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Close but no cigar
 
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Slot machines used to give out cigars as prizes.
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Your right!

I was looking for something to do this week and found this on the Detroit News site:

Cigars were a typical prize in the 19th century. Slot machines often paid off in cigars, as did carnival contests. So, if you barely missed a ring toss or you were one symbol short on the slot, people would say, "Close but no cigar."

(From detnews.com)
 
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