I lived with a bunch of friends at the time. We all stayed away from tv and radios that day. Then one of our idiot buddies came running in when the puck dropped on the tape delay and spilled the beans. 

siggy47

This was quite common in USA. NBA finals were famous for being tape delayed. 

We see it with the Olympics. Or will see it in prime time later this month in Paris 

But most people will know the results because they can stream it live 



Bell_curve

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grayruby

That's wild. The game was over and everyone was partying in Lake Placid while the rest of the country watched the game. 