Boob prizes, also known as explosive prizes, are humorous awards given in some competitions. They are not meant to insult the recipient but to add levity to the process. Some sponsors have stopped offering them due to potential misunderstandings. In one case, a sponsor was sued for giving a toy instead of a promised car as an explosive prize.
In the world of competitions, there are big prizes, consolation prizes, honorable mentions and even certificates of participation. One type of reward, however, is not as popular as the others. This dubious honor is often called the prize for explosions. A boob award is usually meant to be taken as a joke by the recipient and the public, although some contestants might feel a little insulted by the nature or presentation of a boob award. Not all contests feature boob prizes, and those that do often present boob prizes to contestants who are in on the prank.
A boob prize might be related to the theme of a contest, such as awarding a dozen bad eggs to the loser of a chicken-plucking contest at a county fair. Sponsors of a pizza contest might offer a giant bottle of antacid tablets as a booby prize. Quiz contestants may be offered the chance to win a new car or a huge hitchhiker’s explosive prize. The point of a bombshell award isn’t necessarily to insult the recipient, but to inject some levity into the process. Some competitions can get very heated, so presenting a boob award can help remind contestants not to take things too seriously.
The Boo Award most likely gets its name from the slang usage of “boob,” meaning someone who is a bit slow in understanding. Some contest sponsors may avoid using the term “explosion prize” in a sentence, but recipients usually understand the difference between a consolation prize of some value and a boob prize with little or none. Many contest sponsors have stopped offering explosive prizes, since there’s no guarantee that some recipients won’t fully appreciate the humor behind the gesture.
In at least one case, presenting a sula prize backfired on the sponsors of the contest. Sponsors of a local contest have apparently offered the winner a new Toyota automobile. The contest required employees to raise as much cash as possible within a month, and the employee with the highest total would win Toyota. When the winning employee came to claim her prize, the contest sponsors gave her a toy action figure of the Star Wars character Yoda. It was supposed to be an explosive prize, a “Yoda toy”, not a real Toyota automobile. The employee successfully sued the contest’s sponsors for failing to disclose the true nature of the prize.
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