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Ben Quadinaros

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this flat-bodied Toong was one of the Outer Rim's least-experienced podracer pilots. He drove a lumbering, Balta-Trabaat BT410 Quadra-Pod podracer that was propelled by four engines, instead of the usual two. Quadinaros and his extended family fled their homeworld of Toong'l after the planetary environment was destroyed by two comet strikes. They lived on Tund for a short period before arriving on Tatooine shortly before the Battle of Naboo. Ben entered the Boonta Eve Classic podracer on a bet from Boles Roor, who wagered five million wupiupi that Ben was too scared to even bring his racer to the starting line. Just after the start of the race, which was won by Anakin Skywalker, the energy binders on Ben's pod were unable to take the strain of controlling the four engines. They let loose, and the four engines flew off in separate directions, leaving Ben unable to compete. Despite this set-back, Ben came out of the race five million wupiupi richer, after winning the bet with Boles. Note that the Official Star Wars Website (http://www.starwars.com) claims that the bet was in peggats, not wupiupi.