Just looking at my friends list, only about half (24 out of 46) achieved the 24000 matter needed to get Sgt Skinner. One friend was only 300 away. I would be so annoyed at that. I didn't even make it to the Holo theatre in this game. I didn't realize it was going to be so grind-y, so even though I stalked the App store waiting for the update and updated within minutes, I was unable to max my game 2 out. I played every day, but there were some days I only played once because I didn't realize how crappy the payouts for things really were.
I was only able to achieve the max in my premium game because I got 3 of those 1100 Matter daily challenges, I bought Grimes, and I actually visited my friends. Not as Grind-y as Whacking Day. But still, kind of annoying. I got Sgt Skinner with 14 hours to spare. (and 25 of 45 friends managed to max out. Still pretty crappy odds)
Separate rant, but why 33? Why not something even, like 50? (as alternate Homer payouts) 33 is kind of bizarre. Like, what math did EA use to determine 33 was the number? O_o?