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From the “what can you do with a billion dollars?” department, an article on CBC news says Cirque CEO Guy Laliberté has purchased what is said to be the last hotdog sold at a Montreal Expo’s game!

The hotdog was acquired by a local radio station who in a previous promotion had awarded four tickets to the last Expo’s game, on the condition the winner had to come back with “the last hotdog sold.”

Said hotdog was taken and placed on a trophy stand. The weiner itself was placed in a chemical bath to keep it preserved (a replica appears on the now-shellacked bun). The styrofoam package was also preserved, and the whole trophy was auctioned off on EBAY to raise money for a charity dedicated to buying Christmas gifts for underprivilidged children.

Laliberté placed the winning bid of $2,605 CDN for the dog. The Expos left Montreal for the “greener” pastures of Washington, DC, where they will be known as the Washington Nationals.

[Source: cbc.ca; Keith Johnson]