Booby — Prize

​Sweden's AP funds hit back after booby prize from journalists

Similar to receiving the "wooden spoon" in some contexts (a British term for coming last). booby prize

Three prizes may be awarded in a tournament: one for most games won, one for most points, and the "booby" prize for the lowest score. ​Sweden's AP funds hit back after booby prize

It can be used to describe an unwanted award or a negative outcome in a professional context, such as a "Booby Prize" awarded by journalists for low transparency in investment funds. Distinctions: Booby Prize: A prize for coming in last. Distinctions: Booby Prize: A prize for coming in last

A practical joke or hazardous device, which also originates from the 17th-century use of "booby" for a fool.

The term is believed to have first appeared in print in 1881 in The Oberlin Review , an Ohio newspaper.

(like a wooden spoon or gag gift)?