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NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The broken leg excuse allowed Joe Vitelli of Westborough, Mass., to watch the Yanks-Red Sox game last year -- but he might have lost his girlfriend.
Vitelli used that excuse to beg off from attending his girlfriend's sorority formal so he could attend Game 7 of his home team's baseball contest.
That excuse was adjudged the best for winning the "How Low Did You Go to Catch the Big Game?" contest in New York, sponsored by Microsoft Smart Watches.
Not only that, Vitelli kept up the charade for six weeks, wearing a fake cast, attending fake doctor's appointments and tooling around in a wheelchair, the New York Post reported.
Eventually, he was found out and his cover was blown.
The contest was judged by a celebrity panel including "Best Damn Sports Show" co-host Tom Arnold and Giants player Michael Strahan.
Vitelli won a five-night February trip to Hawaii to party with NFL Pro Bowlers.
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