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| {{Short description|Joke prize given for last place or terrible performance.}} | |||
| {{For|the game show that had booby prizes called "zonks"|Let's Make a Deal}} {{For|the game show with "klunks"|Treasure Hunt (U.S. game show)}} | |||
| ⚫ | A '''booby prize''' is a joke ] usually given in recognition of a terrible performance or last-place finish. A person who finishes last, for example, may |
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| ] is a common booby prize in sporting events]] | |||
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| ⚫ | A '''booby prize''' is a joke ] usually given in recognition of a terrible performance or last-place finish. A person who finishes last, for example, may receive a booby prize such as a worthless coin. Booby prizes are sometimes ] coveted as an object of pride. | ||
| ⚫ | Booby prizes may also be given as consolation prizes to all non-placing participants of a competition. | ||
| This type of prize is common in the ] game show, '']'' which are known as "zonks." | |||
| == Origin == | == Origin == | ||
| The word "boob" stems from the Spanish |
The word "boob" stems from the Spanish {{lang|es|]}} meaning silly, which in turn came from the Latin {{lang|la|]}} meaning ]; the word booby to mean ] appeared in 1599. | ||
| Booby prize literally means "idiot's prize". The ] dates this usage to 1893. ] and "booby hatch" are related terms.<ref></ref> | Booby prize literally means "idiot's prize". The ] dates this usage to 1893. ] and "booby hatch" are related terms.<ref></ref> | ||
| == Examples == | |||
| * An award is given annually for ], the professional ] player each year who is selected last in the ] ]; the award includes a trophy mimicking the ] depicting the player from the Heisman ]. | |||
| * A ] is given to the cyclist who finishes last in the ] and the last musher in the ]. | |||
| * A ] is a common booby prize which is awarded in such sports as ], ] and in particular to the bottom team on the ladder in ] (AFL). | |||
| * The last boat to come into harbor in the ] is called the ]. | |||
| * The anthropomorphic Dusty Bin was given as a booby prize in the TV game show '']''. | |||
| * A number of game shows have used their own terminology to describe booby prizes, won by contestants who had made either a poor decision or an unlucky choice. On '']'', booby prizes are called "zonks," while the Chuck Barris-produced '']'' called these items "klunks." | |||
| * Two games on '']'' offer a booby prize-of-sorts for a losing contestant: | |||
| ** A cash prize of less than $10 for revealing the three numbers in the piggy bank prize's blanks in Any Number (before completing the price of either one of the two more desirable prizes). | |||
| ** A cash prize of $1, $10, or $100 for picking the grocery item higher than the target price in Grand Game on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd pick, respectively (before finding all 4 items to win the grand prize of $10,000). | |||
| * Traditionally, the cadet graduating ] with the lowest academic record was known as the "goat" and was given a silver dollar by each of his classmates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://failuremag.com/feature/article/the_goats_of_west_point/ |title=The Goats of West Point |author=Jason Zasky |date= |work=History |publisher=Failure Magazine LLC |accessdate=31 December 2013}}</ref> | |||
| * On the ] Quiz show '']'' losing contestants were famously presented with a Blankety Blank Cheque Book and Pen | |||
| * On the New Zealand game show '']'', three of the game bags have booby prizes in them, ranging from rubber ducks to boxes of washing powder. | |||
| * An older example of a booby prize was the ], which was given to the lowest performing Cambridge Mathematics student who still gained honours (a third) until 1909. The last holder was Cuthbert Lempriere Holthouse. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 9 November 2024
Joke prize given for last place or terrible performance.
A booby prize is a joke prize usually given in recognition of a terrible performance or last-place finish. A person who finishes last, for example, may receive a booby prize such as a worthless coin. Booby prizes are sometimes jokingly coveted as an object of pride.
Booby prizes may also be given as consolation prizes to all non-placing participants of a competition.
This type of prize is common in the CBS game show, Let's Make a Deal which are known as "zonks."
Origin
The word "boob" stems from the Spanish bobo meaning silly, which in turn came from the Latin balbus meaning stammering; the word booby to mean dunce appeared in 1599.
Booby prize literally means "idiot's prize". The OED dates this usage to 1893. Booby trap and "booby hatch" are related terms.