The 2026 Tournament of Bad Champion

The results are in! Over 40,000 votes were cast throughout the tournament, and we finally have our winning entry. With 66% of the votes in The Championship, the grand champion of the 2026 Tournament of Bad is... "'Unexpected item in bagging area. Please remove this item before continuing.'"! The final bracket showing the tournament's progress from start to finish can be seen here:


Across 18 years of the Tournament of Bad, we've received a total of more than 525,000 votes from visitors in 81 different countries!


Check out a full gallery of every bracket throughout the years:


And you can see and search through a full list of every entry in the history of the Tournament of Bad here:


Thanks for voting and following along. We'll be back next March and April to crown a new champion!