Lose your fantasy league, suffer the consequences: Inside the wild world of last-place punishments
As last-place punishments get more elaborate, humiliating and downright diabolical, the race to avoid the bottom has become almost as intense as the race to win.
On the evening of a significant amateur bodybuilding contest in Boca Raton, Florida last month, one competitor named Ty Harrelson approached organizer Maria Bellando with a query. "Is it mandatory to completely shave my entire body?" Harrelson inquired. Bellando answered that it wasn't mandatory, but every serious bodybuilder did it.
She added that it was important to at least shave the privates, as no hair should be visible in that area. Upon arriving for registration the following morning, Bellando quickly identified Harrelson before he could even disclose his name. His legs and arms were not shaven, and his spray tan was noticeably lighter compared to the rest of the competitors. The 26-year-old asked to purchase posing trunks on-site because he did not possess any.
Upon taking the stage in front of an audience of several hundred people to compete in the men's heavyweight division, Harrelson's lack of extreme muscle definition was immediately apparent. The dead giveaway was his inability to mimic the poses of the more experienced competitors. Bellando explained that the majority of participants were serious athletes who had been training and preparing for years.
It wasn't until after the show that she discovered Harrelson was participating in the bodybuilding competition as a consequence for finishing last in his fantasy football league.
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