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Black and white illustration of several tickets for football games arranged in a grid, the tickets show football players and team names like the Vikings, Seahawks, Lions, Dolphins, Giants, Cowboys, and Steelers.

Operation Flagship

Episode #296

2024-12-13 05:00:20

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In 1985, 160 people were sent letters saying they’d won free tickets to an NFL football game. They were told to pick up their tickets at the Washington Convention Center. When they arrived, they were greeted by cheerleaders, men in tuxedos, and team mascots. But then, they found out there were never any tickets at all.

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