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* ''[[The Weakest Link]]'' usually allows an eliminated constestant to kvetch about alliances and unfair treatment, before explaining who they think should be next.

** When Anne Robinson hosted ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'', they parodied this during the end credits.

{{quote|'''Paul Merton:''' ''(breathlessly)'' Well, obviously, I'm amazed I won, completely amazed. But I think Ian made a tactical mistake by [[Schmuck Bait|continually mentioning Bob Maxwell]]. I think that was his mistake. But I think, you know, in the end, the best man won. Wh-wh-wh-wh-what more can I say?~~<br~~ />

{{quote|'''Paul Merton:''' ''(breathlessly)'' Well, obviously, I'm amazed I won, completely amazed. But I think Ian made a tactical mistake by [[Schmuck Bait|continually mentioning Bob Maxwell]]. I think that was his mistake. But I think, you know, in the end, the best man won. Wh-wh-wh-wh-what more can I say?

'''Ian Hislop:''' No, no, I don't mind losing at all, I mean, it's just fun, it's just telly, it's just a quiz. The fact that [[The Points Mean Nothing|there's a whole load of questions about carp on a topical news quiz]], I mean, so what? It's just fun. Who wins, who loses doesn't matter. It's just fun. ''(twitch)'' }}

** Again, at the height of ''[[The Weakest Link]]''`s popularity, Anne Robinson appeared in a [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]] at the end of an episode of ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'' to announce host Mark Lamarr was the Weakest Link, after which Lamarr gave a parody of the '''Elimination Statement''' during the credits.