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Nothing is over until it is truly over. Ask any sports fan and chances are, they will instantly recall a time their favorite team turned things around when it seemed impossible.

However, they probably also remember moments of painful regret after the same athletes lost what was supposed to be a sure win.

The subreddit r/PrematureCelebration is full of examples that prove one simple rule: keep going until the final whistle. It applies to other areas of life as well!

#1

Prematurely Celebrating A Legend’s Anniversary Of Passing

Tweet exchange where someone mistakenly celebrates a birthday of a living person, showcasing premature celebration embarrassment.

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The Scout
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21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe spending a year dead for tax reasons? Although that might not be common in this part of the Galaxy ...

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    #3

    Newspaper clipping highlighting Mississippi's literacy program shows improvement with a focus on education progress and results.

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    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "It *IS* improved! You should have seen what it was like *before*!"

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    #4

    Tweet exchange showing premature celebration about business credit and stimulus, followed by IRS warning of legal consequences.

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    FranSinclair
    Community Member
    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh but 150k and turning it to 5M you turn a blind eye or even assist with a "write off" let this man have his eggs and eat them too.

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    #6

    Cyclist prematurely celebrating victory raises hands before crossing finish line during a race, capturing embarrassing moment.

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    sbj
    Community Member
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    22 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Make sure you cross the line before waving your arms around

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    #7

    Well

    Screenshot of a Twitter poll on Welsh language learning showing an overwhelming vote to maintain Welsh, illustrating premature celebration.

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    Roman Arendt
    Community Member
    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every language deserves to be preserved, every language is awesome.

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    #8

    Microsoft Employees Holding A Funeral For The iPhone Following The “Success” Of Their Windows Phone

    Group of people prematurely celebrating with a large cake near a hearse, illustrating embarrassing premature celebrators moment.

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    #9

    Social media post from 2019 predicting a great 2020 with holiday dates, showing premature celebrations and potential embarrassment.

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    LookASquirrel
    Community Member
    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah 2020 sucked. Had to say goodbye to our 17 year old kittehs, isolate and then spend December with Covid before there was a vaccine because in spite of all the precautions my husband was an essential worker that works with a lot of hospital workers. 2021 was even worse but we survived and didn't divorce so that's good. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

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    #10

    Not Today

    Truck driver spilling beer crates on street, a humorous example of premature celebrators embarrassing themselves.

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    NJP
    Community Member
    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, actually not the driver's fault.

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    #11

    Statements Don't Change Facts - Debate Or Not

    Screenshot showing premature celebration in a Kid Rock halftime stream with Super Bowl attention share comparison chart.

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    Gul Dukat
    Community Member
    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the bars don't really reflect how huge the difference is...

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    #12

    Rudy Giuliani’s Tweet Bragging About Evading Service Of His Arizona Indictment. He Was Served 30 Minutes Later

    Group selfie of premature celebrators smiling at a party, illustrating moments of embarrassing early celebrations.

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    #13

    The Newspapers Were Hoping

    Old newspaper article doubting the internet, showcasing premature celebrators embarrassing themselves online.

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    #14

    Car flipped on its side near a sign thanking drivers for driving carefully, illustrating premature celebration mishap.

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    sbj
    Community Member
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too busy trying to read the sign or more likely texting

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    #15

    Reporter embarrasses herself by mistakenly claiming lottery jackpot and quits job on air in a premature celebration moment.

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    The Other Guest
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently she did win, just not the grand prize, and certainly not enough to quit one's job over.

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    #17

    Burnt lasagna in the oven and spilled lasagna on the floor showcasing premature celebration fails.

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    sbj
    Community Member
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    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be heartbroken if I ever lost a homemade lasagne

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    #20

    Red delivery truck stuck on snowy roadside barrier, illustrating a premature celebration fail moment.

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    Sarah
    Community Member
    22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unfair on the driver. He or she wasn’t at fault- look at conditions. They didn’t choose to be on the roads. Likely Managment from their warm offices ornWFH didn’t order drivers to stand down for safety

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    #21

    Premature celebrators sneaking into a movie theater and getting kicked out, embarrassing moments captured in new pics.

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    Andrew Keir
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah well, you miss 100% of the shots you don't try to take ...

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    #23

    Greatest Tweet Of All Time

    WHO tweet on coronavirus transmission claims from Wuhan China with premature celebrators embarrassing themselves on misinformation.

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    Austzn
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, maybe at first but this thing likes to change a lot.

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    #24

    Celebrating A Premature Celebration Is An Other Premature Celebration

    Book cover featuring a woman in a blue blazer, representing premature celebrators who ended up embarrassing themselves.

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    #25

    So Much For Sweden’s First Female Prime Minister

    Premature celebrators embarrass themselves as Sweden’s first female prime minister resigns hours after election announcement.

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    #26

    9 Years Ago Today

    Young girl smiling in a black and white photo, shared on social media as a premature celebrator embarrassing herself.

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    Jack Smith
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember the chants of "lock her up" for using the wrong email server? They then went on to elect the orange pu$$ygabbing grifter (amongst MANY other crimes, including an attempted coup...) for a second term 🤯🤬 JFC Has here been a bigger (or stupider) group of hypocrites in the history of the world?

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    #27

    Premature By Many Years

    Screenshot of a news alert about measles cases hitting a record high in the U.S., illustrating a premature celebration fail.

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    Anne Roberts
    Community Member
    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At my age, I'll take all the vaccines I can get.

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    #28

    This Whole Operation Is Noting But Premature Celebration

    Tweet screenshot describing military hubris, featuring a man speaking at National Press Club of Australia podium, related to premature celebrators.

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    #29

    Baking fail showing premature celebration with misshapen cookies that did not turn out as expected.

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    eloop
    Community Member
    16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you don't have a cookie cutter and shape free hand - freeze the (shaped) cookie for about an hour and then bake it.

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    #30

    Premature celebrator plans to pick up Joe Exotic in a 38ft monster Ram truck limo, ending up embarrassing themselves.

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    Jeremy James
    Community Member
    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Joe forgot to make a campaign contribution, buy Liberty Coin, or invent a fake award. You have to pay to play, Joe.

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    #31

    We Are Going To Win …. Never Mind, Youngsters

    Two tweets showing premature celebration and embarrassment about election results, illustrating premature celebrators embarrassing themselves.

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    Corvus
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Millennials: "Phew, we're off the hook this time!"

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    #32

    Couple forced to cancel wedding after prematurely celebrating with matching date tattoos causing embarrassment.

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    CK
    Community Member
    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They had to cancel the celebration because of the pandemic, but they probably could have gotten married on that day anyway.

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    #33

    Tattoo Soon

    Man showing radio station tattoo on arm wearing matching hat, a clear example of premature celebrators embarrassing themselves.

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    Austzn
    Community Member
    16 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even have to look this up to know this is in the deep US south.....yup, country station in Georgia. 🤣

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    #34

    British Humour, Even In France Mid-Ww1

    Vintage embroidered postcard from 1917 showing flags and dates, a classic example of premature celebration gone wrong.

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    #35

    Commitment

    England fan showing premature tattoo celebrating Euro 2020 win, a classic example of premature celebrators embarrassing themselves.

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    #36

    Farewell With Covid19 In Czech Republic On July 30th. One Of The Country With The Most Cases Per 1m Nowadays

    Crowd gathered around a long table outdoors with musicians playing instruments, capturing moments of premature celebration.

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    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They took Eat Out to Help Out a bit further than we did

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    #37

    Woman wearing a crown celebrating early beside a failed gingerbread house, illustrating premature celebrators embarrassing themselves.

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    eric p
    Community Member
    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would need to be really weak competition for that to win...

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    #38

    Ray Chung Spent The Most In The Wellington Mayoral Campaign And Was So Confident Initially He Pre-Ordered A $90,000 Rolex Watch

    Excerpt from an article describing premature celebration by a politician confident about winning a mayoral campaign.

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    Tucker Cahooter
    Community Member
    20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone who wastes $90,000 on something that just tells you the time doesn't sound like a person who would be fiscally responsible anyway

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    #39

    So Close

    Text message conversation showing a typo "Thabk god for autocorrect," illustrating premature celebration mistakes.

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    Andrew Keir
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should, of course, have been "Thank Good for autocorrect"

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    #40

    Saw This One Coming

    Twitter posts showing a crypto trading outage update and a premature celebration tweet with a rocket emoji.

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    Billo66
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    17 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My financial future is in your hands. What do you mean oops?

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    #41

    People Magazine Prematurely Celebrates Betty White's 100th Birthday

    People magazine cover featuring Betty White smiling, celebrating her 100th birthday with a joyful expression.

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    Ace
    Community Member
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    21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    News of her death a few weeks earlier had not yet been released to the press. Best was that her 'official' twitter account copied this as well.

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    #42

    Close But No Cigar

    Young man reacting with surprise and disappointment in a series of premature celebrator moments causing embarrassment.

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    #43

    He Deleted The Tweet

    Social media post showing premature celebration with text Madam President, highlighting embarrassing premature celebrators moment.

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    Corvus
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was the logical outcome of the election. What happened was an anomaly, a mistake.

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    #44

    A Premature Celebration

    Tweet by Lauren Boebert wrongly celebrating victory with premature celebration after close election loss.

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    Corvus
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would be an insult to the actual cockroaches.

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    #45

    Perhaps Declaring Victory With Only 30% Of The Votes Counted Isn't Such A Great Idea

    Tweet by George Simion stating I am the new president of Romania, example of premature celebrators embarrassing themselves online.

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    Corvus
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A Romanian N**i, endorsed by Russia and supported by the likes of Musk... ugh.

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    #46

    No More Delays! Ok Maybe One More

    Tweet exchange showing a premature celebration about no more delays, later deleted causing embarrassment.

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    Zig Zag Wanderer
    Community Member
    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not even if you deleted it really quickly, in fact.....

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    #47

    Hallelujah

    Elon Musk tweeting Hallelujah about Twitter removing tweet device visibility, a classic premature celebrator moment.

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    #48

    Cue Reggie Miller Choke

    Reddit thread showing premature celebration in a basketball game with comments questioning timing and shot validity.

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    #49

    Don't Let This Be For Nothing! Celtics In 7 Baybee

    Tattoo of Boston Celtics 2022 World Champions on upper arm, a classic example of premature celebrators embarrassing themselves.

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    Ian Webling
    Community Member
    21 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    World champions? How many countries play in the NBA?

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    #50

    Friends Instagram Story As A Ravens Fan

    Crowd of Buffalo Bills fans leaving stadium early, illustrating premature celebrators embarrassing themselves at a sports event.

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    Andrew Keir
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that people from outside the US are expected to know what this means.

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    #51

    You Don’t Let Tom Brady Have The Ball Back With Time On The Clock

    Man wearing Cowboys jersey smiling at a football game in a crowded stadium, a premature celebrator moment.

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    eric p
    Community Member
    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You don't let tom brady have the ball at all because you know he will deflate them