Patton Oswalt Recounts Giant Twine Ball Feud on 'Drunk History'

Patton Oswalt downed a bottle and a half of whiskey before slurring through the story of the biggest ball of twine on the latest episode of "Drunk History," TheWrap reports exclusively.

The comedian sat with series creator Derek Waters to recount the feud between Kansas and Minnesota over who could build the largest ball of twine. Oswalt's narration came between heavy breaths and stammered speech while Colin Hanks, Seth Green, Steve Agee, JT Palmer and "Weird Al" Yankovic acted out the events.

The tale begins with Francis Johnson, who refused to waste his twine and bundled it into one large ball. He assembled it alone, without help from his farmhands, making him the world record holder for the largest ball of twine built by a single person. In Kansas, Frank Stober challenged Johnson's record, creating his own ball of twine with help from his farmhands.

When Waters asked Oswalt for his overall takeaway from the feud, the actor replied: "Just because that fuel lit where you are, that's not where you belong, so let it take you where you belong."

The episode is part of three new short-form installments of "Drunk History," the series' first original episodes in seven years. Comedy Central announced the return in early September. The show originally ran from 2013 to 2019, winning an Emmy for costume design and earning 17 nominations over six seasons.

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