Counting
Due
Due noun - That which is deserved or owed.
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Due to the fact that most people know (normally through personal experience) that counting sheep does not help the counter to fall asleep, this trope is rarely played straight nowadays.
Source: Counting Sheep - Due to the fact that the answers rely all on the exact same calculation pattern (which always involved an addition) that could always be identified with a counting key.
Source: Game Breaker / Game Show -
And that's not counting the random trophies, which are even more random due to the lottery being replaced by the Coin Launcher.
Source: Cosmetic Award
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