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[tod]

Every year the Magic Castle has an annual evening in honor of frontier con man "Soapy" Smith, who earned his nickname by selling soap bars on street corners after wrapping them in paper money and then brown paper, then mixing them up and selling them to passers-by who wanted a chance at getting some money with their soap.

Smith was a con man. Nobody ever won money except his confederates.

People were encouraged to dress up in old west garb and played games of chance for "Soapy Dollars," with a prize for the night's big winner.

According to the new Magic Castle newsletter,

The Dealer’s Prize for the most “Soapy Dollars” earned in the course of the evening, a $500 set of Colorado Sterling Silver Shells from the School for Scoundrels, was won by [Name withheld]. He was obviously channeling the devious spirit of bad man Soapy Smith, as he won by selling tickets to a raffle that wasn’t even being held!

How appropriate....

--t
Magic Castle correspondent