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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?
'''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.
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** Frequently this is the only time they are allowed to present their case as they originally intended, as they don't have the other litigant yelling over them, or Sheindlin constantly doing her smug [[Shut UP, Hannibal]] routine.
* ''[[Top Shot]]'' shows the eliminated contestant give their thoughts, often on what they may have done wrong in the eliminating challenge and what they learned over the course of the show, as well as saying good bye to the other contestants before walking away.
* The statements on ''[[The Amazing Race]]'' tend to me much more good-natured than on other reality shows, and focus almost entirely on the positive instead of what went wrong.
* Each group eliminated from ''[[The Sing
* The sportswriters on [[Around the Horn]] get to give a short statement before Reali mutes them for the day.
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