25 Wacky Cheating Scandals from Game Shows and Pro Sports

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25 Wacky Cheating Scandals from Game Shows and Pro Sports

A true athlete doesn’t sully his sacred flesh vessel with supplements, muscles and good posture. Look no further than Babe Ruth — that slob would slurp down a cigar as he waddled around the bases after a grand slam. That was when men were men. Unlike these cowards…

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Adriana Abenia PASAPALABRA CRACKED COM After correctly guessing the titles of several songs, she revealed she'd been Shazam-ing from her lap the whole round.

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Khaled El-Katateny MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT CRACKED.COM This self-described Alpha Male bragged in interviews after his win that he'd gleaned the answers by watching the body language of the host: I didn't play the game, I played the man. Producers decided it was both not against the rules, and probably a sad little lie.

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CRACKED FENCING Boris Onischenko was disqualified from the 1976 Summer Olympics after it was discovered that he had an illegally modified épée, wired so he could activate a switch to register a hit.

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CRACKED SOCCER The masseur of a Brazilian football club ran onto the field and blocked two goals. Probably not actually cheating since it doesen't seem like the team was in on it, but we had to mention it for creativity.

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CRACKED RUGBY In what is now known as bloodgate, a fake blood capsule (from a joke shop) was given to Tom Williams to fake an injury so that the Harlequins could get a better player on to the pitch during the 2009 European Cup quarter-final.

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CRACKED HORSE RACING In 1990, Jockey Sylvester Carmouche was accused of hiding out in the thick fog and jumping back in towards the end of the race, placing first despite being a 23-to-1 long shot.

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