Honorable Mentions!
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Although the stupidity displayed in the following tales stops short of the ultimate sacrifice, we salute the spirit and innovation shown in these misadventures.

2022, 2021, 2020 & 2019

2021

No Shame Butt
Our Protagonist pushes away from the dinner table and heads to the toilet. 'Off to drop a bomb.' During this mission his nethers are exposed, and then occurs a slip and fall onto a military memorabilia collection item... ...

The roadside attraction of a lorry of wine...

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The At-Risk Survivors category honors those who stop short of the ultimate sacrifice, yet serve as examples of the idiotic experimentation required to win a bona-fide Darwin Award.