Football DJ knocks 7,000 people out of Whamageddon – and has to apologise
A League One DJ has apologised for accidentally knocking 7,000 people out of a Wham! themed Christmas competition.
George Michael and Adrew Ridgeley's festive number 'Last Christmas' has proven to be one of the most iconic songs that is still lovingly sung in the run up to Christmas. However, a competition called 'Whamageddon' – which sees players knocked out if they end up listening to the song before Christmas Eve – was born ten years ago and been a popular competition ever since.
Unfortunately more than 7000 people hoping to win the 'survival' contest were knocked out when Northampton Town club DJ Matt Facer played the song on the Six Field's speakers at half-time of his side's clash against Portsmouth on December 2. Despite doing it as a practical joke, he has recently found himself apologising to thousands of disgruntled losers of the game.
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"I never knew people took it so seriously," he said to BBC Radio Northampton, after 7,215 people were knocked out as a result of his song choice. He added: "I gave it a spin, thinking it would be quite funny to wipe out 7,000 people who couldn't avoid it, but clearly it isn't funny," he said.
"I had a bit of an insult on Twitter, light-hearted, [saying] it was not a nice thing to do, and apparently that was quite tame to what was being said in the stadium.
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"So I officially apologise to everybody whose Christmas I've ruined." If you were in any doubt about the serious competitiveness enshrouding the competition, then one peek at the official website would paint the perfect picture for you.
The rules of the game say: "While we can't stop you from deliberately sending your friends to Whamhalla, the intention is that this is a survival game. Not a Battle Royale."
Competitors in the sport can also buy their own merchandise from the website. However, for those competitors who are now petrified of being within more than three miles of Six Fields or Northampton as a whole, Facer can assure you the song will not be played again.
"I can take on the chin [the abuse] with my home fans and Portsmouth, but I don't think I'll be playing it again," he admitted. "I think it's a shame people in professions like mine can't play Wham! until [late] December, but it's a game and we all have to jump on board."
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