Pitch penny

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Pitch penny (also called Penny seat, Penny slot, Tossing the penny and Penny in the hole) is a pub game. It involves throwing coins across the room and into a hole carved in the seat of a wooden bench. Another version of the game is played in many western pubs. Contestants stand about 20 feet behind a wall and try to throw the pennies as close to the wall as possible without touching it.

[edit] In popular culture

Pitching Pennies is prominently featured at the beginning of the hit film "The Purple Rose of Cairo" (1985).

[edit] References

• Finn, Timothy: Pub Games of England (Oleander Press)^{[page needed]}