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50 Greatest Event Flops in History

FLOP No. 26 – Dash for Dollars (2021)

GatheringPoint.new: The 50 Biggest Flops in Event History

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David Adler
Aug 26, 2025
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The Promise: A feel-good halftime promotion at a Sioux Falls Stampede hockey game, celebrating teachers by giving them a chance to grab dollar bills off the ice.

What Happened: Teachers were filmed scrambling on their knees collecting $1 bills. The optics horrified viewers, sparking national outrage. What was meant as fun t…

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