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Somebody does something stupid or amazing; another character (or several), who witnessed the event, holds up a sign with the score. Frequently, the sign comes from nowhere; a table might be provided as well. The score can be anything, but it's usually high-- a common gag is for one of the judges to award a 6, only to realize they had it upside down and switch to a 9. A lot of times, the score goes Up to Eleven--literally. And then sometimes the score doesn't even make any sense, such as in the picture provided here.

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  • Somebody does something stupid or amazing; another character (or several), who witnessed the event, holds up a sign with the score. Frequently, the sign comes from nowhere; a table might be provided as well. The score can be anything, but it's usually high-- a common gag is for one of the judges to award a 6, only to realize they had it upside down and switch to a 9. A lot of times, the score goes Up to Eleven--literally. And then sometimes the score doesn't even make any sense, such as in the picture provided here.
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  • Somebody does something stupid or amazing; another character (or several), who witnessed the event, holds up a sign with the score. Frequently, the sign comes from nowhere; a table might be provided as well. The score can be anything, but it's usually high-- a common gag is for one of the judges to award a 6, only to realize they had it upside down and switch to a 9. A lot of times, the score goes Up to Eleven--literally. And then sometimes the score doesn't even make any sense, such as in the picture provided here. In works with international judge panels, there will often be a judge who's stereotypically hard to impress--back in the day, it was the Russian judge, and in food competitions it's usually the French judge. Reality TV shows favour the Mean Brit. This comes from the world of sports, like figure skating and gymnastics, where athletes' scores are announced by having the judges hold up signs with numbers on them. Or at least, that's the trope-- nowadays, they just punch numbers into a computer.
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