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Lucky himself juggling some yo-yos.
"Lucky" J. Meisenheimer "Doc Lucky" is the author of Lucky's Collectors Guide to 20th Century Yo-Yos and the parody poster entitled "Lucky's Periodic Table of Yo-Yos." He was a founding board member of the AYYA and serves as chairman of the AYYA's history and collecting committee, and the World Record Committee, where he has certified all the AYYA world records. He also holds the Guinness world record for the largest yo-yo collection. In 2020, Lucky took over as the director of the National Yo-Yo Hall of Fame. He is known for the creation of the competitive yo-yo division "Doc Lucky's" Duos, which is now part of the National and World Yo-Yo championships. He is also known for coining the term "bandalorist" to describe a yo-yo collector.
Doc Lucky has produced two yo-yo related films; 2003 World Yo-Yo Championships and Yo-Yo Kings. His parody film for National Lampoon's "Robodoc Dissected: The Making of Robodoc" (which he wrote and directed) has a yo-yo scene. He hosts a monthly live YouTube show on the first Thursday of each month at 9:30 EST titled "Doc Lucky's Yo-Yo Talk" in which he speaks on the history and collecting of yo-yos.
Doc Lucky is also a sci-fi novelist. His sci-fi thriller "The Immune" mentions a collectible set of yo-yos.
Lucky is also well-known for hosting the VIP barbeque at his home for the World Yo-Yo Championships every year from 2000 to 2013 and his contest, "Lucky's 15 Seconds of Fame."
Lucky has been featured in the media several times.
Media Coverage[]
Doc Lucky has had a lot of media coverage as a Guinness world record holder. In February 2007, he was on the Martha Stewart Show as a guest. On February 16th, 2010, he was on CBS news and was presented with a collector yo-yo with the CBS logo. He has also appeared on Nickelodeon's "What Would You Do," Treasures in Your Home, The Ultimate Collector, Growing Bolder, Weird Homes, Nickelodeon's Sports and Games, Extreme Collectors, Collector's Call, and others.