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Pinball wizard

Adam McKinnie/Zed plays pinball in Columbia, Mo.
Jessica Naudziunas
Adam McKinnie/Zed plays pinball in Columbia, Mo.

This week, we uncover a three-letter mystery.

Downtown Columbia has lots of places to grab a beer and bar owners have outfitted their establishments with plenty of things to keep your attention between drinks. Alongside updated video games and billiard tables, you’ll find the city has a lot of pinball machines tucked in dark corners. And these machines usually have one thing in common—the top score is dominated by three letters, one guy, Z-E-D.

This week’s show is from Scott Pham who profiles this Columbia pinballer.

Scarlett Robertson joined KBIA as a producer in February 2011. She studied psychology at Lake Forest College and holds a masters degree in journalism from Syracuse University. Scarlett began her professional career in psychology, jumped to magazines and then came to her senses and shifted to public radio. She has contributed to NPR member stations WAER in Syracuse, KUT in Austin and Chicago’s WBEZ.