so I thought recently about some stuff in game shows that might come across as sort of anti-climactic- like when someone on Sale of the Century had the game locked away before the introduction of the speed round (and even some after that, perhaps), a champion on Jeopardy! who puts together a decent winning streak loses their last game in a runaway, stuff like that. (The quotes are meant to be a sign that your mileage may vary when it comes to what you might consider an anti-climax.)
So, perhaps against my better judgment considering the ability to discern of some posters such as those who like to compare companies' desire to protect their intellectual property to the tactics employed by the Gestapo, the KGB, or the Securitate, I'm going to ask a question...what are some moments that have occurred in game shows that to you seemed anticlimactic?
One of my favorites (if that really is the right word to use) is the way Stan Newman's reign as champion ended on The Challengers- sets the program's all time record for most money won by winning the Ultimate Challenge, wins the tournament of champions, and doesn't even make it to the Final Challenge on his last day.
Another, although my opinion of it has sort of changed since I got to view it, is Michael Friedman's loss to Alice Conkwright on Sale. He still had a shot to get close at the end but I think that once he missed the $25 money card in the final Fame Game, it was pretty much over from there. (I had been under the impression that he never had a chance to win and got his ass handed to him- granted, Alice did win by a fair amount but that was I think more based on her ability to pull away in the speed round. Keep in mind I never saw what happened in first run or on USA.)
Where do you stand?