Dodgeballers

Game show contestant stories are a dime a dozen. But this one is a little more interesting than most. Maybe it's because the contestant has some interesting things to say, beyond how everything is surreal and the host is so nice.

The player in question is named David Walters, and he competed on America Says with other members of his dodgeball league. He recounts how his team made it through the audition process, then comments on the helter-skelter of the actual game...

All of a sudden you've got people putting mics on you, you've got people touching up your makeup, you've got him [host John Michael Higgins] talking to you trying to get some background information, you've got people coming through to remind you of the rules, there are 12 different things all going on, and they're trying to get the show started. It's a lot of sensory overload as soon as you step on stage.

That's something to remember every time you're tempted to make fun of game show contestants for dumb answers. Especially with the clock ticking, as it always does on America Says.