MYSTERIOUS BALL TRAVEL story submitted by Emily and Jeff - Team 3

It all started when their ball was thrown toward their target. It was apparently overthrown and rolled onto the sidewalk, hit a flower pot, then  bounced off a shovel, and finally rolled under the truck in the driveway. Several moments later, low and behold, the ball shot back out from under the truck, onto the playfield near the pallino, and ultimately got them the winning point. Here is the way they claimed the ball moved across the playfield (shown in red). Click on the image to get a better view:

Follow-Up: Why would the ball take so long to come out from under the truck? Obviously, this story is ridiculous, and probably only happens in the Land of Oz. The LAND OF OZ, hmmm, gets me to thinking we should look into this story a bit deeper. During the interview of the teams, 3 and 5, one of the players made the remark, "that ball rolled like a dwarf!". I'm not sure who said that but it was definitely one of those team members. So, the investigation deepened into further inspection of the site. I found Team 3 looking under the truck for something, when I heard a muffled scream...

Well, I can tell you that I was absolutely appalled by what I discovered. The next several weeks of nighttime sleep for me will be non-existent, terribly disturbed by the vision I saw thru my camera lens. This "cover-up" makes me sick! Take a look at this horrible sight. Here is Team 3 looking under the truck, acting like "no big deal":

           And here is what they found. Click on the image for a better view: 

Now the truth comes out...apparently these teams engaged in a "Dwarf-Tossing" contest prior to their bocce game. And they did a bad job of accounting for the "spent" dwarves...one of the less fortunate dwarves got stuck under the wheel of the truck and laid there for hours, only to be knocked back into consciousness by an off-course bocce ball. Although these teams never admitted to taking part in an almost unconscionable game of dwarf-tossing, they were all found to be whistling the tune "Lollipop Kids" from the movie Wizard of Oz. I'll let you be the judge. Ball moves mysteriously. Looking under truck. Finding an injured dwarf. Nonchalantly kicking the "evidence" back under the wheel of the truck. Smiling for the picture. These people take better care of their bocce balls than they do of un-accounted-for dwarves. And NO, JEFF, they are not "Polish Leprechauns" so stop that nonsense. I'm hoping someone doesn't find a bag of dwarves somewhere in their garage...

I'm going to go take a long shower.