The season to be (very temporarily) merry

Annual Connect 4 tournament in the Repair Factory. No Chat Pat is very jolly here, convinced as he is of his imminent win. 
Lee Ann wiped that smile off his face in less than 3 minutes and twelve moves. 
He was philosophical about it though. Soon his mind was fully occupied by what really matters: the impending Christmas pints. 
The same cannot be said of another colleague who also got wiped out by Lee Ann in the round of 16. She really really wasn't a happy camper. She already had pictured herself winning the 2023 edition. She was still sulking two hours later. Unreal.