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** ''Know Your Tropes'' has prizes that cater specifically to tropers, as they don't expect non-tropers to participate ''and win''.
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** ''Know Your Tropes'' has prizes that cater specifically to tropers, as they don't expect non-tropers to participate ''and win''.''[[DarkHorseVictory and win]]''.
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** [[StatusQuoIsGod A desirable prize would violate the Status Quo of]] [[PyrrhicVictory all victories are pyrrhic]].
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** [[StatusQuoIsGod A desirable prize would violate the Status Quo of]] [[PyrrhicVictory ''[[PyrrhicVictory all victories are pyrrhic]].Pyrrhic]]''.
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* '''Enforced''': The writers want to do a game show episode and throw a WorthlessTreasureTwist for the sake of comedy.
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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
** The writers want to do a game show episode and throw a WorthlessTreasureTwist for the sake ofcomedy.comedy.
** [[StatusQuoIsGod A desirable prize would violate the Status Quo of]] [[PyrrhicVictory all victories are pyrrhic]].
** The writers want to do a game show episode and throw a WorthlessTreasureTwist for the sake of
** [[StatusQuoIsGod A desirable prize would violate the Status Quo of]] [[PyrrhicVictory all victories are pyrrhic]].
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...where the contestant happens to live.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...Subverted''':
** ...where the contestant happens tolive.live.
** The episode happened in 1991, [[WorthlessTreasureTwist but the tickets were for a 1992 Pan-American World Airways flight]].
** ...where the contestant happens to
** The episode happened in 1991, [[WorthlessTreasureTwist but the tickets were for a 1992 Pan-American World Airways flight]].
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** ''Know Your Tropes'' has prizes cater specifically to tropers, as they don't expect non-tropers to participate ''and win''.
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** ''Know Your Tropes'' has prizes that cater specifically to tropers, as they don't expect non-tropers to participate ''and win''.
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** ''Know Your Tropes'' has prizes cater specifically to tropers, as they don't expect non-tropers to participate ''and win''.
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** A disabled contestant wins a treadmill on the show. [[note]] This actually happened once on an episode of ''The Price is Right.'' [[/note]]
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** A disabled contestant wins a treadmill on the show. [[note]] [[AluminiumChristmasTrees This actually happened once on an episode of ''The Price is Right.'' '']] [[/note]]
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** A disabled contestant wins a treadmill on the show. [[note]] This actually happened once on an episode of ''The Price is Right.'' [[/note]]
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** The contestant enjoys the place where the show is taped, specifically for the "stay in a free hotel" part.
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** The contestant enjoys the place where the show is taped, specifically for the "stay in a free hotel" hotel for free" part.
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** ''Know Your Tropes'' is a gag show -- the prize (or at least ''that'' specific prize) is ''supposed'' to mean nothing, just a symbol that you participated. This is of course mentioned quite clearly in the disclaimer, just in case.
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* '''Enforced''': ???The writers want to do a game show episode and throw a WorthlessTreasureTwist for the sake of comedy.
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* '''Defied''': The contestant enjoys the place where the show is taped, specifically for the "stay in a free hotel" part.
* '''Defied''': The contestant enjoys the place where the show is taped, specifically for the "stay in a free hotel" part.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
Evulz swindles Bob to enter ''Know Your Tropes'' by saying that the first prize is something very awesome, for the sake of seeing him being humiliated (if only a little) on national television.
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** The contestant enjoys the place where the show is taped, specifically for the "stay in a free hotel"part.part.
** ''Know Your Tropes'' has prizes actually worth a damn in all tiers (such as a full-course dinner in the best restaurant in town. Even the "Troperatti Bath Rug" is worth at least $500 if it's never been used and you know where to sell it).
** Somebody sues ''Know Your Tropes'' for the rage-inducing worthlessness of their prizes, forcing the FCC and other supervisory agencies to step in and [[ObviousRulePatch do a rule fix]] to prevent something like this from happening again.
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** The contestant enjoys the place where the show is taped, specifically for the "stay in a free hotel"
** ''Know Your Tropes'' has prizes actually worth a damn in all tiers (such as a full-course dinner in the best restaurant in town. Even the "Troperatti Bath Rug" is worth at least $500 if it's never been used and you know where to sell it).
** Somebody sues ''Know Your Tropes'' for the rage-inducing worthlessness of their prizes, forcing the FCC and other supervisory agencies to step in and [[ObviousRulePatch do a rule fix]] to prevent something like this from happening again.
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'''Basic Trope''': A game show offers a prize that, while in good faith, doesn't suit the contestant's needs.
* '''Straight''': The game show ''Know Your Tropes'' offers a trip to where the show is taped, despite many of its contestants actually living in the surrounding area.
* '''Exaggerated''': The grand prize of ''Know Your Tropes'' is a trip to where the show is taped.
* '''Downplayed''': One of the consolation prizes is an extra night's stay at the hotel sponsored by ''Know Your Tropes''.
* '''Justified''':
** ''Know Your Tropes'' has NoBudget.
** ''Know Your Tropes'' can't provide airfare for its trips.
* '''Inverted''':
** ''Know Your Tropes'' offers trips to where contestants actually want to go.
** ''Know Your Tropes'' only offers cash prizes.
* '''Subverted''': ''Know Your Tropes'' offers a trip to an exotic locale.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...where the contestant happens to live.
* '''Parodied''': ''Know Your Tropes'' only offers studio tours for its prizes.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ''Know Your Tropes'' only offers prizes that they know contestants want.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "What kind of prize is ''this''!?"
* '''Invoked''': The announcer is about to read the prize copy with noticeable disdain in his voice.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The contestant enjoys the place where the show is taped, specifically for the "stay in a free hotel" part.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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Go back to UndesirablePrize and claim your jet ski!
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* '''Straight''': The game show ''Know Your Tropes'' offers a trip to where the show is taped, despite many of its contestants actually living in the surrounding area.
* '''Exaggerated''': The grand prize of ''Know Your Tropes'' is a trip to where the show is taped.
* '''Downplayed''': One of the consolation prizes is an extra night's stay at the hotel sponsored by ''Know Your Tropes''.
* '''Justified''':
** ''Know Your Tropes'' has NoBudget.
** ''Know Your Tropes'' can't provide airfare for its trips.
* '''Inverted''':
** ''Know Your Tropes'' offers trips to where contestants actually want to go.
** ''Know Your Tropes'' only offers cash prizes.
* '''Subverted''': ''Know Your Tropes'' offers a trip to an exotic locale.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...where the contestant happens to live.
* '''Parodied''': ''Know Your Tropes'' only offers studio tours for its prizes.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ''Know Your Tropes'' only offers prizes that they know contestants want.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "What kind of prize is ''this''!?"
* '''Invoked''': The announcer is about to read the prize copy with noticeable disdain in his voice.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The contestant enjoys the place where the show is taped, specifically for the "stay in a free hotel" part.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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