Mike Sullivan

In 1994, Governor Mike Sullivan pulled a ping-pong ball from his cowboy hat to break a tie in the race for the Wyoming State House.

In 1994, the race for Wyoming's State House was decided by a ping pong ball.

If, like me, you grew up in the 1980s, it's totally obvious. We looked super cool. Take for example, this righteous dude and his hottie homecoming date, who probably went through a gallon of Aqua Net every week. Of course, it's easy to say how bitchin' our style was...

In November of 1994, the race for the state house between Republican Randall Luthi and Independent Larry Call finished in a dead heat, 1,941 votes each.