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Very interesting. I didn’t know they notify the winners and make the official announcement right after the winner is selected. But thinking about it it makes pe

by elteto 3y ago

Very interesting. I didn’t know they notify the winners and make the official announcement right after the winner is selected. But thinking about it it makes perfect sense as it completely eliminates leaks, plus if there ever was one the amount of people who knew is well known.

jldugger 3y ago
Yea, and it's a pretty regular occurrence that the recipient in the US doesn't answer the phone call, because it's like 3am and the number is unrecognized.
- petemir 3y ago
  This has to be one of the most joyful videos ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co-WM5kOdaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co-WM5kOdaU
  - gumby 3y ago
    By the way that's the Bob Wilson who won the economics nobel with Milgrom, not the Bob Wilson who won the physics nobel with Penzias
totoglazer 3y ago
Although it sounds like that’s just a ratification of an already selected winner.
tutfbhuf 3y ago
I think this is also how it was handled in Big Bang Theory.