We're All 30 Now! | Trash Taste #323

At the Streamer Games, Team UK came in eighth place—dead last. But as Connor puts it, “We came first in vibes.” The real story is how they got there. Connor, confident from past archery success, stepped up for his solo event and missed the target entirely. Zero points. Joey fared no better in crate stacking, a game he misunderstood so completely that he built one towering pillar while everyone else alternated between two crates, climbing as they went. “I set the example of what not to do,” he says. The low point came during the penalty shootout, worth double points, where Team UK had its best chance. Connor scored, but the opposing goalkeeper faked his kick—against the rules—and the referees let it stand. Tilted, Connor wound up for a highlight-reel shot and hit the crossbar. The ball bounced down, hit the line, and bounced out. “It’s never coming home,” he says. “History really does reveal… it’s just in my blood.”

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