A Tournament Where Everyone Wins!

In the middle of a Tekken 2 tournament with about 70 contestants someone’s father comes up to the Gord.

“My son was eliminated in the first round.”

“Well, lots of people were eliminated in the first round.”

“Why is he already out?”

“I would take a guess and say about 35 people were eliminated, and that would be half the people who entered. It’s an elimination ladder. In the end there can be only one.”

“I want him to be put back in!”

“And why would I do that? I put him in, I have to put everyone back in.”

“So?”

“Then it’s hardly a tournament.”

“This isn’t a fair tournament.”

“Do you even understand the concept of a tournament?”

And the winner of the tournament won the controllers that were opened for the tournament (worth $80), and $20 in cash. Second place was a can of coke and an autographed picture of Gord. Third place was $20.

The Gord likes to remind people that second place is just the first loser.