The Ballnado Grabber drops the player into a life-size cash cube. It's our twist on the popular Grab A Grand money grab machine, sometimes called a tornado ball grabber or whirlwind ball grabber: you stand inside a clear tube, a fan sends soft foam balls swirling round you, and the big digital countdown timer gives you 30 seconds to catch as many as you can. Built-in LED colour changing lighting means it's easy to spot from across a busy hall even before anyone steps in.
Built for business promotion
This is a game made for exhibition stands, product launches, corporate parties and events. We've hired it onto exhibition stands at arenas in Birmingham and Manchester, wrapped in the client's logo to match their stand, and it pairs up happily with a Batak Pro, Atari Pong or Virtual Bowling so colleagues and visitors have several games to play at once. The foam balls come in various colours too, which suits prize formats: assign values to each colour, or drop in a single golden ball for an instant win.
Branding
A branded Ballnado carries real impact, and most of the work happens in-house, from printing to fitting and removal - see our branding page. Prices:
- Printed bottom board, £95. We retain the board and reuse it at your future events free of charge (it stays ours).
- Optional scoreboard branding: top strip £29, or a full front wrap at £69.
- Branding uses sticker transfers bought per job, so they suit one hire period rather than repeat use.
Hire starts from £595 plus VAT; there may be a minimum spend depending on your event location.
The unit lives in our own warehouse between Rotherham and Sheffield, close to the M1, A1 and M18. Regular delivery runs cover Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Worksop and Chesterfield, and we cover the whole of the UK, including London, Birmingham and Manchester for exhibition work.
"Such a great idea for our event. The queues for the grabber never went down all night. The branding done for us looked great." Verity Watson said after hiring a branded grabber game from us.
Hit the green button to add the Ballnado Grabber to your quote and we'll get back to you the same day, or send your dates and venue through our enquiry form.
Sizes, setup and power
- The tube is about 1m across. Figure on roughly a 4ft x 4ft footprint, standing just over 2m tall
- Allow around 7ft x 6ft of floor once the rear fan unit and player are in, and about 7.6ft of headroom with a branded header fitted
- Packs down into flight cases for transport
- Plugs into a standard 240v supply, drawing 1500w
- Works indoors and outdoors on hard flooring, artificial grass, concrete, grass or wood chip
- No mains where you want it? We hire out generators
What's included and what it costs
Hire starts from £595, subject to VAT, with a minimum spend that depends on your location. Every booking includes setup and installation by our specialist team, a full tutorial on running the game, telephone support during your event, and collection afterwards. Delivery charges may apply.
| | Floor Space | Height |
| Unit Size: | 4ft x 4ft | 7.26ft |
| Required Space: | 7ft x 6ft | 7.6ft |
Suitable For
| Indoors on Artificial Grass |  |
| Indoors on Hard Surface | |
| Outdoors on Concrete | |
| Outdoors on Grass | |
| Outdoors on Grass / Hard Surface Mix | |
| Outdoors on Hard Surface | |
| Outdoors on Wood Chip | |