Team PlumbCrazy are a retired BattleBots team who competed in the first two World Championships on ABC, as well as various untelevised competitions between 2004 and 2009.
Despite not featuring in the Comedy Central era of the show, the team have a long history on the US live scene, best known for their highly-decorated 220lb heavyweight Sewer Snake. Sewer Snake was originally built for a prospective 'Season 6.0' in November 2002, though this did not happen with the original show's cancelation by Comedy Central.[1]
The team have also fought in several untelevised events sanctioned by BattleBots, including the 2004 NPC Charity Open with middleweight Devil's Plunger and lightweight Wipe Out #2, as well as the 2009 Pro Championship with the heavyweight Stinger: The Killer Bee. Sewer Snake itself would eventually debut at the JavaOne 2007 event, competing in an exhibition match against Greg Munson and Trey Roski's Ginsu. Team PlumbCrazy also built and fought with many other robots of varying weight classes over the ensuing years, including Pipe Wench, Wiped Out (predecessor to Wipe Out #2), Evil Plunger and Angry Asp. In line with the ABC reboot of BattleBots, Stinger: The Killer Bee, often shortened to Stinger, was rebuilt to adopt a variety of interchangeable electric lifter and flamethrower configurations in common with the team's other machines. During 2015, Team PlumbCrazy, Inertia Labs and Mutant Robots featured in a BattleBots themed commercial for Pizza Hut.[2] Throughout its time in BattleBots, the team reached a career-best quarter-final finish before losing out to Bronco.
Team Members[]
Matt and Wendy Maxham with Pipe Wench (left), Sewer Snake (center), and Devil's Plunger (right).
Matt & Wendy Maxham[]
Both founders of Team PlumbCrazy, husband and wife pair Matt and Wendy Maxham were present for both ABC seasons with Stinger. After a hiatus, the Maxhams joined Robotic Death Company and Gigabyte, where Matt became the designated weapons operator. They continued their involvement with the team into the World Championship VI, and Matt Maxham took on the role of driver for their newly-acquired Cobalt.
The Maxhams during Season 5.0.
However, it was confirmed soon after the end of World Championship VI that he would step down from the role of driver, replaced by Gigabyte captain John Mladenik.
Tony Osladil & Jeff Gomez[]
New additions to the team for the World Championship II of BattleBots, their specific roles are unknown.
Robots[]
| Name | Weight Class | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Stinger: The Killer Bee | Heavyweight | Pro Championship 2009 World Championship I World Championship II |
| Sewer Snake | Heavyweight | 2007 BattleBots JavaOne (Exhibition only) |
| Devil's Plunger | Middleweight | 2004 NPC Charity Open |
| Wipe Out #2 | Lightweight | 2004 NPC Charity Open |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 16
- Losses: 6