Jeanette Lee: Ask me anything

anybody who makes at least 50k a year playing pool is making a pretty good living. I made 35k this year alone winning local events and bar room gambling and I live very nicea !!!
 
A cute article came out on December issue of Indianapolis Monthly about "New Billiards Congress of America Hall of Famer" Jeanette Lee. :)

The Black Widow has enjoyed a year equal to her celebrity: a turn on South Korea’s Dancing with the Stars (she didn’t win) and two hall-of-fame inductions. The second, into the BCA, takes place this month in Las Vegas.

Q. What’s your cue worth?
A. I play with a Jacoby Custom Cue made by Dave Jacoby in Wisconsin. It’s worth about $3,500, made of ebony and ivory.

Q. Top tournaments pay the winner around $10,000. How many people can actually make a living from billiards?
A. No pool player is making a good living solely on tournament winnings. I make most of my living doing corporate events, endorsements, trick-shot shows, and motivational speaking.

Q. Where do you play in indy?
A. Two places. Brickyard Billiards, an all-ages, nonsmoking pool hall on West Washington Street, and John Wayne’s in Greenwood. Both have the best equipment, and a lot of really good players practice there.

Q. How did you hustle guys in pool halls to make money when you were 18?
A. The fact that I’m a woman is the hustle. I could be No. 1 in the world, and some local guy would think, “I can beat her.”


Q. Can you really walk into a bar and beat anyone there, playing left-handed?
A. Yes. My husband [pro billiards player George Breedlove] can beat almost anyone with one hand behind his back and the other not even leaning against the table.

Source: Ask me Anything: Jeanette Lee [Retrieved 22 December 2013]


True. I've never seen her in action but I'm guessing she has some muscle of some sort with her to make sure she gets paid and doesn't run into problems when she is gambling.
 
Pretty ballsy saying she can beat anybody in a bar. Have her come to my bar and try me some.
 
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