booby prize
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A prize given as a joke to the person who finishes last in a competition.
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- He came in last in the race and won the booby prize.
- The booby prize was awarded to the worst singer in the competition.
- The booby prize for the worst-decorated cake was a wooden spoon.
- He ended up winning the booby prize for coming last in the race.
- I was so bad at the trivia game that I got the booby prize!
- As a joke, they gave her a booby prize consisting of a single wooden spoon.
- No one wants to end up with the booby prize in the company's annual sales competition.
- Nobody wants to take home the booby prize, even if it's meant to be funny.
- She laughingly accepted the booby prize after her team finished last.
- The booby prize for the least successful fisherman was a plastic fish.
- What's the booby prize for this year's family reunion games?
- In our office trivia contest, the booby prize is usually a giant paper clip.
- Our team's performance was so dismal that we were awarded the booby prize of a broken trophy.
- They laughed when he was presented with the booby prize for his terrible golf score.
- Finishing last and receiving the booby prize was more embarrassing than fun.
- The team that finished at the bottom of the league received a booby prize.
- The organizer jokingly announced who would receive the booby prize.
- I was so slow during the marathon that I was sure I'd get the booby prize.
- He tried his best, but still ended up with the booby prize.
- We decided to award a booby prize to make the loser feel more included in the fun.