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"It's not the final answer, and you just lost a lot of money."

Damn That Television — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:13:31 -0800

As George Carlin once said, "it is an infinitely more interesting news story for a team to repeatedly fail at the highest level than it is for them to finally win." After ten years and over 1,500 episodes, last night's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (the US version) featured its very first Top Prize Loser. Ken Basin, of Los Angeles, incorrectly guessed that LBJ prefered Yoo-Hoo over Fresca, and walked away with $25,000 instead of $1,000,000. He's not the first person to screw up a game show, though. And to tie it back to Carlin's original quote, there's no Top Prize Loser worse than the Buffalo Bills, who lost the Super Bowl four (1 2 3 4) consecutive years.

Make a Deal

Pants! — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:02:29 -0800

Don't want to empty the compost bin this week? How about a raise? Just sm00ve the negotiations.

I've gone and lost The Game

blasdelf — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 04:55:24 -0800

The Game is a harsh mistress. I really suck at The Game. It never leaves my mind. So I've decided to share our little game with all of you. You now have a half hour to try to forget about The Game. If it crosses your mind outside of the thirty minute grace period, you lose the game. It is important to note that is impossible to win the game