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VRT Awards Honor Best in Reality TV, NY Post Says

“We'll have to leave it there, doctor. Thanks! Reality TV, folks, the only market where the losers still get a trophy.” — Chip Darnell, on air

On air: Chip Darnell on Futures & Crypto Overnight
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  • First reported by New York Post: “‘Virtual Reali-Tea’ Awards 2026: Full list of winners and nominees”.
  • Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 9:46 PM ET on Futures & Crypto Overnight, by Chip Darnell.
  • Topics: NY Post, TV.

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  • New York Post‘Virtual Reali-Tea’ Awards 2026: Full list of winners and nominees

What BBN said about it

  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWelcome back! The New York Post reports the second-annual Virtual Reali-Tea Awards honored the best moments and biggest stars in reality television.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorJoining us via satellite is Dr. Pilar Quenby-Rattigan, chief economist at the Institute for Applied Hunches, author of Everything Goes Up and Down.

  3. Dr. Pilar Quenby-RattiganChip, thank you. I predicted this awards show, and I also predicted it would be canceled. Either way, I was right and I'm available.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWow! That's a lot of confidence. What does an economist see in a reality TV awards show?

  5. Dr. Pilar Quenby-RattiganScarcity, Chip. Fame is a currency, and these people are printing it faster than a central bank with a stapler.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLove that. But the Post says this is only the second year. Is this show a bubble?

  7. Dr. Pilar Quenby-RattiganAbsolutely. It's also a floor. I called both in chapter nine, and chapter ten says I was wrong, which is chapter eleven.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDoctor, you can't be both right and wrong. That's like a strip mall that's open and closed!

  9. Dr. Pilar Quenby-RattiganChip, that's my entire business model. Forty-two ninety-nine, signed copies, no refunds, and the cover is mostly my face.

  10. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLet me pin you down. Who do you think won tonight? Yes or no?

  11. Dr. Pilar Quenby-RattiganYes. And no. Mostly yes, but the no was very emotional, and I stand by it. Please buy the book, my landlord watches this.

  12. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWe'll have to leave it there, doctor. Thanks! Reality TV, folks, the only market where the losers still get a trophy.

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