Is Queenpins Based On A True Story? Real-Life Inspiration Explained
The comedy Queenpins, which is about two friends behind a massive couponing scheme, is based on a true story. Queenpins reunites actors Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste — who appeared together in Veronica Mars and The Good Place — as Connie Kaminiski and JoJo Johnson, respectively. In the movie, Connie receives a coupon as an apology after she complains to a company about stale cereal. This incident sparks an idea that ends up making her, and her best friend JoJo, a lot of money. Queenpins' true story is based on the couponing scam designed by three Arizona women: Robin Ramirez, Marilyn Johnson, and Amiko «Amy» Fountain.
Queenpins' cast of characters also includes familiar faces like Bebe Rexha, Vince Vaughn, and Joel McHale in supporting roles. In Queenpins, Connie and JoJo's idea to resell stolen coupons quickly gains traction online, and the two find themselves as the heads of a lucrative illegal operation. To keep the police off their trail, Connie and JoJo enlist the help of tech genius Tempe Tina (Bebe Rexha). The sudden influx of invalid coupons nonetheless attracts the attention of a grocery chain's loss prevention officer, Ken Miller (Paul Walter Hauser), who helps a U.S. postal inspector, Simon Kilmurry (Vince Vaughn), uncover where the illegal coupons are coming from. Queenpins' true story is a lot more elaborate, as the couponing scam was much more complicated than the movie made it out to be.
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The $40 million coupon scam may seem like a work of fiction, but Queenpins' true storyis inspired by a real true-crime story. In 2012, Arizona police did arrest three women in possession of millions of dollars worth of fake
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