Lifestyle sentence
Whatever consolation money the loser is owed, a side-pot refund, a returned deposit, is paid entirely in pennies, presented in a bucket at the draft and counted by hand on request. The loser must accept it graciously and haul it to a Coinstar on camera. Legal tender, emotional damage.
Budget note: this one costs nothing but dignity, which makes it a strong pick for leagues that would rather spend the pot on the champion than on the loser's downfall.
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