The Worst In-Game Giveaway You've Ever Seen?

[hockeyarena]

The Jets have a giveaway during the game that 1 row (about 18 people out of 15,000) receive a coupon for a buy one, get one slice of pizza, which is not redeemable in the arena.

It got me thinking, have you seen a giveaway more offensive, insulting, or cheap at a pro-sports event before? I'm ready to laugh.

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[Lays]

You want to see bad giveaways? Watch Panarin in the playoffs

 

[Bear of Bad News]

It wasn't a pure giveaway, but the Cleveland Indians did a Ten Cent Beer Night back in June of 1974. This is a fun read:

Ten Cent Beer Night - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Jacob]

The Caps once gave away an assault and battery to 2 lucky fans, delivered personally by their owner.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Not the type of giveaway I thought this thread was going to be about.

 

[Ginger Papa]

About 6 years ago The Flyers did a glow in the dark wristband giveaway in honour of Ed Snyder. The rink looked amazing with the lights down, pre-game.

Unfortunately when the Capitals started winning in the 3rd period…


Edit: Missed thanking you this morning for the Thread @hockeyarena

 

[pi314]

The wife took us to a Halloween murder mystery in the county.

About 1000 people paid $10 each to get in.

If you guess right, you are entered into a draw.

We ended up guessing right and winning the draw.

Grand prize was a 10% off coupon for their restaurant.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

I remember reading a story about a minor league baseball team that did some sort of "Anti-Steroid" night or something like that where they gave away free urine sample cups.

Edit: After looking it up it was the Tampa Bay Ray's minor league affiliate Vero Beach Devil Ray's, and it was a lead-up to the Olympics, and also at a time there was major steroid issues in the MLB.

 

[Khelandros]

 

[Brodeur]

Maybe not worst, but this still makes me laugh:

The Kings still do the McFlurry minute where everybody gets a McFlurry if they score in the final minute of the second period.

In the late 90's / early 00's, it was a free McFlurry if a particular player scored in the 2nd period. I was at a game and they announced that the designated player was role playing winger Craig Johnson. The entire crowd groaned. I almost want to say the players were on the benches too.

Then Johnson had a breakaway but didn't convert. I think the crowd was more disappointed in not getting the McFlurry than not scoring the goal.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

I was once lucky enough to be in the row that won Subway gift cards at an Oiler game.
The gift card had 35 cents on it.

 

[Colezuki]

Love this sweet sweet pass from galchenyuk

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

Campoli

 

[Machinehead]

OT: J. Williams (8) Asst: M. Richards, D. Girardi - 4:36

 

[Hockeyholic]

OT: J. Williams (8) Asst: M. Richards, D. Girardi - 4:36

That was pretty brutal.

Had a feeling the Rangers wouldn't fully recover after that.

Todd Gill's horrendous giveaway in Chicago cost the Leafs a PO spot like 35 some years ago.

Aug. 10, 1995: When fans threw balls on the field and the Dodgers forfeited | Sporting News

www.google.com

Also, hopefully the TB strippers didn't give anything too bad away to the Cats. IE the Clap or StD.

 

[Tom Polakis]

Worst implementation of a giveaway that I've experienced is when the Kings gave away Kopitar-themed pucks to everyone at the end of a game. This included the bottom of a non-stopping escalator emptying into a small lobby at the Staples Center. There were no reports of trampling, so apparently it worked.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

You want to see bad giveaways? Watch Panarin in the playoffs

Him and David Pastrnak

I swear it’s the same guy in two different jerseys

About 6 years ago The Flyers did a glow in the dark wristband giveaway in honour of Ed Snyder. The rink looked amazing with the lights down, pre-game.

Unfortunately when the Capitals started winning in the 3rd period…

Can’t find a video but the Bruins gave away mini Stanley cups to all fans on opening night back in 2006.

The issue was the Bruins were terrible and had an awful opening night. Thousands of those mini cups ended up littering the ice after a questionable call against the home team.

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

It wasn't a pure giveaway, but the Cleveland Indians did a Ten Cent Beer Night back in June of 1974. This is a fun read:

Ten Cent Beer Night - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Then there was "Disco Demolition Night" at Comisky Park where they blew up a bunch of disco records & the damage caused by the explosion & from the unruly fans caused the White Sox to forfeit the 2nd game of the double-header.

Disco Demolition Night - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[To Be Determined]

whatever you do, don't give away pint glasses when you play buffalo. just, don't. especially if the next town over is about half transplants from upstate ny.

 

[Paris in Flames]

The Springfield Isotopes once had a free pretzel night which seems innocent enough but before long, Hall of Famer Whitey Ford, was knocked unconscious by a barrage of pretzels.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

 

[the halleJOKEL]

canes gave away pint glasses during a playoff game vs the sabres during the ECF in 2006 which proved to be an absolutely horrific choice based on how many pint glasses i saw thrown at people and cars in the parking lot after the game

 

[beedee]

Maybe not worst, but this still makes me laugh:

The Kings still do the McFlurry minute where everybody gets a McFlurry if they score in the final minute of the second period.

In the late 90's / early 00's, it was a free McFlurry if a particular player scored in the 2nd period. I was at a game and they announced that the designated player was role playing winger Craig Johnson. The entire crowd groaned. I almost want to say the players were on the benches too.

Then Johnson had a breakaway but didn't convert. I think the crowd was more disappointed in not getting the McFlurry than not scoring the goal.

Everytime we would try to redeem one of those coupons at a McDonalds after the game the employee would have to fetch the manager, in which the manager would look at the coupon, then look at us, then look at the coupon again. Proceed to shrug his/her shoulders and honor the coupons.

 

[Garbageyuk]

I think what the Leafs give their fans every year in the first round is the worst.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

At a Lowell Spinners game, they were giving away bobble heads and the bobble head that night was the Massachusetts senator at the time Scott Brown. I enjoy bobble heads but that was pretty weird.