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  • Case in point, the La Paulée collector's dinner, an intimate $3,750-a-head feast which took place the night before La Paulée's larger main-event dinner.

    Burgundy: When It's Good, It's Very, Very Good... Jay McInerney 2011

  • At this point, the classical Grammys are like a dice roll in Monopoly: it's more or less luck of the draw which recordings get selected out of the hundreds of albums released every year, and the whole thing feels a bit like a game since the awards aren't even given during the main-event telecast.

    Grammys Anne Midgette 2011

  • Who managed Sid Justice for his main-event match with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VIII? a.

    10 Count Trivia Dean Miller 2008

  • Who managed Andre the Giant in his main-event championship match against Hulk Hogan? a.

    10 Count Trivia Dean Miller 2008

  • Who managed Andre the Giant in his main-event championship match against Hulk Hogan? a.

    10 Count Trivia Dean Miller 2008

  • He was an American, a professional boxer who had discovered Canada during his fighting days, when he was a main-event lightweight contender fighting under the name of George Dunn.

    Cheech & Chong Tommy Chong 2008

  • Who managed Sid Justice for his main-event match with Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VIII? a.

    10 Count Trivia Dean Miller 2008

  • That was practically all you could hear all day long, though, as the hours counted down to Senator Clinton's main-event speech.

    Mary Lyon: She Wore Gold and She Was Golden 2008

  • He was an American, a professional boxer who had discovered Canada during his fighting days, when he was a main-event lightweight contender fighting under the name of George Dunn.

    Cheech & Chong Tommy Chong 2008

  • “Number one, we need to firmly believe that Terry Funk can get over as a main-event attraction in a very short time.”

    The Hardcore Diaries Mick Foley 2007

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