. I've already tweeted @chuckecheese to see if corporate can help resolve this, but if that doesn't work, what are my options? Keep in mind it's not just the 25 tickets or the 2 tootsie rolls I could've redeemed them for. It's the fact that my kids are going to cry the entire drive home with broken hearts because they were just short of getting a pair of sunglasses and my tickets would've gotten them there.

It's frustrating that a fun family night with great food and entertainment has to end on such a sour note, all because the big mouse is too cheap to give me the tickets I earned (with my amazing football passing skills).