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** Same with Jules Jurgensen.
** Michael C. Fina Co. is also more well known for offering game show prizes, but is still well in business.
* The classic [[Consolation Prize]]s in television [[Game Show]]s included "Rice-a-Roni, the [[San Francisco]] treat" and "a case of Turtle Wax". As these are relatively low-value items, the manufacturers would typically pay to have the game show take this stuff off their hands, in effect buying the ten-second closing announcements as ads.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s [[Affectionate Parody]] "I Lost on [[Jeopardy!]]" with a claim (delivered by announcer Al Pardo) that the defeated contestant doesn't get the whole list of minor "promotional consideration" prizes and doesn't even get "a copy of our lousy [[Home Game]]." "Guess what, Al. Here is what you didn't win... because you're a COMPLETE LOSER."
* Fox Sports is the oddest example of the trope, ending every game broadcast with a blue screen featuring thanks to product manufacturers for putting ads on the game, and the voicing of the line above.
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