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** 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 game show announcer
{{quote|''That's right Al--you lost!
And let me tell what you didn't win: a twenty-volume set of the Encyclopedia International
A case of Turtle Wax, and a year's supply of Rice-a-Roni
The San Francisco treat
But that's not all! You also made yourself look like a jerk in front of millions of people!
And you brought shame and disgrace on your family name for generations to come!
You don't get to come back tomorrow!
You don't even get a lousy copy of our home game!
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.
* For years [[WWE]] programming would end with "Promotional Consideration has been paid for by the following..." read by Lord Alfred Hayes.
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