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Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace do not actually win the Jack Rabbit Slim’s Twist Contest. We see them walk into her house with the trophy but later when Butch is walking into his apartment a commercial is on, and the faint voice in the commercial says that the trophy was stolen.
how many times was the world cup trophy stolen?
After the iconic dance scene in Pulp Fiction, you see Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace holding a trophy. It's assumed they won the contest, but later in the film, a barely audible advert states the trophy had, in fact been stolen.
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A dog named Pickles found the stolen 1966 FIFA World Cup trophy while going for a walk
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In 1966, the world cup trophy was stolen off England, only to be found 7 days later in a garden by a dog named pickles
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The Stolen 1966 World Cup Trophy was found by a Dog named Pickles who was then invited to the celebration banquet and allowed to lick his owners bowl.
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Mia Wallace and Vincent Vega didn't actually win the trophy from the dance competition in Pulp Fiction - there's a radio bulletin later in the film saying the trophy was stolen.
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Months before the legendary 1966 England World Cup, the Trophy was stolen and hidden in a garden hedge. It was recovered a week later by a dog named 'Pickles' who was later invited to the celebration banquet after England won the World Cup.
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Since 1994 the NHL championship trophy, The Stanley Cup, is always accompanied by a human handler. Before that, the cup was stolen, used as a planter, kicked over a river, set on fire, and urinated on.
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On the 20th March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, the trophy was stolen during a public exhibition at Westminster Central Hall. It was found seven days later wrapped in newspaper at the bottom of a suburban garden hedge in South London by a dog named Pickles.
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The original FIFA World Cup Trophy was known as the Jules Rimet Trophy. The Brazilian national team was allowed to keep the trophy in perpetuity for winning the world cup 3 times as was stipulated in the contract. In 1983, however, the cup was stolen from its cabinet never to be found again.
Why trophy hunting is bad?
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In Pulp Fiction Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace do not win the Jack Rabbit Slim’s Twist Contest. We see them walk into her house with the trophy but later when Butch is walking into his apartment a commercial is on, and the faint voice in the commercial says that the trophy was stolen.
William Shakespeare's skull was removed from his body after he was buried. It is believed to have been stolen by trophy hunters more than 200 years ago. - source
The FIFA World Cup trophy went missing 7 days in 1966, when it was stolen just prior to the tournament. It was then found by a mongrel dog named Pickles in a London street.
A dog named Pickles found the stolen 1996 FIFA World Cup trophy while going for a walk - source
