one second = $27K
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one second = $27K
Missed it by that much: Marathoner loses $27K by one second[i][b]
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Missed-it-by-that-much-Marathoner-loses-27K-by?urn=oly-wp356
My guess is he didn't know it.
Jerry- Explaining To Spouse
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Re: one second = $27K
Jerry wrote:My guess is he didn't know it.
I'd be shocked if he didn't know about the bonus. Those guys know there window to win money isn't that great so they're looking to maximize every payday they can. Still sucks for him.
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At least he has a good attitude about it...kinda sucks though
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GregC wrote:Jerry wrote:My guess is he didn't know it.
I'd be shocked if he didn't know about the bonus. Those guys know there window to win money isn't that great so they're looking to maximize every payday they can. Still sucks for him.
According to this Fox Sports article:
http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/Kenyan-misses-%252427-thousand-bonus-by-1-second070311
he beat the 2nd place by only 2 seconds. It does seem to be all he had.
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