17 Times People Celebrated A Little Too Early, Resulting In Failure And Embarrassment

You'll cringe or laugh or both.

Sometimes people make the mistake of assuming they've won a race, or made a basket, or gotten a compliment from Gordon Ramsay, and sometimes they're wrong. Brace yourself for some cringey, funny, BIG YIKES moments below...

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1. This person who heard, "Congratulations," and got hyped, only to be let down harshly.

Congratulations......on the worst dish so far. from Prematurecelebration

2. This motocross rider who fist pumped in mid-air, sabotaging what would've been a first place finish.

Meghan Rutledge Celebrating early: The Final Lap | World of X Games from Prematurecelebration

3. This guy who threw up the peace sign as he outran the defense, only to fall, fumble, and give up entirely.

Being a little too cocky a little too soon from Prematurecelebration

4. This person who was happy about a budding romance until like nine hours later.

Me, today. Could go in sadcringe too :( from Prematurecelebration

5. This guy who didn't realize he missed a dunk when he did his lil' celebration.

Dude is so confused from Prematurecelebration

6. This keg toss competition where Brian Shaw said nobody would beat his performance, only for Thor Björnsson (who you may recognize as Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane from Game of Thrones) to beat his time.

Brian Shaw leaves an "unbeatable" performance, Thor Bjornsson proceeds to beat it minutes later from Prematurecelebration

7. This goalkeeper who celebrated while the ball rolled in for a goal.

keeper celebrates miss from Prematurecelebration

8. This Family Feud contestant who answered incorrectly, but was so certain of herself.

The epitome of confidently incorrect from confidentlyincorrect

9. This crowd that cheered thinking they were getting a free bag, when all they were receiving was a promo code.

Applauded too soon from Prematurecelebration

10. This fighter who was bouncing with joy until her opponent was declared winner.

*Cries In Failure* from WatchPeopleDieInside

11. This dude on MTV's The Challenge who jumped the gun on celebrating and accidentally sabotaged his partner, getting them both eliminated.

Is this the most embarrassing moment on the challenge? from MtvChallenge

12. This dude who REALLY thought his shot was going in.

WCGW if I throw my putter to celebrate from Whatcouldgowrong

13. This motorcyclist who got a little too excited before crossing the finish line.

Motorcyclist Andre Verissimo celebrates prematurely as he is overtaken in the last stretch at Superbike Brasil from Prematurecelebration

14. This guy who dropped the ball before stepping in the end zone, allowing the other team to pick up the ball and score.

Celebrating too early from Prematurecelebration

15. This guy who thought he hit a home run, but the ball was actually caught. (In his defense, everyone, including the announcers, thought it was a homerun.)

Player thinks he hit a home run but outfielder actually caught it. from WatchPeopleDieInside

16. This tennis player who got ahead of himself.

Don't underestimate your opponent! from Prematurecelebration

17. And finally, we end the way we began, with Gordon Ramsay fooling someone into excitement before cooking 'em.

A Gordon Ramsay classic from WatchPeopleDieInside

Ouch. Remind me to never celebrate anything unless I've crossed the finish line or several hours have passed by without a comment turning from a compliment to a burn...

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H/T: r/PrematureCelebration