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Check out “the lottery,” a short story by Shirley Jackson. She was a time traveler and wrote it in response to this promt in the 1940’s.

That story resembles this prompt only in that it also contains a lottery meant(ostensibly) to cull the population. It is not voluntary. Nobody gets any money. There is no one on one fight. There is no limitation based on net worth.

"Tonight on the late night show, we have the myth, the man, the legend...Miko Tanake, the richest man on the planet and the only person ever to be ineligible for the gauntlet!" said the host cheerfully. The crowd applause deafened the showroom.

In the left a man waltz in, he was covered in scars from head to toe but wore an extremely expensive suit. He walked with a sense of pride, held a strong presence. He made his way slowly towards the podium while keeping a keen sense on any danger. This was signs of a man who had been to hell and back.

The host welcomed him, shook his hands and introduced him again to the crowd. They kept a mesmerizing gaze on him as he waved at them with a smile on his face. Next, the host asks him to tell sit down and tell him his story.

Miko, sat next to the hosts' desk, takes a deep breath and utters the most simple words. "You gotta fight dirty Jerry!"

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